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2009/07/30
As you can see, Nana’s Corner has a new look that reflects the feeling I want my visitors to feel – a warm, friendly welcoming one. I hope that describes your first impression of the new NanasCorner.com.
To have a new website design has been a wish of mine for sometime now. My son, who designed my first website (which I loved also) surprised me this week with my new and improved site design. I don’t know where he found the time with work, a new bride, and a wonderful honeymoon – but I’m glad he did!
Nana’s Corner has continued to steadily grow since my first post was published in November of 2007…and with that, so has the number of visitors to whom I thank tremendously. It is a great feeling to know my hobby has become something that is enjoyed by so many.
So, please stay and visit awhile here in Nana’s Corner of the world. Let me know what activities, poems, and experiences you enjoy with your grandchildren…how do you stay connected? I enjoy hearing from my visitors…please let me know you visited today.
Keep in touch,
Nana
2009/07/20
Friendship poems and friendship quotes are a great way of letting your friends know how much you appreciate their loyal, supportive, never ending friendship. Include a friendship poem or friendship quote in an invitation to spend the day together visiting antique stores, getting pampered at a spa, play golf or tennis, taking in a movie together, or by just having a leisurely lunch or dinner at your house or a favorite restaurant. If you are fortunate to have many friends, plan a pot luck picnic to be held at a park where there are several fun things that you can do together or bring some along.
For younger friends, learn to make friendship bracelets together. This is a great summer activity. Many of the summer camps teach this craft.
National Friendship Day
“Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving,
make every day a holiday and celebrate just living!”
~ Amanda Bradley ~
National Friendship Day, proclaimed by U.S. Congress in 1935, is celebrated on the first Sunday in August. The official international Ambassador of Friendship Day is none other than that lovable friend to all, Winnie the Pooh.
My granddaughter’s 8th birthday party with friends (family is the next week) is on August 1. Some of her closest friends will be sleeping over. When I told her Friendship Day is on that Sunday, she got very excited. We’re going to plan a special friendship breakfast for her dad to make on Friendship Day and then they’ll learn to make the friendship bracelets before they go home. (This year it is also Ice Cream Sandwich Day, too…dessert for her friends breakfast?)
Recipe for Friendship
2 cups of patience, 1 heart full of love, 2 handful of generosity, 2 cups of loyalty, 1 cup of understanding, A dash of laughter. Mix all ingredients well. Sprinkle generously over a lifetime and serve everyone you meet.
“A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.”
~ Fr. Jerome Cummings ~ (more…)
2009/07/16
Sports Alitteration Poems
Just as sports are fun for both boys and girls, poetry can be fun also. Both boys and girls can enjoy the following alliteration poem examples, Cheerleading by Barbara Johnson, Foul Shot by Edwin A. Hoey, and The Base Stealer by Robert Francis, describing those who bring supporting spirit and two often exciting game moments in two of the most popular sports in the USA. Grandparents, parents, and teachers, after explaining the definition of alliteration (the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables) and reading the following alliteration poem examples, ask your grandchild, child, or student to find the examples of alliteration and to explain how alliteration adds to the mood and visual impression created by each poem.
Cheerleading by Barbara Johnson
Sport, show
Squad, strive
Smile, stand straight
Silence simmers
Step, stomp
Shout, sing
Solid stunts
Synchronized sounds
Supporting spirit…
Score! (more…)
2009/07/13
Our family vacation on Long Beach Island was great! After having weeks of rain since our son’s wedding the weekend after Memorial Day, our LBI vacation was especially enjoyable with 8 days of sunshine!
While on vacation, there was a potential disaster in the making back at our daughter’s house. Our oldest daughter and family stayed with us through Monday. They had planned on going home after dinner because her husband had to be at work the next day. Since Poppy was planning on going home to water flowers, etc., the plan changed. He drove our son-in-law home (only 25 minutes away) and Lori and kids were able to enjoy Long Beach Island another day. After our son-in-law had been home for a short while, he heard a noise in the backyard. He looked out and found a couple of neighborhood boys attempting to get the above ground pool gate open. Because our daughter still had one car in Long Beach Island, the boys thought no one was home. Their plan, obviously, was to enjoy a swim in the above ground pool. Luckily, our son-in-law thwarted their plan…I don’t think they’ll be back…ever! And, he’ll be buying a mesh safety cover, ASAP! No telling what might have happened if those boys got into the pool. (more…)
2009/07/03
Family Fun in NJ
We’re about to go on our family 4th of July vacation.
We’re going with our family relations…
Down the parkway, down to the Jersey shore.
We couldn’t ask for much more…
Sun (we hope) and lots of warm sand,
Outdoor movies and strike up the band!
Bar-B-Qs, boardwalks and rides, fireworks for all…
Young and old, big and small.
Play and relax, swim and see the sights…
Short as it may be, we’ll have had our family time together
And, be assured, there definitely will be another!
~ by Nana ~
Family Fun in NJ
Since we live only minutes from the beach, we’d often go there to view 4th of July fireworks displays after our family Bar-B-Q. We’ve also made a point every few years to take a special 4th of July mini vacation or a “staycation” where we stayed close to home. This year we’ll be about 60 miles away from home, still in NJ but having a real vacation with our children and grandchildren.
Some of our most memorable 4th of July family fun in NJ celebrations were:
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