Some twelve or thirteen years ago, my girls bought me a pair of Ugg boots for my birthday. In velvety sumptuous black. Soft fur. Thick fleecy lining that, yes, keeps me warm even without socks in the middle of a New England winter. Audrey and Jane were both in college at [...]

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While Audrey (aka Mommy) is attending the BlissDom ‘10 Conference, I’ve been helping out with the kids.
And you know what happens while the cat’s away and the kiddies come to Grandma’s to play…

Let’s just say the kittens and I have been having a little bliss of our own. We’ll call it WhipDom ‘10 and [...]

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Yesterday morning, I stopped in at Audrey’s house before heading to visit my Mom at her rehab center.  (She is supposed to come home today… fingers crossed!)
What I didn’t expect, though, was… if all bets are on grandparents, the Comment Trifecta of Grandmotherhood.
First, while I helped 2-year old Benjamin spread cream cheese on his bagel, [...]

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My little grandson Benjamin, who is turning 3 in April, is the sweetest little guy imaginable.  He can be described as pure joy.  Through genetics, birth order (he’s the 3rd of 4 brothers) or sheer necessity, Benjamin sees the wonder in everything.  Benjamin often asks his Mommy to call me just so he can say, [...]

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I was up early this morning, just early enough to see the first rays of sunshine shimmering over the tops of the trees down the hill, across the railroad tracks and on the far side of our little harbor.  It was very still… this new morning.  I had decided to get up early to attempt [...]

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My mother-in-law’s greatest gifts were gifts from her kitchen.  She cooked with joy.  She baked with joy.  She gave with joy.  These were pure gifts, from both her hands and her heart… and now from heaven.
Last Saturday evening, I was skyping with my granddaughter Taylor and she asked if Grandpa and I could help her [...]

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What question comes after this statement, “The snow is gone from the driveway, Grandma…” when it comes to visiting grandchildren?
Why, of course, it’s… “So can you get out the pogo stick?”
Ah. The snow has all melted. The January day is fairly warm, as warm January days go. I have promised to get [...]

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Whenever I go to Audrey’s home, whether for a quick drop-off of something-or-other or for an afternoon, 2-year old Benjamin comes running from wherever he is, gives me a great big hug and says in the most welcoming of ways, “Take your coat off.”
This means I’m staying.
As I unzip my coat or vest or sweatshirt, [...]

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The last few days have been like ice skating over Time… sliding quickly from moment to moment with blurs of color passing all around me.
Today was not much different.
Barry and I got up very early and headed to Audrey’s house, where she was getting all the last details ready for her trip to Los Angeles [...]

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I remember the days when I was a young Mommy with 4 young kids, and every once-in-a-while I got to spend an afternoon with one child… One-on-One. Most times this little time-gift wasn’t planned. It just happened because it just did. And that time-gift wasn’t about going somewhere and doing something, but [...]

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