As many of you already know, I moved to the Williamsburg Virginia area from Amelia Island, Florida in 2015 to be close to my daughter and her family. They were expecting their first child, Graham, who was born on June 2, 2015 and was joined by his sister Layla on September 18, 2016. I love sha
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12/24/2018
Having grandchildren is definitely a blessing. When I learned that my daughter was expecting, I made the decision to move from Amelia Island, Florida to Williamsburg, Va. I lived in Williamsburg from 2003 through 2011, but after going through a divorce, I chose to move back to Amelia Island wher
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11/20/2018
My life has been super busy since my daughter and her hubby moved into their new house with two toddlers and two aging pets. The moving date was August 17th. The last blog I posted (on September 8th) was about the damage she had to her furniture, due to the negligence of the men who loaded the t
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10/20/2018
My daughter recently moved and used All My Sons Moving and Storage out of Richmond Virginia. They did not wrap her furniture or strap anything down in the truck. The new house was less than a mile from the old house, but she sustained an incredible amount of damage to almost every piece of fur
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08/26/2018
Today my daughter looked outside the sliding glass door and saw this turtle peering into her house. She took the kids outside to see it and they were fascinated. She finally had to take the kids back inside because my three year old grandson kept trying to trap the poor turtle who was probabl
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07/29/2018
My grandchildren love yogurt. Recently my grandaughter showed just how much she loves it by smearing it all over herself. She will be two in a few months and her big brother turned three on June 2nd. My daughter posted this picture of her on Facebook with the comment that "sometimes you jus
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06/26/2018
Today is Flag Day, the day we celebrate the birth of our flag. Our flag is always flying just above our garage door. I can't think of a better day to hang a flag? It is a reminder of the priviledges we have because of those who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can live in a free country.
06/14/2018
I made this cute pad cover for the changing table in my grandaughter's nursery. A king size pillow case will cover the changing pad, I made pad covers with firetrucks for Graham's room but chose this Minnie Mouse fabric for Layla's room. They are easy to make, it takes longer to measure and iron
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06/07/2018
Many of us have watched in horror as flood waters have wreaked havoc with many of the residents of Maryland. I'm sure it goes without saying that they need our prayers. I am sure that in addition to prayer there will be a need for relief workers and for monetary donations.
06/04/2018
Yesterday was my grandson's birthday and he had a Paw Patrol themed birthday party. We had most of the party in the yard where there was a slip and slide set up for the older kids and a small wading pool for the younger ones. A rain storm forced us inside and then the fun started: My grandson w
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06/03/2018