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Gramcracker Crumbs: February 2014
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Bits and pieces of my life.as a Teacher, a Mom and a Grandma of five kiddos who call me Gramcracker! Becoming a Widow.10 Things I've Learned. 10 Things I have Felt, Observed, Learned and Accomplished. Since Becoming a Widow. Losing my husband unexpectedly was like a merry-go-round that suddenly stops! And yet I cannot put the story of our. Down Over and over I revisit the memories and what might have been. Nothing prepares you for having your life interrupted. My lawyer explained there was no estate; no ...
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Gramcracker Crumbs: November 2013
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Bits and pieces of my life.as a Teacher, a Mom and a Grandma of five kiddos who call me Gramcracker! Cross-country moves following his career as a newspaper editor never kept us from annual visits ‘home’ to Michigan to visit old neighbors on the lake or to just drive by and say….“hello house.” Over the next 30 some years, it became a ritual to drive by it, take pictures of how it had weathered time and meet up with nearby friends and family. 8220;Stommen House”. Had been torn down. We laughed through our...
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Gramcracker Crumbs: June 2015
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Bits and pieces of my life.as a Teacher, a Mom and a Grandma of five kiddos who call me Gramcracker! Familiarity Means Comfort When Traveling. There's more.the Ventura Airport Shuttle. At LAX has delivered me safely for ten years and I'm delighted when I have the same drivers time after time. James refers to the women aboard as M'lady and usually prefers the Pacific Coast Highway route over the freeways. The Budget Rental Car. We could ride our bikes right into the hotel and into our room! In Detroit, I ...
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Middle Age. Modern Marriage. Epic Fails. Need a Speaker for Your Next Event? Closet full of clothes, but nothing to wear? Grab my FREE "Ninja Closet Cleaning Course (what to toss, what to keep)," and find out how to love your clothes again. How to Compliment Your Wife. In an earlier conversation with Hubs:. Me: “Does this bra make my boobs look perkier? Hubs: “Perkier than what? Me: “Perkier than before.”. Hubs: “Before what? Me: “This isn’t a trick question.”. Me: “Well, you suck at it.”. I can do that.
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Gramcracker Crumbs: May 2015
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Bits and pieces of my life.as a Teacher, a Mom and a Grandma of five kiddos who call me Gramcracker! Selling and Saying Goodbye. The sign went up today. Eighteen years of life well-lived is for sale. An empty-nest ranch on a quiet cul-de-sac grabbed us at the first drive-by. Within the first year, our daughter graduated college and came to stay awhile. A few months later, our son and his family moved in with our first grandchild. Loving and living and laughing; we made it work. The twins came along!
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Gramcracker Crumbs: March 2014
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Bits and pieces of my life.as a Teacher, a Mom and a Grandma of five kiddos who call me Gramcracker! As soon as I saw these suggested uses for a box on social media, the ol' light bulb blinked on! I remembered the joy my. Older grand girls had years ago and decided I'd do the same for the younger ones. Can't believe I painted this one; attached a laminated top for spills and lined the openings with fabric! Three kids over four days and look at the awesome fun we had! He was eager to play in it; so I left...
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Gramcracker Crumbs: October 2013
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Bits and pieces of my life.as a Teacher, a Mom and a Grandma of five kiddos who call me Gramcracker! Till Death Do Us Part. Forty seven years and six days after we spoke our wedding vows; we were forever parted by death. In the middle of an August afternoon, my husband laid down for a nap and never woke up. He is on the. Blue Side of Heaven". I am angry because we hadn't planned on this.his parents lived well into their 90's.why couldn't he? They love having turns sitting in. Chair, watching his. It's be...
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Gramcracker Crumbs: Starting a New Beginning
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Bits and pieces of my life.as a Teacher, a Mom and a Grandma of five kiddos who call me Gramcracker! Starting a New Beginning. Norman Vincent Peale wrote about dealing with life's troubles. In an old piece I came across recently, he suggests we may unknowingly like our trouble ."a convenient alibi for failings and shortcomings.". In my case, I blamed my writer's block on grief and melancholy.I did enough on the sad theme about becoming a widow and poor me! Peale states….it’s okay. But I am grateful for e...
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Gramcracker Crumbs: April 2014
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Bits and pieces of my life.as a Teacher, a Mom and a Grandma of five kiddos who call me Gramcracker! This is a throwback post from my daughter's childhood.and my poetry writing phase. As I continue to sort through my binders of letters, diary entries and essays that tell the story of my life.I came across the poems I'd written in the late 70's about my kids, family, life and love. This is for you Pumpkin! Tracy learned to ski today. So confidently and free. I watched her from the window. Tracy learned to...
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Gramcracker Crumbs: It's That ValenTime
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Bits and pieces of my life.as a Teacher, a Mom and a Grandma of five kiddos who call me Gramcracker! He gave me flowers, candy and sometimes jewelry most years. His last year he brought me coffee in bed with this card and mini-Valentine cupcakes! A few months later, he got Easter cupcakes for my spring Birthday.all sale specials I'm sure! He lights at night. Empty chairs and an empty table, empty bed.empty house. I'm a positive thinker, practice gratefulness, thank the sun for shining and turn the oldies...