Month: August 2013

Again, this summer’s list of things to do for my grandson included learning to tie his shoes. His mom wanted him to tie his shoes before he went to kindergarten. She tried to teach him. He tried, and found it extremely impossible. But then, that is nothing new. At three, his mom said, “All of…

Seeing the massive flow of water over Niagara Falls and riding into its mist sounded like a great destination vacation for the grandchildren. I thought that we could also tuck in an educational visit to Old Fort Niagara along with visits with my brother, sister, aunt and cousins during our five-day trip to New York.…

The realtor rushed over to our home in Indiana to quickly jam the “For Sale” into our front yard and finalize the contract to sell before he showed the house to the first couple. A few hours later, he returned to say the buyers would pay the full asking price – and I went into…

Let’s go to that really cool museum,” my grandson begged his mom. She agreed and they spent a couple of hours walking the grounds and exploring the displays and hands-on activities inside the Museum of Natural Resource on Highway 7 to Smackover. She posted pictures on Facebook of her three young children touching, experimenting in…