• January 8, 2019
• Nana's Life
• Sandy

We all love this time of year when the weather warms up and we can enjoy the spring and summer sunshine with our families, but it also comes with its fair share of rainy days. When spring and summer showers leave the kids stuck inside, boredom can set in pretty quickly. If you’re drawing a […]

• October 25, 2018
• Nana's Life
• Sandy

As parents and grandparents, our top job is to do everything we can to keep kids safe and healthy. What many caregivers don’t always realize is that the air inside our homes can harbor pollutants and allergens that make kids sick. These pollutants often come from hidden sources and are dispersed in the air we […]

• October 7, 2018
• Nana's Life, Raising Our Granddaughters
• Sandy

PUBLIC SCHOOL OR HOME SCHOOL??  That is the question of the week!! I have 2 granddaughters that I pulled from the public school system last year, They were headed into 4th and 6th grade.  I am going to be bold faced honest here, I was scared to death to home-school them!! Yet, I was just […]

• September 16, 2018
• Nana's Life
• Sandy

As a parent, you notice a difference in how your child feels and acts when they don’t get enough sleep. Despite this, many of us let sleep routines slide over the summer. We can get away with it when the days are long and obligations are few, but when school starts back up, kids need […]

• August 21, 2018
• Nana's Life
• Sandy

My first grandchild was born 12 years ago, and i can remember the day I got the news how excited I was.   The very first thing I wanted to do was crochet a baby blanket for her! The problem was that I hadn’t crocheted since I was a kid.   I had always wanted to learn […]

• August 20, 2018
• General, Nana's Life
• Sandy

My two oldest granddaughters have started back to public school this year and I am realizing that in just the one school year that they were home with me learning, that things have changed quite a bit.   The first thing I realized is that so much more of their school day is spent with […]

• July 11, 2018
• Nana's Life
• Sandy

We recently went on a family vacation to Ocean Isle Beach, NC and I fell in love with this little beach community. We stayed in a stunning 4 bedroom condo, that was absolutely perfect for our family!  Each bedroom has it’s own bathroom. It was set up so that it basically had 2 master bedrooms, […]

• May 17, 2018
• Nana's Life, Raising Our Granddaughters
• Sandy

Here is the great thing about being a student within TNVA, several times a year they have what they call Outing days.   This past week , we had one scheduled where we were meeting up at a park about 30 minutes from my house, TNVA does their best to pick locations that will work for […]