Before I share the main idea for this posting, I have to show you something that I bought today.  But, shhhhhh!  Don’t tell Natalie or Kaylissa. I want them to be surprised when they come to my house to play.

This afternoon, I went to the local dollar store.  I wanted to get a Kaboodle.  (Do they make them any more?)  Or some other inexpensive plastic container.  I want a container so that the ‘dress up’ jewelry that I have been collecting won’t get all tangled up.

The second I walked into the store, a special display caught my eye.  It had tiaras and elbow length gloves.  The gloves were out of a cheap plasticky material.  (What did I expect from a dollar store?  Silk elbow length gloves like those in Nordstroms? Huh?)

Next to the gloves were tiaras.  I couldn’t resist them.  I had to get one of each color.  I will add them to the dress up clothes, jewelry, and shoes that I am collecting.  For the tea parties that I will have with my grandchildren.  I can’t wait!  Won’t these be great fun for granddaughters?

While I was in the store, I saw my friend, Grandma Karen, and her husband.  She told me what she was doing for her grandchildren: journaling.

She was getting a notebook for each of her grandchildren.  She is going to write about her grandchildren and her feelings for them.  When they draw her special pictures, she will put that picture in the journal and share her feelings about the picture and the grandchild. She will do this until they are older (around 16).  Then, she will give them the journal to have as a memento from their grandmother.

What a treasure that will be for her grandchildren!  Thank you Grandma Karen for sharing that idea with me.

Are any of you doing similar things for your grandchildren?

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