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Archive for July, 2008

Find Free Items through Freecycle Network

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Nana found Freecycle Network, a free recycling network. This can be of great assistance for grandparents raising grandchildren. Grandparents may be in need of bedroom furniture, tables, chairs, lamps, toys, and other items for your grandchildren now living with you.
Not realizing that there are grandparents raising grandchildren who are in need of household and children’s items, some people would put [...]

Grandmother and Granddaughter Tea Party

Monday, July 28th, 2008

As a grandmother raising your granddaughter, are you looking for a fun activity to bring you closer together? In my search for fun activities, Nana found a Grandmother and Granddaughter Tea Party that you can plan and prepare together to bring you closer together.

As part of the Tea Party fun, plan a fun activity to teach your [...]

Grandchildren and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Nana Finds information for grandparents raising grandchildren on the after affects a traumatic experience can have on grandchildren. Often times, grandparents are raising grandchildren because of a traumatic experience that occurred in their grandchildren’s life, such as witnessing a violent act, physical or sexual abuse, parent’s death, or sudden abandonment. The trauma may cause Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [...]

Free Food Assistance Program for Grandparents Raising Granchildren

Friday, July 25th, 2008

A grandmother raising her three grandchildren finds it difficult to meet expenses. With her pay check used up, the grandmother didn’t know how she could buy food for her grandchildren for the coming week or how to avoid losing her electricity service. To find where she found assistance, read this article…

Walgreens Refills Ink Cartridges

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Update: I used this service a couple of more times. I wasn’t pleased with the quality overall. I did get refunds for the cartridges that didn’t work, but it was a pain having to return them.
Great News!  No coupons necessary! 
Walgreens will refill your black ink cartridge for $10 and your color cartridge for [...]