Category Archives: Grandchildren

Hear Ye, Hear Ye?

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Not That Big a Deal

When our kids were younger, we used to watch nighttime TV all huddled together in our bed. We did this because my sister-in-law, her husband and their 6 children, lived upstairs and our living room was below the kid’s bedroom. … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Attitude, Challenges, Change, Childhood, Children, Erma Bombeck, Family, Fathers and Mothers, Florida, Generations, Grandchildren, Grandmother, Hearing, Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss, Humor, Life, Memories, Senior Moments, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

It’s the Week Before Christmas…

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Not That Big a Deal

And all through our home…the boys, oh, the boys…how they run, how they roam! Our family is unique in many ways. One of those ways is that both my husband and our son own UPS Stores. My husband’s is in … Continue reading →

Posted in Babysitting, Blessings, Caring, Cats, Child care, Children, Christians, Christmas, Cousins, Family, Grandchildren, Grandmother, Humor, Life, Memories, Uncategorized, UPS Store | Leave a comment

“Kids Say the Darndest Things”

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Not That Big a Deal

Erma Bombeck once said, “When humor goes, there goes civilization.” In the early 1950s, America was still reeling from the effects of World War II and dealing with the current threat of the Cold War, while sending our men to … Continue reading →

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