Items she collected on our walk There's nothing sadder than watching the innocence of childhood come to an end. This weekend, while spending time with one of my granddaughters, I realized she's not a little girl any longer. At 9 years of age, the changes have come subtly but this weekend, as I watched her, I realized she's teetering on the edge of teenage life. I'm thankful for the time I get to spend with her. It isn't a lot, usually once a month and at major holidays and birthdays. I'd love to have more but I'll take what I can get at this point. We did a lot of things while she was here. I always try to find fun ways to keep her entertained without plopping her in front of the TV. The first thing we did was a science experiment. We talked about density, volume, and air. I used a bar of regular soap and a bar of Ivory soap to help give her a visual explanation. She laughed as we put the bar of regular soap in the bowl of water and it immediately san
Moving from survival to thrival one day at a time