Its a oft forgotten holiday but clearly the grandparents of the world make a huge difference for the lives of grandchildren. If you are a grandparent, have a grandparent or wanna be a grandparent, watch this fun video and share with someone you love!
Thanks AARPfor putting this together. CALL YOUR GRANDPARENTS!
And lest we forget, we are just the grandparents, regardless of how entitled we feel.
This is Crazy but Call me Baby
Do you have a Facebook page? Well, of course you do! Does your grandchild? Are you allowed to be friends with them? First they have to be over 13 to have an account on Facebook officially, then it would be nice if your grandchild wants to be friends but if not, don’t push it – remember, in their eyes we are still more like parents and Facebook is for friends.
But if you do have a grandchild that you are friends with, or to make sure that when you ask they are willing to accept your request, you should do these things:
1) Make sure your profile is up to date with a good timeline cover and profile picture
2) Make sure you are not posting embarrassing pictures of yourself or your grandchildren
3) Make sure your comments and posts are something you would not mind your grandchild seeing – this is a turn about on the old make sure your
post would make your mother proud
4) Make sure you are not too mushy – remember, their friends can see this and anything you say can be held against them – or restrict your posts to certain privacy settings
5) Do share inspirational or instructional posts
6) Do like or share current events that may be of interest to your grandchild
7) Do find humor and joy in every day and share it!
Embrace new technology. Instead of seeing new gadgets and technologies as a burden refusing to learn how to send a text message, or post on facebook, or twitter, run toward it and learn more about why people love it. Take a class at the local Apple store or ask your grandchildren to teach you about how to maximize your smartphone usage.
Recently I posted about memories made with grandchildren that focused pretty much on ‘grandmotherly’ memories – sugar and spice and everything nice like china, journals, chrystal and such. But granddads make some of the most impactful memories and pass along treasures that last for generations.
My granddad had a woodworking shop and turned some wonderful bowls for each of us that I think all four still treasure. My dad made me a beautiful doll bed that was passed to my daughters and then to my granddaughters. My husband’s grandfather made treasure chest for each of his grandchildren which has held treasures for well over 50 years.
But maybe it is the collections that make the most impact. Whether you collect rocks, stamps, coins, baseball cards, or other hobbies these collections can be a wonderful point of memory making with grandchildren and a great item to pass on.
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When a 2 year old tells you that there is ‘no pickin nose while cooking’ you really have to listen! And I must admit, there were times that her comments made me think twice about cooking and clean hands.
Last Christmas, Michelle who has 2 small boys was baking cookies. As they were getting all the items prepared they ended with washing their hands. Mom asked “Has Everybody washed their hands and not touched anything dirty since then?” Little Sam says yes, yes, yes and then hesitates “Wait, Mom, does that include picking my nose? ” So, I guess it really is a rule we need to learn.
There are so very many rules it is a wonder that any of us are able to succeed in the social world. And there are new ones added every week it seems. Think about the required rules in the Middle Ages – stay alive pretty much covered it.
They were dirty, had horrible grooming habits, ate like goops and never, ever had to learn the difference in complex language similarities such as affect and effect.
Then came the Victorian Age and the rules multiplied. Next was the Guttenheim press and that took rules to a whole new level. The next period of growth that I am aware of is the American and French Revolutions where independence from the crown made rules even more necessary as no one else told us what to do. We each became responsible.
Now enter the age of Internet, Green Economy, Nutritional organic wholesomeness and sustainability. So many things to remember – what should we drop?
What should we make sure everyone is taught and what can we leave to “Life’s Lessons”
Duct Tape is a wonderous tool that has so many uses it is difficult to count. Of course, there are the standard things that everyone knows about.
Around our house we have found a lot of used for ducttape and would not be caught without it. What can you do with a little duct tape and a need?
Strengthen boxes |
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Cover small holes in your canoe or repair your bike
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Halloween Costumes |
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Wedding Attire |
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Doctor the dogNote the tail band aid – she can’t bite the tape off. |
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Emergency Diaper pins for the baby’s diapersWe left her with her Grandy and apparently forgot to leave diapers. He did not expect to use his engineering expertise for this! But she absolutely loved her stylin’ ducttape diapers!
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