Children

Who uses cursive nowadays? The strange squiggly writing that gave us headaches in the third grade is still puzzling youngsters today. The difference is that now almost no correspondence is in cursive anymore.

My friend Mary brought her two grand daughters over because they wanted to hand deliver the birthday cards that they made for me.  On the way out the door Mary got them to serenade me with a quick Happy Birthday Song.  Here is Keegan and Ava singing me my personalized Happy Birthday Song...

Hey Mom's and Dad's, grandparents everywhere, keep your kids safe in the car with proper car seats!  On NBC's Today, they discussed that very thing with some new recomendations.

On the "Andy & Chuck Show" this morning we talked about Facebook and it's unbelievable growth,and, the amazing statistic that 1 out of every 13 people is on Facebook...world wide!  I can't even do the math on that one, so let's just say, THAT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE!

Family Christmas just this past weekend. My uncle was explaining that his adult kids were attending a Christmas party at one of their friend's homes, who has a 2 year old. "I gave her the best present," he boasted. Something he referred to as "big popper" and sounded like every mother's worst nightmare, but made the little girl crazy with glee. So what are the presents parents

Looks like we have another national landmark to be proud of.   We toured the new Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Sunday.  Very impressive.  Loved the attention paid to creating a "softer" looking place for kids.  Those of us who have spent time in the hospital with kids know it can be a very scary place...