• 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 […]

• April 17, 2018
• General, Nana's Life
• Sandy

Social media could be the lead cause of suicide. Social media has been ruining the young for many years now and it is only getting worse. The youth are becoming more addicted to each social media and there are more and more platforms coming out all the time now. Social media practically ruined any kind […]

• March 20, 2018
• Nana's Life, Raising Grandchildren
• Sandy

Photo courtesy of Pixabay Grandchildren are one of life’s blessings from above. Children are bundles of joy, even if they sometimes also seem to be bundles of endless energy. Like most grandparents, you probably are eager to spend more time with them, especially while they are young. When spending time with your grandchildren, you’ll probably […]