The Love Goddess’ Cooking School
The Love Goddess’ Cooking School is about a grandmother-granddaughter relationship. It’s also about classic Italian dishes, twists and turns of friendship and romance, and mysterious fortune-telling.
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Last week my daughter and I rode the Medusa roller coaster at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. As we made our ascent, I thought This is a piece of cake. Then we went into a 150-foot drop.
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Whitney Ferre, author of 33 Things To Know About Raising Creative Kids, believes creative thinking will determine our grandchildren’s success in the next century.
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Today’s glamorous grandmas, who wear skinny jeans and run to charity meetings in stilettos, don’t want to be called Grandma. They prefer Nonna, Mammy, Poopsie, and Bon-Bon.
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When my granddaughter turned two, I made her a CD of her favorite songs. I recorded 16 songs and customized some songs with my granddaughter’s name.
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I now understand what it means to be a sports fan. When the Giants beat the Phillies and then the Rangers to win the World Series, I watched every game.
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Eventually, we will all need to reassess our lives in terms of its physical, emotional, purposeful and intellectual aspects. These lessons will help the process.
Read More »Selecting Books For Reluctant Readers
Some children take to reading easily. If you have a reluctant reader in the family, selecting books that fit can be extra challenging. Here are some tips that have worked.
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Parents have many fresh, new approaches to child-rearing. If grandparents want access to their grandchildren, they better be on board with their programs.
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