journal entry: It is simply amazing how many children cannot hear single word that is spoken to them. Sometimes they cannot even hear a yell or a loud voice. They are very good at saying “what?” with a serious look or “I didn’t hear you” or “were you talking to …
{ this grandma blog is a fun way to communicate with grandchildren who live far-away. i can tell a story without being there and send the book along in the mail} The little nest was filled with chicks when Lydia found it. Pink chicks. She carefully re-arranged them …
It may seem trite but is absolutely true. Life is made up of moments. Moments make memories. Memories stay. If we help them. That is why I love to make tiny tales. Sometimes a tiny tale is just a few photographs. Put together to cement a moment in time. Like …
One of my favorite things about living now is the digital camera. Who would have thought I would have so much fun with one ? I can tell tiny tales with photographs ’till the cows come home. My grandma Clara used to say that. My granddaughter Clara is a princess …
Sometimes families live far away from each other. It’s hard for little ones to keep track of their cousins and aunts and uncles. I made this little book for Andrew and Owen who live hours and hours away from us. They visit with their parents a couple of times a …
Now and then I stop and make a chipboard book. Usually because I found new paper. This book doesn’t have any words except “Tell Me About It” and “The End”. Each page has something to talk about. I thought that it would be fun to look at it with a …
“A characteristic of a normal child is that she doesn’t act that way very often.” -Author Unknown- journal entry: I have come to realize that the things I encourage my children to do for their children are the things I should have done but didn’t and wish that I had. …
