Father's Day With Grandfathers - Ten Ways To Help Your Kids Celebrate Grandpa - The bond between a grandfather and his grandchildren is often unlike any other relationship. Here are ten ideas for helping your kids celebrate and honor Grandpa this Father's Day. More: continued here Other Review: Peekaboo Lavender Butterfly Table Lamp LP55659 (Kitchen)
This is a short story written by a grandson who had a very special relationship with his Grandpa. Many of us unfortunately were born after our own Grandpas had passed on and never had the opportunity to enjoy moments like this. The grandson writes…
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At my request, my wife’s grandfather (who just celebrated his 93rd birthday) wrote a bit about living during the Great Depression. He asked that I not use his name, but I would like to publicly thank him very much for taking the time to put this together and for allowing me to publish it.
My life [...]
All My Bad Habits I Learned from Grandpa (Paperback)By Laurel Brunvoll
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I made it back to my friends Bubba's grandpa's house to get more pictures. This trip scored me a new Cym. orchid, 6 different bromeliads, clippings of a vanilla plant, garlic vine, hoya, and a chinese hat vine. I will post pictures of these new clippings in a future post. Tonight I am trying a few slide shows. If you click on the picture it will give you the big picture, but you have to allow pop-ups from this site. These are more pictures of his yard. Many different bromeliads in bloom, the floss silk tree and the encyclia hamburyii that is growing on it. And many others.This one is a slide show of the Green House. So many different plants and orchids. Everywhere you look there is something else. Orchids mounted on shells, coconuts, slabs, and anything else he could get an orchid to attac
Let me start with how my fried Bubba has been talking about his Grandpa's house for weeks now. Telling me how he has a green house full of orchids. Well I have been telling him for weeks now LETS GO! Yesterday it happened. We pulled up around 5:30 and I began looking at everything. It starts with a nice croton collection across the front of the house like a hedge, but no 2 are alike. Then there is island after island of different bromeliads. I have no idea what the names of each one is but I have lots of different pictures of these. I do know that in 1 shot it has a variegated pineapple and a clump of pandanus's. Ground orchids growing out of control. Palm trees galore a 3 year old Bismarck in the corner, a nice size trimmed phoniex relinada, a huge cluster of lady palms, 10 chinese fan pa
You'd hope we all have the freedom to demonstrate peacefully and say what we believe as long as we don't impose any impediment, any danger to anyone's safety. Including our own. This man posed no threat, meant no harm, and a friendly gesture is not an assault. Insane overreaction by the cops, who ought to be ashamed of themselves.
If you haven't seen this Youtube video yet here it it. It's been viewed over 10 million times and it was only posted on Jan 1st 2007.It starts of really dry because the comedian sucks barnyard balls, but wait till about 1:45 into the video and keep watching!!! Blahahahaha!! I was rolling!Continue: They Died Laughing...Literally.
Grandpa
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I am doing something today I’ve never done. I’m blogging a picture of an actual person from my life. If you’ve paid close attention over the last two years you will have noticed that I never post pictures of people. A hand maybe, or a foot, but never something where you can tell who it is. Today I’m varying the format, breaking the rules.
This handsome guy is my grandfather. And today, Christmas day, is his birthday. I’ve thought a lot about that, having a birthday on Christmas, and you know… really… what a bummer that could have been. Of course, the way he tells it, it wasn’t really bad at all. But then, that’s him… upbeat, positive, always looking at the bright side of things. He’s an amazing human being.
Yesterday Karen and I were sitting here eating pancakes for dinner (very Christmas like of us yes?) and we were talking about being genuine, or at least tryin
Grandpa had just told them the news - he was getting engaged to a twenty five year old nymphomaniac. The family was very concerned. His eldest daughter spoke confidentially to him.
"Dad, we're most...
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Grandpa had eye surgery on Monday. He's doing great - recovering spectacularly I hear and somehow he's managed to garner 20/20 vision out of the deal. Probably well worth a $15 copay.
That said we gave him a call last night. Both kids did the customary Hi, How are you, How is your eye, I love you, bye....conversation on the phone. I kind of half-hearted fussed at them about it, but kids and the phone never mix well.
This morning, Demetrius asked me if Grandpa was better today before he sauntered off to school (between barely eating of the breakfast and the brushing of the teeth). I said I didn't know, but I bet he is.
Demetrius: That's good. I can still get my presents.
Somehow he's connected his presents to Grandpa's eye surgery. Whew, glad it went well for Grandpa!
Do you think that he'll get more presents now that Grandpa's vision is better?
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So we don't watch alot of Zoey 101 on Nickelodeon, its a few years above Maya (I think) and she, as every other elementar
Well I finally got to see my Grandpa tonight. Yesterday my Grandma called me and told me that they could not regulate his heart and things were not looking well for him and that if we wanted to see him we should come in the next few days. That was just awful to hear from my Grandma she is always so positive. So we were going to go last night and my Grandma called and said not to come because the
I got home yesterday to find a letter from my grandpa had arrived. I was thrilled.
We live in an age when hand written communication is going by the wayside. We call, we fax, we e-mail, we instant message, and we text message. We hardly ever sit down and actually write out, in longhand, what we want to say… and then to follow that up with taking the time to put it in an envelope, address it, put a stamp on it, and mail it. Unheard of.
So grandpa… thanks. I loved getting a letter from you. And, I had no trouble reading it either, as you had imagined I might. In fact, I read it aloud to Karen as she made dinner last night. It was fantastic.
Getting the letter made me think about my grandfather… and there’s so much I could say about him. Like, I wonder if he knows he’s the axis at the center of things in our family. I wonder if he realizes he’s where we all get our incredible sense of what’s right, our wonderful sense of play, and our good hear
Q: How did you get so good at pinball?
A: It took years of practice. I went to a penny arcade. It cost a nickle a game. You got five balls. The higher your score, the more free games you got to play.
Q: Do you have any special tricks?
A: Yes. Very flexible fingers and excellent concentration.
Q: Did anyone teach you?
A: No. It was all trial and error.
Q: Do you have fun?
A: Certainly. Because I'm
joelle was telling me she bought something for peanut, and had ordered thru this webby (http://www.babymallonline.com/)... and when we got home, she showed me the webby and the items she ordered... something?? thats a lot of things wor...she said "很 pek chek leh, 都不知道 peanut 是男的还是女的... 不然可以 order 更多多多的!"but i must say, the bodysuit that says "grandpa spoils me" is my fav...and she added lastly "你付钱hor?"i think i can order one for joelle that says "xiaofu spoils me" :P
Someone recently forwarded me an email in which my dad had the following things to say about Asher. Its too cute not to share, so this is my dad's unintentional first time as a guest blogger.Of course all this activity is just what we use to fill the time until we get to spend time with our grandson, and of course his parents. The next two nights we were able to babysit. What a joy! Of course I am not claiming I do most of the work. But Catherine doesn't charge me too much to babysit, but between just us I would pay a lot more if I had too. Asher walks around everything and will take a few steps walking alone but his favorite mode is crawling. As luck would have it so is it mine, so of course we have a great time. But one of us keeps having his leg slide off, which creates a slight problem. Asher is quite perplexed by that contraption. One of his favorite activities is to be carried by Grandma or Grandpa and point to just about everything and grunt, which of course we know
Today marks the anniversary of my grandfather's passing, so we're having beans, franks, and potatoes for dinner. You've seen that already (but this time I got some hot dogs from the butcher) (my grandpa would have LOVED my butcher, btw), so I thought I might try to tempt you with a delicious pasta dinner we had earlier this week.
For this installment of Presto Pasta Night, hosted by Ruth at Once
Even now almost twenty years after he has died, I still wish and dream about him and for him. I feel silly as a young woman still missing him after this long.
I want to hear him sing. To hand him his hermonica. To work with him in the garden for hours learning everything I could about everythign he loved. I want to smell his shaved face and see his kind eyed. I miss him. So much.
I tried to carry with me in life, almost like my own What Would Grandpa Do? Because I choose a man my Grandfather would have Loved, I am now the happiest of wives. Thank you for showing me what a good man is. With out you I would never have had this good of a life.
Thank you Grandpa.
I talk to my dad fairly regularly on MSN messenger. We didn't get along great during my teen years, but since we've both gotten older and since I moved thousands of miles away, we get along OK now. He really dotes on Elliot. He loves looking at his photos and he's always buying clothes and books for him. My dad pesters me constantly to update Elliot's (private) blog more often and loves hearing all the new little anecdotes. He's visited a few times to see Elliot. Once just after he was born, once again for Elliot's first birthday. He told me last night, he's flying in for Elliot's second birthday as well and staying for about three weeks. Usually when I hear that parents are coming for a visit, it usually means nights out with a free babysitter.. but not with my dad. Last time he was here, he didn't change a single nappy, he never once gave Elliot his bottle. And even though Elliot and his grandpa get on famously, I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving my dad as a baby
This post has nothing to do with Calvary Chapel, pastoral work, or the mission of SMP. But, needs to happen, none the less.
I know, I know, I’m only 37 years old. How can I be a grandpa?
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"I might say, 'Let's stretch or do a pose.' It's never an imposition." Selected by Jeannine Stein, Health section staff writer August 24, 2007 Today's news: Rake leaves, pull weeds, shed lard* Give your jaw a rest * Is that a bird or a plane? No, it's Gramps! * Child's pose should ... via Los Angeles Times
I have a tall Grandpa,
He stands at six-feet-two.
It’s true about my Grandpa,
There isn’t anything he can’t do.
He’s not afraid of icky swamp water
When he’s going out on the boat.
He never forgets a really good lunch
And puts Doritos in the tote.
He’s really good at pinball
With a score of a million and more.
Me and Grandma try to beat him,
But we can’t catch up to his score!
He
CLICK HERE FOR MY GRANPA’S STORY PART 1 Click here for part 2PART 3 One morning, I was particularly looking forward to going to school, as I had just received picture postcards of Paris and Rome from my Dad. Even Miss Dutton had not been to France and Italy! I had taken my whole collection of cards and was proudly showing them off, during lunch. Sure enough Miss Flynn zeroed in after a while and started flipping through the cards, no doubt very impressed. As she was in the act, all hell broke loose. She was red in the face and threw my entire collection on the floor. I just couldn’t make out what had got hold of her. Then she picked up one card from the floor and thrusting it towards me shouted,” How dare you bring this to school!” I was in total daze. Then through my watery eyes, I could make out that she was holding a picture of Swami Vivekananda, which also my Dad had sent me. Possessing pictures of
CLICK HERE FOR MY GRANPA’S STORY PART 1PART 2Miss Dutton and Miss Flynn took kindly to me as I used to stand out in the subjects closest to their heart, Scriptures and English. Often, during the class our peon Kanhai would come and softly say something to Miss Flynn. Her face would light up and she would go running out. When it started happening too often, then one more boy and I would follow her at a safe distance. The others would dutifully stay in the class. We soon discovered that a young man in uniform used to come to meet her. They used to position themselves in a corner, in the sprawling mansion. Obviously they were enjoying each other’s company. Often he would hold her tight. I could not understand why he was doing that to such a nice person. Once we saw them bringing their lips together, and we still could not make anything of this strange ritual. Then one day, he was feeling her all over, and she seemed to be in ecstasy. They were reluctant to part but abrup
Where do you live and work?
Newtown, Connecticut--with your grandma and grandpa
What is your married name?
Buddy
What do you do all day?
Play let's go in and out of the house and lounge by the pool
How do you relax?
Stretching out on the couch and having people pet me
What do you eat besides god food?
French vanilla ice cream and Land-o-Lakes American cheese
How do you play?
Going inside
My mother in law got a loptop! I couldn't believe what I heard when I first heard it. For many years, she was very resistant about computers and was adamant that she didn't want to try using a computer. I suppose she changed her mind.I told my husband the other day that if only I have the time, I want to initiate a part-time job teaching grandparents how to e-mail and blog. I think that's a cool part-time job! It would be so rewarding and fulfilling - teaching the grandmas and grandpas to use e-mail and to blog in order for them to stay in touch with their families, especially grandkids. It's also the best way to use their mind, and meet other seniors from all over the Unites States and from around the world. So, if you're a blogger SAHM who's looking for income, why not put an ad in the paper out teachng seniors how to e-mail and blog.Oh I really would like to fly over to Connecticut to teach my mother in law how to blog. I think she's be good at it like Millie. And I thin
This is a cool idea, simple and clear. I don’t know, but this ad poster from Viagra make me smile. I guess it’s because I believe that there is still hope for them?
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Ho-tel heiress Paris Hilton is out $60 million after her billionaire grandfather - appalled by years of disgusting actions and Paris’ recent jail term - has nixed her inheritance. Barron Hilton was already embarrassed by her wild behavior - notably when the Paris Hilton sex tape was leaked online - but her 23-day jail stint was the last straw. “He was, and is, extremely embarrassed by how the family name has been sullied by Paris Hilton,” says Jerry Oppenheimer, who wrote a biography of the clan called House Of Hilton. “He now doesn’t want to leave unearned wealth to his family.” The lesson here? A billionaire grandparent can only be subjected to so much Paris Hilton pussy before deciding there are far better uses for his personal fortune. Paris Hilton: “Bye, bye, $60 million!“ Barron Hilton, 79, senior, is the only member of the family left with a sizeable stake in the huge hotel chain. He has let it be known that he intends to donate to charity the $2.4 billion he
Yes the speculations and rumors are true...
Nicole Richie is indeed pregnant with Joel Madden's baby and according to InTouch Weekly, they'll be having a good old fashioned shotgun wedding later this summer. Rumors have been swirling around for the past few weeks speculating whether Nicole was pregnant or not, and now we know.
But how do you congratulate someone who may give birth to her first
Little Pickel is seriously missing his Grandma and Grandpa who he sees almost everyday. We were on vaca last week and they are on it this week. So, two weeks without them is like torture for him. How often do your kids see their grandparents?Tags: grandparents, missing, poll
GERMANY - A mad squirrel went on a rampage and attacked and injured three people before a 72-year-old granny smacked it into submission with her cane.The squirrel first entered a home in Passau, a small town in southern Germany and jumped up on an unsuspecting 70-year-old woman and sank it's teeth into her hand, a local police spokesperson said. The terrorized elderly woman ran into the street with the squirrel still attached to her hand, a local police spokesman said Thursday.After that the squirrel apparently ran into a building site and attacked a construction worker who was bitten in the hand and arm. The worker managed to fight off the mad squirrel with a measuring pole. Police say the squirrel then entered "the 72-year-old man's garden and massively attacked him on the arms, hand and thigh," the spokesman said. "Then he killed it with his [cane]."Experts theorize the squirrel was ill (do you think?) or that his aggressive behavior was due to the mating season.
Did billionaire Grandpa call in a favor?
The UK Daily Mail have done some digging around and learned that last year, Paris Hilton's Grandpa donated some money to Sheriff Baca, the one who released...
Guns & Babies, originally uploaded by Declan!.My grandfather was a very giving person. My favorite memory with him were at family gatherings. He used to go into his room, dump out a pound or so of pennies and nickels into a lunch-sized paper bag, and ask all of the very young kids of the family to gather in the large front room. He would then take a handful of change and send it skyward, at which point the parents would laugh themselves silly watching the kids scramble for loose change. A bit sadistic? Maybe, but I always managed to make a profit.Yet, for all his generosity, my grandfather never got around to buying any of his infant grandkids a 12-gauge Beretta and a gun ownership card.Why does a 10-month-old need a FOID card? Blame Grandpa.'How old is the boy?'Within weeks after Bubba's birth, my father called with news. "I bought him a gun," he said."What?" I asked.Grandpa Ludwig, an avid trap shooter, explained he wanted an heirloom for his first grandson. He plans to engr
Donald Trump Jr and wife Vanessa Haydon Trump have made The Donald a grandpa! The couple, both 29, welcomed a baby girl, Kai Madison, on Saturday afternoon in New York City. I guess that makes Donald Trump's 1 year old son with wife, Melania, an uncle! How crazy is that?
So now among the popular name, The Donald, he has to answer to Grandpa!… I think he suits grandpa more with that hideous hairdo that he has.
Imagine having Donald Trump as a grandfather! How spoiled would you be? Anyways, congrats to the Trump family. Your heirs are on the rise.
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Alleke and Grandparents Photo by kellyandapril. "I can babysit," my dad said. April stopped reading the paper and looked up at me. I glanced from her to my mom who was standing in front of the open refrigerator, milk in hand, staring at the two of us. We all looked back at dad. "You'd have to change her diaper" April said.Dad guffawed and looked at mom.See, my dad doesn't do diapers. I ask him all the time (just for fun) if he'll change Alleke's diaper, and he never does it. He just laughs and shakes his head. My dad is a good grandpa. He spends lots of time with his grandchildren, and he loves them. But my dad is not a mechanic. When a little one spits up or smells funny or begins to cry, dad hands baby off to grandma for a tune up. Until today, that is. "I can change a diaper," Dad said, shrugging his shoulders. I smiled. I smiled because he was willing to try, and I smiled because he didn't know how. "Let me show you how to change a diaper," I said to my da
Yay!! Grandpa Pa’at, a.k.a Rafaat Hamzah, won the Best Lead Actor award at the Pesta Perdana 9 for his role in Dian 3, which also won the Best Drama Series. Didn’t I tell you it was a good show? Haha!
But why, Grandpa Pa’at, did you answer your sms on camera?? Alamakkkk ….. hehe!
Congratulations once again!
My grandparents left Washington state in 1949 and moved as far as their money would take them: Alaska. Anchorage was in its infancy and was little more than a tent city; they lived in a one-room log house until Grandpa, a self-employed contractor, could build them the house which the city eventually grew up around, the same house that they live in today.In the basement is a two-room apartment where my parents lived while they were home between college semesters. One summer my mother gave birth and that little basement became my first home. Later Grandpa built a four-plex on a third of the property for retirement income and it was successful enough that he built another apartment building with six units on the remaining third next to his immaculately organized wood shop.When my parents were ready to settle permanently in Anchorage they lived in one of those apartments while they saved money for a house and when Andrew and I came back to Anchorage ten years ago we lived in the same apa
Now that I've waxed nostalgic on Bob Barker and his impending retirement, it's time for me to note how he is undeniably the coolest 82 year old man on the planet. First off, he gets some heat for dumping some of his Beauties after they got a bit high in the age department (seriously, Janice Pennington was a Barker's Beauty from 1972 to 2000. 28 YEARS! Didn't her wrists get tired from showing all the great prizes with appropriate flair and spunk?) and replacing them with some foxy new meat.
Secondly, when Bob was asked by Entertainment Weekly what his most memorable moment in his 35 years of hosting The Price is Right, this was his answer:
He said the most memorable moment on the show was when a young female contestant's tube top slipped when she jumped up and down with excitement, exposing both breasts.
Yes, in 35 years of producing daily, 2 hour episodes of The Price is Right, Bob Barker's favorite memory is when he got to catch some freebie boobage.
Finally, Bob Barker wi
I've been looking for the perfect grandpa sweater ever since I've seen them, belted, on the runways. So I found one, and this is the result. The skirt and sweater were thrifted yesterday; everything else, except the hose, was thrifted sometime previously. The hose I got on clearance from Ann Taylor.
Hey, while I have already discussed about the possible gifts that you can buy for your grandma I thought today why not discuss about some gifts which you can purchase for your grandpa too.So here's a list of some trendy but useful presents that you can gift to your favorite grandpa.A grandfather picture wooden frame where you can keep a collage of your family or a picture ofyour grandpa.Handcrafted pottery stoneware grandpa mug.Grandpa Memory Books.Genuine Antique Person funny hat.Grandpa T shirt or Grandpa Shirt with words like "Worlds' Greatest Grandpa" written on it.Grandpa Poem with Sand dollar poem about grandpa.Other gifts may include, Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker, Cordless Amplified Phone, Radio Mysteries Gift Box Set with 10 CDs in it, his favorite author's book or a Talking Watch with silver or gold band.I am sure your grandpa will love this gifts and you too can show your love and respect by buying him these wonderful presents.
He's cool, generous with hugs & treats and he makes you feel so special... In a word he's really 'grand' ! Send some of these cute, animated and free ecards to your Grandpa and let him know how much he means to you !Grandpa, You Rock ! Reach out to your grandpa with this cool ecardSend this eCard !To A Great Grandpa ! Compliment your grandpa & make him feel special with this ecardSend this eCard !
Snow all day today. Lyli up early with grandpa to eat cereal before he walks to his bookstore. Scarleht and i cuddle in and dream a bit more before rising. Gramma runs off on some appointments and errands while my girls and I hang out: count snowflakes, eat cornbread, read books. I finish a book in two days! Granted it was just a short novella (Green Angel by Alive Hoffman)... but it still acted to boost my self-esteem a bit after slogging through these past months subsisting on one or two books per, rather than my requisite twelve to twenty. Oh, how to evolve without losing past passions?We set off a small showering fountain of a firework on the porch for chinese new year/fat tuesday/mardi-gras/presidents day/the hell of it. Toddler eyes bulge and mouths stutter attempts at sentences as colored lights dance down the drive in their eyes. My girls get a little bratty at Grandpa and Grandma's house, which I attribute to the differences in environment, attentions, schedule, diet, etceter
