I am blessed with three grandchildren - and they are all doing what we know all grandchildren do . . . they are growing up. My oldest grand now has a driver's permit! How could this have possibly happened so fast?!
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Take & Make the Time to Speak & Show Love
just for fun - Today, July 5th, is National Graham Cracker Day & a Recipe for Ice Cream Pie!
Today is National Graham Cracker Day! All grandparents know about graham crackers . . . or at least we know most grandchildren enjoy them! But what is the "history" of the graham cracker? I looked on-line and found the following . . .
Friday, July 4, 2025
grandma's cookbook - Blueberry Lemonade Cheese Cake Pie (No Bake!)
Since it is National Blueberry Month, it is a great time to try new desserts for get-togethers and if the dessert is a tasty no-bake recipe it could not possibly be more perfect! I was browsing on Pinterest and found a recipe for Raspberry Lemonade Cheese Cake Pie, but thought it could easily be switched to Blueberry Lemonade and had to share it with you!
You'll find the recipe at this link - I'd make the following substitutions . . .Happy 4th of July!
Thursday, July 3, 2025
grandma's chuckles - Kisses are Weird!
I have three grands; they are doing what grands do - getting older. But, even though they are no longer "littles", I LOVE EVERYTHING about being a grandma . . . the hugs, the kisses, the sweet smiles, reading books, playing games, making cookies . . . the list goes on and on! One of the wonderful things about being a grandma is being able to remember when they were younger and the sweet things a grandchild says once they begin to talk . . . usually there are a lot of really funny things they say, too!
Today is Not Really the Great American Grump Out, But Let's Celebrate It Anyway!
If you have been reading grandma's cookie jar for very long, you know I like to share with you silly holidays and special days . . . after all, when it is chocolate day, or pie day, or cookie day, or donut day, or ice cream day, who wouldn't want to celebrate with the ones we love???!!!Well, today is not really the Great American Grump Out Day - it is the first Wednesday in May, but it made me smile, so I thought I'd go ahead and share it with you anyway . . . On-line it says, "The Grump Out asked sour pusses to suck it up and refrain from getting their grump on -- at least for 24 hours. This includes no grumping, no frowning, no grousing, complaining, punching, slapping, hitting, or killing . . . FOR ONE WHOLE DAY. On this day you will knock it off with your grouchy thing and put a lid on it --- just for 24 hours. (It's not for a lifetime, just a mere 24 hours. If you get your 8 hours of sleep it means you only have to go for 16 hours.) After that you can go back to your old self again."
They also gave the following:
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Make Time for What Really Matters
Yesterday I was thinking about when my grands were younger and they spent a lot of time at my house - sleepovers and when their parents were working. Now they are older, so while they still come over nearly every weekend for a sleepover (I am SO blessed!), they do not typically come over in the summer during the days.
One of the Most Important Things I Do as, "grandma"!
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
July is National Ice Cream Month
By the way, did you know July is National Ice Cream Month?! I do enjoy a nice bowl of ice cream, but since I've been focused on losing weight (I've lost 100lbs since the start of 2020!), I rarely eat this sweet treat. I have found, however; sorbetto on a stick - especially the mini-size only has 50 calories per serving! Hooray!
But back to ice cream - let's look at some ice cream fun facts - did you know . . .
Today is National Tell a Joke Day!
Why don’t cats like online shopping? They prefer a cat-alogue.
What do you call a cow with no legs? Ground beef.What is a cat’s favorite song? Three Blind Mice.
Okay, well, Today is National Tell a Joke Day, so I thought I'd share a few jokes from the Today Show's Jokes for Kids - you will find more at this link, because of course, one big way to celebrate Tell a Joke Day, is by telling jokes!
Monday, June 30, 2025
More Dr. Seuss Quotes!
Each day through the month of March I shared a Dr. Seuss quote . . . he said some really excellent things; things worth thinking about for sure! Today I thought I'd simply share a few which stand out to me. So . . . my Dr. Seuss quotes for today are . . .
grandma's cookbook - Chocolate-Dipped Sparkly Pretzels for the 4th!
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Even More Dr. Seuss Quotes!
Are you ready for a few more Dr. Seuss quotes? Since Dr. Seuss wrote a lot of books; we have a lot of quotes to think about . . . today the quotes are ones which do this . . . make us think!