Info & encouragement for the Sandwich Generation Issues from caring for elderly parents to enjoying activities for grandparents and their grandchildren
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My east coast grandkids are getting over a round of the flu coupled with colds so today was another non-church day for them. Their folks and I did the round robin with them. They went to early service while I babysat. Then it was my turn for late service – and a VERY good service it [...]
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Writers love to write and I am no exception. I’ve decided to expand my writing universe and include writing for other sites as well as this blog. My first adventure has been to start writing for eHow.com. eHow is an interesting site where people explain how to do a wide variety of things. If you [...]
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Flexibility is a great thing to have. For the Sandwich Generation, it can be absolutely essential. When we are juggling the needs of more than one person, not to mention ourselves, schedules can and often do collide. Using resources with flexible options can ease those schedules and lower our blood pressure. In one week, a [...]
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Really Woolly is a cute line of greeting cards by Dayspring. The cards feature a cast of adorable little lambs, cute little sayings, and Bible verses as well. They have recently started a website for children, which I just discovered today when I was Christmas shopping for my children and grandchildren at Lifeway Christian stores. [...]
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Happy Thanksgiving! “What,” you say. “Halloween just ended. It can’t be Thanksgiving yet!” While it’s true we have 3 1/2 weeks until the actual date, now is a great time to have some fun with your family in doing preparation projects. Not just the grandkids either. Here are some fun ideas I’ve enjoyed as well [...]
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Fall foliage – don’t those words just give you a cozy feeling. Driving along, looking at the gorgeous colors, stopping for some apple pie and hot cider along the way. That sounds so heavenly. Sadly, I have a nasty cold so I won’t be doing that anytime soon. For those of you who are feeling [...]
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If the grandkids are visiting and you can’t get out to the mall to walk or you’re looking for something a little more active to “shake the wiggles” out of them and keep yourself in good shape, here’s some grand fun ideas. Now I do have to preface this with saying these are intended for [...]
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Standing in the post office in early September, I was amused at the shocked reaction the postal worker had to the customer’s request. “Christmas stamps! It’s too early for Christmas stamps!” The customer replied, “But I’ve finished all my Christmas cards and wanted to get them stamped so they’ll be ready to go right after [...]
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Ways for Baby Boomer Generation caregivers (Sandwich Generation) to look their best even if they’ve been up all night with a sick grandkid or aging parent.
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Caregivers have too little free time as it is, so practicing safe computing is vital.
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Baby Boomer Generation caregivers have special needs when flying with aging parents and/or grandkids. Here’s some tips to help.
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Looking for some fun and frugal ideas for crafts with your grandkids? Maybe a fun way to supplement their home schooling program? Here’s some great resources!
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Autumn is a fun time to share God’s love with our grandkids, whether part of a home schooling program or just having fun building memories.
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DID YOU KNOW? Amazon has a Christian Book “Store”. It is NOT easy to find. It’s not listed with their regular stores. It’s not listed in their menus. But it’s there. It pops up as an option every so often and now it’s URL will be on this blog for you to learn about and us to never lose [...]
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I subscribe to a lot of email newsletters covering a myriad of topics. Periodically, I plan to do articles with brief Synopses (Site Seeing, if you will) of some of them to pass on snippets of useful information along with their links so you can read the whole shebang if you are interested. ***** [...]
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