March 12, 2014

Grandma's little lefty

March 12, 2014/ Lisa Carpenter

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

left-handed batter
Bubby — March 2014

Today's question:

Are you right- or left-handed and do your children and grandchildren follow suit?

March 11, 2014

9 things I wish were still around

March 11, 2014/ Lisa Carpenter

I recently saw an advertisement for Jiffy Pop popcorn, and I thought to myself, THAT is something I need to pack in my grandma bag to share with my grandsons next time.

Considering their delight in watching air-popped popcorn pop — and attempting to sing the Too Pooped to Pop song while we watch — I imagine Bubby and Mac would get quite a thrill out of watching the Jiffy Pop foil top grow as kernels pop and puff up inside.

watching popcorn pop

Jiffy Pop has been around forever, it seems...

March 10, 2014

GRAND Social No. 95 plus a sneak peek of spring

March 10, 2014/ Lisa Carpenter

SPRING SNEAK PEEK:

The weather at my place was incredible this past weekend. Despite snow — lots of it! — on Friday, temperatures teased the 70-degree mark on Saturday and Sunday.

It was a sneak peak of spring that made me long for the sights to come, such as this...

hummingbird swing

And this...

March 08, 2014

Saturday movie review: 'Dallas Buyers Club'

March 08, 2014/ Lisa Carpenter

Mere minutes into DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, my husband turned to me and said, "You can't review this for the grandmas!" He said that in response to the opening scene, which is a pretty heavy-duty sex scene.

Throughout the entire movie I kept thinking the same thing. "I can't review this for the grandmas." I even decided I wouldn't share my review here — and watched another film the next night so I'd have one for this space.

Dallas Buyers Club

But I didn't really like that one, at least not enough to share it with you. I wanted to...

March 07, 2014

3 things I learned this week: The good, the not-so-good and the 'Breaking Bad'

March 07, 2014/ Lisa Carpenter

Good Thing No. 1:

It was announced this week that Allegiant is once again offering flights from my place to (near) my grandsons' place. Twice a week. For pretty darn cheap prices, even figuring in the cost of paying to lug my Grandma Bag with me when I visit.

grandma and grandsons That's great news considering my third grandson will be born in June and I'll be visiting soon after his birth. Also great news because that...