Comments on: Camp Grandma: Origins

By: Jolana Malkston

Jolana Malkston — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 15:11:00 +0000

You’re going to be a terrific grandma, Lucy. You’ve already had lots of practice. 🙂

By: Jolana Malkston

Jolana Malkston — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 15:07:00 +0000

What happens at Grandma’s stays at Grandma’s is the usual rule around here too. The four-year-old broke the rule himself when he played me against his parents, the little devil. If he hadn’t tried that, his parents would never have known he lied to Grandma.

I think most of us learn to appreciate our parents so much more when we become parents ourselves. I remember apologizing to my mom for my youthful behavior and thanking her for not abandoning me in the forest like Hansel and Gretel.

By: Lucy Kubash

Lucy Kubash — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 01:59:00 +0000

While I don’t have any grandchildren (at least not yet) I did spend a lot of time with various nieces and nephews both before and after I had my own kids. Aunt Lucy had them for sleepovers, trips to the movies, trips to get ice cream, trips to the local Haunted House at Halloween, trick or treat, birthday parties, and on and on and on….Maybe that’s why I enjoy having so much alone time now! But I’m sure your grandkids will always remember their trips to Camp Grandma.

By: Jolana Malkston

Jolana Malkston — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 23:06:00 +0000

That’s what we all thought at first. As it turned out, Number One grandson is into running his own lawn mowing business after school and is going to be a CEO. Number Two is going to be a design engineer or an actor–he has a flair for the dramatic. Number Three, the new baby in the post, is going to be the politician. His parents and brothers have nicknamed him The Prez. The fourth brother who eventually came along has turned out to be the comedian of the quartet. 🙂

By: Jolana Malkston

Jolana Malkston — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 22:45:00 +0000

Camp Grandma is fun, quality time with our grandchildren, but after it’s over, MG and I need a few days to recover. It’s a reminder of why we have children while we are young.

By: Melissa Keir

Melissa Keir — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 21:53:00 +0000

What a wonderful story! I’m so glad you get to spend so much time in your grandchildren’s lives. Too many grandparents don’t! Congrats on a wonderful new tradition.

By: Paul Dellinger

Paul Dellinger — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 21:19:00 +0000

First Born is going to be a politician!

By: Margo Hoornstra

Margo Hoornstra — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:46:00 +0000

Rules or no rules? Although I do dutifully compare notes with their parents after our camps, we have a not always mentioned but hard and fast rule. What happens at Grandma’s stays at Grandma’s. Sometimes it works, most times not. Isn’t it great how we become more and more valuable the older and older our offspring get?