[Nfb-seniors] New to list

[Valerie]

Hello, Ramona, that paints  a nice picture and all that fun!  

My daughter is expecting twins around Christmas and  already they have  a
little one who is just 16 months. Does anyone on list do child minding on
their own?    I also have two other grandchildren , little girls 2 and 4
years. 

Child minding as grandparents is very similar to being a vision  impaired
parent, but do think there are a few different challenges for us.  One great
thing we bought recently is a giant floor puzzle of the alphabet, that has
been fun for all of us.  I'm still looking for more games we can share in
play, so if any ideas, I'd love to hear.  
It is very nice to be chatting with other grandparents. 
Best wishes. Valerie  

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-seniors-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-seniors-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Ramona Walhof
Sent: Friday, 14 November 2008 2:03 PM
To: NFB Senior Division list
Subject: Re: [Nfb-seniors] New to list

Valerie, you have come to the right place.  We have lots of grandparents.  I

had 3 of my grandchildren here tonight for a couple of hours.  They are 2, 
5, and 7.  After we had dinner, and they danced to the keyboard, they 
decided they would dress me up like the Queen of England.  This meant they 
put about a dozen necklaces arounmd my neck, (marti gras beads), brushed my 
hair, put a wizzard hat on me, and brought my food in plastic picnic dishes:

jinglebells for salad and soup, plastic penguins for steak, etc.  Then I was

covered up with the tablecloth as a blanket, so I could take my nap.  You 
can tell, grandchildren are lots of fun.  The two-year-old has just learned 
to sing jinglebells and la-la-la for deck the halls.
Sharing ideas is fun.  advice is free.  But the first thing is enjoy!
There are no right or wrong answers, but I am sure you can get plenty of 
opinions.  I would love to hear about your experiences.
Ramona
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Valerie" <rosetta at adam.com.au>
To: <nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:50 PM
Subject: [Nfb-seniors] New to list


>I am a new subscriber to the list and also a fairly new grandparent, wonder
> if there might be other grandparents on list as I'd love to share  some
> ideas or ask  advice, would this be the right place to ask  Kind Regards.
> Valerie
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