The Grandmother Gig: More Being, Less Doing

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

More Being, Less Doing

This past weekend, we were human beings, not human doings.

These photos are here to remind me that we do have

a few days like this every now and then.

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BarbAugust 16, 2016 at 11:12 AM
Wow - I must remember that first line! So true when we just allow ourselves to be, life comes into better focus. Lovely "being" photos!
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AnonymousAugust 16, 2016 at 9:00 PM
Looks perfect to me!
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Hi, y'all! I love that you've taken time to tell me something here. Makes me feel like we're neighbors.

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Cast of Characters

Mimi - Author of this blog, grandmother, creative spirit, musician, lifelong learner

Daddy-O - Husband of Mimi, granddaddy, farmer, lord of the manor

Mommy - First born daughter of Mimi & Daddy-O, stay-at-home mom, kind soul, teaches music to babies & moms

J-Daddy - Married to Mommy, gourmet cook, Gamecock fan

Big Sister - Sister #1, college grad, world traveler, loves to shop

Little Sister - Sister #2, , singer, pianist, tender heart

Baby Girl - Sister #3, inquisitive, loves to dance, creative

Jessica (Jecca) - Second born daughter of Mimi & Daddy-O, artist, adventurer, living in the southern mountains

Uncle Todd - Foodie, adventure lover, best uncle to the girls

Little Lady - granddaughter #4 for us

Brother -the only grandson in this group of girls

Quotes

A six-year-old was asked where his grandma lived. "Oh," he said, "she lives at the airport, and when we want her, we just go get her. Then, when we're done having her visit, we take her back to the airport." ~How Children Perceive Their Grandparents

Our grandchildren accept us for ourselves, without rebuke or effort to change us, as no one in our entire lives has ever done, not our parents, siblings, spouses, friends - and hardly ever our own grown children. ~Ruth Goode

Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children. ~ Alex Haley

We should all have one person who knows how to bless us despite the evidence, Grandmother was that person to me. ~Phyllis Theroux

As I learned from growing up, you don't mess with your grandmother. ~Prince William

Grandchildren don't make a man feel old; it's the knowledge that he's married to a grandmother. ~ G. Norman Collie

If God had intended us to follow recipes, He wouldn't have given us grandmothers. ~Linda Henley

It's amazing how grandparents seem so young once you become one. ~Author Unknown

Have children while your parents are still young enough to take care of them. ~Rita Rudner

If nothing is going well, call your grandmother. ~Italian Proverb

Tabs

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

More Being, Less Doing

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