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Adventures in Grandparenting

April 11, 2017 by Lanita Boyd

Click on the title to see the text and pictures better. You can also comment from there. Again this weekend, I was reminded of why young and not old people have babies and raise children. Steve and I kept Landry, 2, and Finn, almost 7, from Thursday until Monday night, and it was an adventure. … [Read more…]

Posted in: grandparents Tagged: Butterfly Show, grandchildren, grandparents, Mexican Train dominoes, playing baby dolls, Scrabble, Viking Exhibit

Flatware Reminiscences

December 6, 2016 by Lanita Boyd

I have an odd little collection of flatware I never use, but I keep it for sentimental reasons. At some point, both my mother and my father-in-law gave me a handful of old family flatware. Each of them offered pretty much the same sentiment: “Someone ought to keep these and I figured you’d be most … [Read more…]

Posted in: family Tagged: Bradley, cousins, flatware, grandparents, memories, Ralph

Grandson Weekend

February 18, 2014 by Lanita Boyd

So this weekend we had Knox, our seven-year-old grandson, from Thursday night until Monday night. What fun! And much of the time we had three-year-old Finn also. Neither ever cried when they were with us, but played together beautifully. Their parents arrived and all that changed. Steve and I found it very entertaining.We stayed busy. … [Read more…]

Posted in: family Tagged: "Walking with Dinosaurs", grandparents, grandsons, Harry Potter

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4

I enjoy my roles as wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, speaker, writer, sister, niece, aunt, and friend. As the title indicates, these are just the musings I might share with you over a cup of coffee.

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