He delayed first steps until his grandparents arrived!
We grandparents who are miles away miss so many milestones in our grandkids’ lives. Unlike our in-town counterparts, chances are we will miss some of … Read more
Jane Schreier Jones
Pure bliss. Reuniting with grandkids after months of quarantining.
Hugs are important to all grandparents, of course. But to us grandparents who live miles away from those little arms, this physical contact is even … Read more
A wee bit of sightseeing, even in pandemic times.
No restaurants, no stores, no social mingling on our 2,000+ miles trip from Ohio to Washington state to visit our grandkids and their parents. But … Read more
Hotels on our road trip, traveling to the grandkids.
If I had known then about hotels what I know now, we would have taken this 2,000+ mile road trip from Ohio to Washington state … Read more
Hi ho, westward!
My husband and I are caving. We are driving more than 2,000 miles to see the grandkids. We have protected ourselves against this lousy pandemic … Read more
The baby is 1 — and we’re 2,001 miles away. Darn pandemic.
We were there the day Sebastian was born, one year ago this month. A week before his due date, we were on our scheduled flight, … Read more