I Think You Need to Unmute Yourself

Elliot’s teacher said it at least a half dozen times to her first grade class on Monday. They are words … Continue reading I Think You Need to Unmute Yourself

Preparing Room

“In all our contacts, it is probably the sense of being really needed and wanted which gives us the greatest … Continue reading Preparing Room

September 2, 2020 May you live in interesting times. Curse or blessing? There are varying origin stories of the phrase, … Continue reading Kickass Grandparenting in the Time of Corona

August 29, 2020 Paradise with Grandchildren. Is that redundant? My Seattle family goes on an adventure nearly every weekend it … Continue reading Adventure Log: Paradise with Grandchildren

Three-year-old Adrian is curled in a ball at my stomach, as if returning to the womb. Five-year-old Elliot is on … Continue reading Camp Gigi: Extreme Grandparenting

(Hard to choose just one photo during Camp Gigi 2019, but here’s a favorite.) Continue reading Wordless Wednesday

For three of last five school years, I have traveled to Seattle weekly to spend time with my younger grandsons. … Continue reading And That’s a Wrap: Caring for Grandchildren