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i'm new to the group but not to eons. i have three grown children and six grandchildren. two we see quite often, the other four live too far away to visit much. i sure miss them.
looking forward to getting to know everyone.

I am active on a huge cross stitch forum. Someone posted an outraged thread about how people always assume cross stitch, embroidery, knitting, crocheting, and other needle arts were only for 'old grandmothers sitting around the kitchen table.' The poster was outraged because she was only 27. Imagine.

So, I am curious. How many of you grannies do any of the needle arts? Are they dying arts known only by us grannies? Or do most of us grannies not do them, either?

And if you do any of them, did you teach your kids and/or grands?

Marti in Mexico

My Walgreens moved into a bigger store and service went down the drain.After a year of lousy service from the pharmacy I elected to move to CVS.Price isn't the issue I have no insurance so its cash money.Service is a issue I need my prescriptions before
I go trucking.Walgreen's was quick to take my money,but now are dragging their feet to release my prescription records.Shame on them as a customer I have the right to move those records as I see fit Now everybody needs to know how poorly treated you can be by a huge drugstore chain
Prozacsmom

Do you think it's necessary to post a "goodbye" message when you leave a group? Sometimes it's not what you were looking for, sometimes you just don't agree with the topics. If I had to leave a group that I was active in, posting and commenting frequently, I probably would post a reason for my departure but I've left groups that are not very active and in which I posted very little without leaving a farewell note. How about you?

As older women,we like fine wine get better with age.There is a collective powerful wisdom that runs thru a group such as this a lot of us been there done that good,bad and yes even the very worst.Life is a series of lessons repeated till the lesson is learned then you get a new lesson.Everybody yes I do mean EVERYBODY brings something into the mix.The mountain you can't see climb may only be a bump in the road to others.I think this group can go far if it chooses to.
Prozacsmom

help; My husband and i work very hard 5,sometimes 6 days a week. Our youngest dought will be 28 years old this week and she and her boyfriend want to go to out in the middle of the week on her birthday,problem is she wants us to babysit the children,she gets off work at 6pm and wants to bring the girls over at 9pm. problem;MY husband and i have to be at work at 5am, we get up at 3am to start getting ready for work. I have to tell her no, but i know how she will react, she will throw a tantum and tell me i dont care about her or i dont love my grandchildren,we are tired of her hurting our feeling just to get her way,how do i deal with all that anger and stuff?

I thought I would put my two cents worth in about the fluff-that is about all it is worth.

I have sent alot of what you call fluff to this sight-unfortubately I enjoy sending pics-not much of a blogger or long winded person-simple and to the point.

I feel removing the fluff is fine and different sites offer different things.

Grannies are not old farts-but people who enjoy life and family, as we all hae some, good and bad.
Just like this site family is important-toxic can be removed and replaced with positive and motivating conversation.

I find the rules a bit to stuffy and I have had my share of them all my life. I will continue to be ruled by bosses, the police, and certain things in life that require writing inside the lines.
Sorry-gotta go. Delete me and rid me of the stuffiness of this grannies group, because I might be old, but I am not dead YET.
Was fun will it lasted-but as they say "All good things must come to an end"

My hubby is retiring this Friday, (Leap Day) after 30 yrs at the same place.... He is a very humble, but emotional person and didn't want much fuss made. So he comprimised with his co-workers and agreed to a small get-together for about 75 people. Every time I talk to his secretaries about the plans, they start sobbing like we're planning a funeral! I'm thinking if they're going to miss him so much, and I'm concerned about having him hanging around more, there's a deal to be made in this....any ideas?

I go to my home page and click to one of my groups and start replying to the posts. While I am typing away I noticed that the post I'm responding to was written more than a year ago. Has anyone noticed the same. I think I'm at currents posts but I'm not and I'm not scrolling

Had a not too serious conversation recently about who would change my diapers when I got too old to take care of myself. My 13 year grandson said sheepishly, I'll change your diapers, Grandma". Now that's love.