A woman and a baby were in the doctor’s examining room, waiting for the doctor to come in for the baby’s first exam. Finally, the doctor arrived, examined the baby, checked his weight and being a little concerned, asked if the baby was breast-fed or bottle-fed. ‘Breast-fed,’ she replied. ‘Well, we’ll have to check you … Read more
Grandma Sally’s first great-grandchild was born and after a few weeks, when the parents needed a break, she was given the job of watching her. “Let me see the little cutie,” begs her friend Gerty. “Not yet”, Sally responds. When she again refuses five minutes later Gerty has had enough “what are you waiting for?” … Read more
Misty and Milda were talking about their grandchildren after the holidays. Mitsy said, “My daughter-in-law stopped making my grandchildren send their `thank you’ notes. Each year I sent the grandchildren a card with a generous cheque inside. I always received a lovely `thank you’ note. However, since my daughter-in-law stopped making the grand kids send … Read more
Journalist Cliff Sims is getting personal with his readers at local news site Yellowhammer by sharing something his family discovered after the passing of his beloved grandmother Billie Breland. Sims explains in a recent post on Yellowhammer that after the Thanksgiving holiday, Breland suffered a broken hip and was never able to fully recover … Read more
When Laura VanPelt mulled who might serve as flower girl in her wedding of last weekend, it didn’t take long to decide. But she didn’t settle on the quintessential tiny tyke swathed in a mess of oversized curls and layers of fluff. She picked grandma, who turns 95 in November. Unconventional, yes. You do that, … Read more