Showing posts with label grandchildren. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grandchildren. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Hallowe'en is near!

Well, Halloween is almost here! Two more days. My grandkids are so excited! Hally has decided to be a pirate, but I still don't know about Cameron. We are probably going to Rogue River, where there is a free Halloween Carnival and trick-or-treating through the downtown shopping area. Then there is free hot dogs and chili! So it sounds like a pretty good place to go.

My daughter, Amanda, made the cutest Halloween blocks. She saw them on Pinterest and decided to make her own. We looked at the originals and got measurments, then she had the wood cut and went to town. Of course, hers are not exactly like the ones on Pinterest, but they are better, because SHE made them.

Aren't they cute?

Then, her oldest buy just turned 8 and got to start Cub Scouts. He was very excited to go, but a little shy, so his momma went with him to his first meeting. And if mom goes, then little brother has to go, too! Well, it just so happened that they were making Halloween blocks, too, and she had enough for both boys to make a set. You talk about two excited little boys! They were so proud when they brought them home and mom took pictures to send to me!



The top set is Cyric's and the bottom set is Rafferty's, who had just a little help from mom. I think they did a great job! It's a really cute idea....Just 2x4's and some paint, with googly eyes and crepe paper for the mummy.


These are the two proud boys. They'd just had their hair cut when these pictures were taken. 

That's it for today! I am wishing all of you a Happy Hallowe'en and here's hoping you get lots of loot and have lots of fun! Love to all,


Friday, January 6, 2012

A family blog...

Hello friends! A new year, a new name and a new game. Old Gramma G is starting another blog. This one will be dedicated to kids and grandparents. I have 16 living grandchildren, and I get to see two of them everyday, a few of them often and some of them almost never. I want to explore ideas for making the relationship between us oldies and our little ducklings a bit easier to keep in sight. I hope you will join me as I embark on this journey of discovery to a new place of hope and joy and just plain fun. :) So let's get to it!
I'm going to have a blogging partner, this time. His name is Crackers the Duck. Crackers will be helping me to find the path that leads to communication and understanding and humor. He will fly across the United States, maybe literally, to visit the grandchildren I don't get to see. He will deliver hugs and kisses (eeeew, duck kisses?) and messages from Gramm. Maybe he will even come see you! How fun would that be? You'll get to see him soon (I haven't made him yet) and I hope you will all treat him like a member of the family.
Well, that's all for today. I have to get busy and build a duck, and get some ideas for what will be a journey to that place where all grandmotherly dreams come true. See you next time.

Gramm and Crackers