THE INTERVIEW |
A great idea from Grandmother Idonna Snow who keeps a daily journal. Included in it's pages are semi-annual interviews which she does with her grandchildren. She's done this for years and now has quite an accumulation of each child's history. Twice a year she sits down privately with each grandchild and asks the following questions: 1. What is your favorite day of the week
(Sat. or Sun. not allowed) and what do you do on that day - i.e. school,
favorite class, favorite teacher, lunchtime activities, after school
sports, the full day. She also records their height and weight and has them draw a picture
of a special friend. All this goes into her journal, preserved for a
posterity that Grandparents, the grandchildren and their parents will
treasure. |
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OUR NEW BABY |
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Joanie tambussi on becoming a grandmother for the first time |
![]() Our daughters voice had a sense of urgency. "Don't forget to meet us at 5 pm." Of course we wouldn't be late for our son-in-law's birthday celebration. After greeting everyone, I sat down next to my daughter. She pressed a piece of paper in my hand. "What's this?" I said as I unfolded it. I looked down and squinted trying to decipher the white form on black paper. My heart skipped a beat. Could it be? Is it what I think it is? Yes, yes, it was the form of a tiny baby clearly outlined. I was filled with emotion as I stared at the paper. I looked at my daughter and saw the smile on her face. It was true. God had answered my deepest heart prayer. I was totally unprepared for this long awaited moment. I was speechless. I had prayed for a grandchild to come into our family for so long that I couldn't believe it. Ten years had passed since I had shared with God my heart's desire. Now for some, this might be just a little miracle of god's creative hand, but for me, it was the biggest miracle of the century. On a rainy Monday morning I drove to the hospital. I had such excitement and joy in my heart. This was the long awaited day and I was as expectant as my daughter. Oliver Corcoran Gomez arrived on November 13, 2006. He was born just as God had planned, healthy and strong. I have already whispered in his ear, "Jesus loves you." See Oliver, now five months old, and his proud Daddy on our slide show.. |
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SANDY & mAELYN MCKINLEY |
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Paula tuerk |
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RONNIE RUDOLPH Granddaughter's Assignment |
![]() "I am thankful for food that we have, and the house that is before us. I am thankful for my family and electricity. I am happy that the Lord has created nature or else there would be no place to play. I am happy for relatives and for friends and for schools that we can learn in. I am also thankful for things like paper, and crayons, my dogs and things that are modern creations like the computer, radio, and washing machines." |
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judy brandt |
![]() Of course, we love to read books and play jacks as you mentioned. I'd love to get to the point where we could bake or cook together, but so far that's not in the realm of the possible. Too hectic most of the time! |
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LYNN FOLLETT Comments Related to San Francisco Bay Area outings |
![]() Hawk Hill in Sept. and Oct. when the raptors are flying south. take binoculars and a lunch (Golden Gate Raptors), Often there are bird counters at work so you can get expert information. The raptors do not like to fly over open water. They fly down from the north following the coast line and suddenly find they are on the peninsula, Golden Gate Bridge and open water ahead of them, so they circle and circle getting up courage and wing strength before plunging across. We have also gotten up early and gone to Muir Woods "before it is open" No fee at that point, but more important no or few people. We take a little breakfast snack. You have to stay on the trails in the woods, but nice hikes of varying lengths, a short circle, or just walk in until you are ready to walk out. Along the parking lot the creek is accessible for happily getting wet and building dams. (This was a couple of years ago, it may be more closed off now, don't know. Another great creek and woods place in Old Mill Park in Mill Valley, towered over by redwoods and it smells great. Planet Earth in Sausalito or maybe it is just called Planet, a hands on "construction" site for kids Alcatraz - spooky, historic and comes with a boat ride!! Ferry to Sausalito and back - pick up lunch foods at the ferry building and eat out on the pier. Ft Point... Mission Dolores, Murals Alley in the Mission Lime Point and Horseshoe Cove on the Sausalito end of the bridge. You can no longer walk out to the little lighthouse, and the beach isn't much, but there are army installations and bunker - and so forth That's it for now. |
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