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Texting With Boomers

May 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
love texting

Texting and relationships.  Personally, I love it. I’m not saying it should replace other forms of communication, but I definitely feel it enhances ones options.  Our kids are averaging jaw-dropping numbers of daily texts.  They’re maintaining long distance relationships and breaking up with each other via text messaging.  Could we have dreamed of such a thing?  Granted, Boomers invented text messaging…remember passing notes in study hall?  There you go! Ease is the priority for my youngest daughter.  As the mom
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The Return of the Pogo Stick, A Baby Boomer Favorite

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Retro Toys? I can’t say that I excelled in many athletic endeavors, however in the late 50′s I was pretty good at Pogo-ing if I do say so myself. This toy brought back great memories of hopping around our driveway with the guh-billion neighbor kids all begging for a turn. I was surprised to see that they’re still around.  Wondering if my grandkids would enjoy it as much as I did, I was shocked 2 days after I wrote this
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Bill Cosby On His Mother

May 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Betty White

Mothers Day Boomer Humor

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Personalized Growth Chart

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Beck 1979

A growth chart worth  the effort. This is the cutest one I’ve seen, and it’s customized, printed on canvas, water and smudge proof!   Hang it up at grandma and grandpas or give it as a gift.  I love that it can move with you…. From ErinCondren.com, a website you’ll surely want to browse through.  So many adorable customizable items from stationery to personalized serving trays.

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Children and Collections

April 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Collections

Sharing a collection or hobby with a grandchild is a creative way for even the Far Away Grandparent to stay connected.   Pez containers?  Salt and Pepper Shakers? Baseball Cards?  How about sparkly rocks? You might begin with a joint meeting to define something that’s interesting to the child.  If he or she isn’t passionate or at least showing some curiosity, this collection idea is going nowhere.   Next you’ll want to consider the price, how much space the collection
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Flower Lovers: A Video You’ll Watch Over and Over

April 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Buying flowers for myself on a weekly basis, has now become something my husband looks forward to.  Go figure. I’m crazy about flowers and a friend sent me a link to this video and I can’t help but share it with you. I’m sending it on to my granddaughters because I’m pretty sure one of them for sure has inherited my flower “bug.”  Maybe you’ll want to do the same after you watch: La Vida de las Flores.   While you’re
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Where Did My Hula Hooping Mojo Go?

April 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
hula hoop

Aggravated is often the emotion I feel when I hear the younger generation messing with a classic Boomer song.  Attentive is how I feel about the younger generation improving upon our beloved Boomer Hula Hoops.  I bought one (it wasn’t “weighted”) and let me tell you, it’s NOT like getting back on a bike.  My hooping skills are hiding. It seems the hooping of the 50″s has nothing to do with the hooping of today, where you’ll find Hoop Dance,
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Celebrate Earth With Kids and Music

April 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Take kids on a tour of the galaxy with the “Celebrate Earth” series CD from Recess Music.  You’ll find songs from various genres that feature planets, stars and more wonders of the galaxy. You can click this link for ordering information: La Bella Stella – Celebrate Earth Music Series

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