Yearly Archives: 2012

28 posts

Make Sunprints with Grandchildren

We had a little family reunion over the weekend at Bear Lake in Utah. My family loves Bear Lake. We had a delightful time. If you didn’t count that the cable broke on our tent trailer and it wouldn’t hold the trailer up so we ended up sleeping in the […]

Celebrate Book Lover's Day - and other unique holidays in August.

August Holidays to Celebrate with Kids

I am an awful slacker! I should have gotten around to writing about the great holidays in August a long time ago. Like, at least the last week of July. Oh well. Life goes on. So, here’s a list of several fun holidays that you can celebrate with your grandchildren. […]

This is a great book. Click to learn about it.

Read this Book

This is a picture of my alfresco office. I love it. I love its color. I love the softness that envelopes me as evening sneaks in behind me. It is so peaceful. I love the fact that my Mac Air laptop can pick up the WiFi signal here. I love […]

A pop bottle sprinkler is easy to make and give kids hours of fun playing in the water.

Pop Bottle Sprinkler

Kids love water. And on hot days, running through the sprinklers is a great way for grandchildren to cool off. (On hot days even I feel like running through the sprinklers!) Instead of using the regular boring metal sprinklers that you might have to water your lawn, why not add […]