I hope you found my post about exercising after cardiac surgery helpful. Now for after cardiac surgery eating (although you don’t have to have surgery to eat healthier). I left off with this: Cut down on red meats and eat more turkey, chicken and fish – I don’t like fish – I like bacon. Cut …
Shop kids apparel new arrivals at Walmart.com Back to School Follow Up 2021 (First published September, 2020) So how are we all doing now that the first week or two of school during the Covid – 19 pandemic is in the books? Our adult children certainly have a challenge this year helping their children to …
Happy Valentine’s Day!!! How about a very special Valentine’s Day dinner of (Chef Olivia’s choice) macaroni and cheese and chicken nuggets, followed by a tasty, beautifully hand decorated heart shaped cake for dessert. I had the cakes baked and cooled so they were all ready for Olivia to decorate. Olivia measured and stirred all the …
Article update: I went to my first “Silver Sneakers” session today. It kicked my ass – in a good way! Happy Valentine’s Day! A couple years ago, I wrote this article for February is Heart Month https://grammyslittlehelpers.com/2019/02/21/february-is-heart-health-month-2/. I had had a mitral valve prolapse all my life, which is actually pretty common. …
Olivia has always liked Easter egg hunts, and now she’s found a new use for all those plastic eggs!! Olivia is now 5 ½ and will be starting kindergarten in the fall. In preparing for the big new phase her life, she wants to be sure she knows how to read. Here’s what she …
It’s January 13, 2021 almost half way through January, and time to check in on our New Year’s Resolutions! Are you keeping yours 13 days into the New Year? My New Year’s Resolutions for 2021 are the same ones I have every year. To get and keep my house more organized (I can hear my …
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2020 Update I wrote this three years ago, and now I’m not only asking myself where did the summer go, but where did the years go? Natalie will be entering high school this year and Alexandria and Samantha will be in the 8th grade. My baby Olivia will start kindergarten! I say “entering” but will …
UPDATE : Little Helpers Can Prevent Hot Car Tragedies MAKE A HABIT – Never leave a child alone in a car – not even for a second. When exiting your car, always open the back door as a habit. This is the precaution I take. No matter what the weather or how much I have …
Pinwheels Have fun making lunch or snacks with these yummy ideas from Olivia. How about pinwheels for lunch? I see these pre-made in the grocery stores all the time, but I thought they would fall apart and be difficult to make. We used flour tortillas and surprisingly, they were pretty easy to work with. We …
Step I: Pick a book appropriate for the child’s age. We’ll start with something for a 3 – 5-year-old, so I’m going to pick, “Pete the Cat Too Cool for School” by Kimberly and James Dean. Schools often use “Dolch” words in their curriculum. Dolch words are the most commonly used words and are arranged …
