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Tag Archives: raising children
Fabulous annual family week – happy times living in the moment!
This past week was a wonderful one – with the entire USA based family for our annual family week. Such fun – tons of swimming and food and so much more. So lovely to have no schedule and just hang … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children
Tagged being together, children, Cooking with Grandma, family, Grandma, love and respect, raising children
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Such fun with our goat babies this year!
We have been bottle feeding three goat kids this year – and they are now so tame that they follow us around like puppies! Such fun for the grandkids! And us too! Also three new baby kittens – no more … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Dogs, Family, Goats, Raising Children
Tagged Cooking with Grandma, cooking with kids, family, Goat kids, having fun at home, raising children, raising goats, urban farming
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Piano Recitals – love the focus! Such good brain work for children and adults! Do you play the piano?
Two of our grandsons are learning to play the piano. It is a great family tradition — my late father Jack Wolfowitz, lost his father at the age of 14. He and his entire family were musically talented – his … Continue reading
Halloween is always such fun! This year was no different – just better! And a quick slow cooker vegetarian recipe!
The grand-kids start preparing weeks in advance – such excitement! Here they are – and of course we got into it too. Last year we were Mustard and Ketchup – this year we were – (what else!) Hot Dog and … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children, Slow Cooker, Vegetables, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged curry, dressing up with kids, family, Grandma, Halloween, kids, raising children, slow cooker, trick or treats, vegetarian, yogurt
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Saying hello to a new rescue dog – Goldie – an American Staffordshire Terrier/Pointer mix – so grateful to be free of a kennel in which she spent her entire 6 years….free at last!
We are so excited to have a new member of the family – we found her in a crate ( too small for her) at Pet Smart a few Sundays ago – and a more grateful intelligent dog we have … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Dogs, Family, Philanthropy, Raising Children
Tagged dogs, family, kennels, loving animals, loving dogs, loyalty of animals, raising children, rescue dogs, senior dogs
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Our newest workers at The Little Farm – four little boys! Don’t they look adorable?
I buy my Little Farm shirts and clothes for all our staff at the farm from Lands End – with logos and all. So our newest workers of course must have shirts as they get bigger! Here the four newest … Continue reading
Chores for kids – a great way to grow up with responsibility!
Here is our eldest (just turned 8) grandson taking out the garbage! He is very proud of himself. As I am of him. He badly wants a dog. And he has been promised one if he does his chores over … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children
Tagged building responsibility, doing chores, getting a pet, learning, parenting, raising children
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Great fun! We hosted 6 eight year old boys – our grandson’s friends – for a sleepover to celebrate his 8th birthday! AND WE SURVIVED!
What fun was had by all! They arrived 11am Saturday and left 3pm Sunday. They were up at 4am Sunday morning – they swam, fed the animals, held the one day old baby goats, played in the bamboo ‘forest’, got … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children
Tagged eight year old boys, family, fun, Grandma, grandparents, happiness, raising children, Sleepover
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An attitude of gratitude – start this year off with a moment of beauty
This video was sent to me by a friend – skip the ad in the beginning and sit back and enjoy a glorious few moments giving thanks for the amazing world we live in. And may your year be full … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blog, Family, Raising Children
Tagged a new year, Attitude of Gratitude, family, giving thanks, joy, raising children
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Precious time with grandkids – how I wish the time would go more slowly!
Sometimes I wish that time would stand still – the moments are so full of joy and happiness. Today I played ball with my grandson Jonah – he loved it and so did I. Of course I got tired before … Continue reading
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Tagged eating yogurt, enjoying icecream, family, Playing with Grandkids, raising children
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Dogs – An Essential Part of Raising Children
I came across this wonderful set of pictures from facebook.com/fortheloveofadog and thought I would share them with you. Our dog Sunny, a Rottweiller Rescue, is our fourth Rotty, and dearly beloved of all the children in our family. I am … Continue reading
Quiche – Cooking with Kids – the Shortcut Way!
Quiches are a food that our grandchildren love. The french name for this delightfully flexible ‘pie’ makes a fancy dish from simple cooking. Easy to make and serve – and always thrilling to eat – change the ingredients to meet … Continue reading
Patience is a Virtue – An Elephant Teaches a Lesson in Patience to Mankind – Feb 2012 South Africa
On Thursday February 19th, a group of folks in a white car, decided that an Elephant was walking WAYYYYYY too slowly in the game reserve in South Africa. Of course the folks in the car forgot that the Game Reserve … Continue reading
Music Mondays – Kids Stories, Dancing with kids, Singing with Kids = JOY!
Today I am featuring the song Love Song for My Child, one of the songs that is on the CD available from RockinGrandmaMusic. It is about a mother who is holding her very young baby in her arms and thinking about … Continue reading
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Tagged dancing with kids, family, joy, kids stories, music, raising children, singing with kids
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Tuesday Tips – Kids who Eat Dinner with Their Family Improve School Performance and Socialization
There is a crisis in our community. Many children do not eat dinner with their families in the evening. Everyone eats different food, at different times, and often while doing other things like talking on the phone, texting, emailing, watching … Continue reading
Music Mondays – The Tickle Me Song – Tickling and Teasing – Good or Bad for Kids?
I do not like to be tickled. I don’t think I ever liked it. Do you? It seems to be something that all of us do to children who are little – perhaps it’s because we want to see them … Continue reading
