Random Thursday Thoughts and a Random Contest!
My Thursday started with an F20. No, that is not a SUPER tornado. It’s the code on my front loading washer, the one that goes 24/7 at my house. When the washer stopped working a light flashed across the control panel saying “F20.” I called the repairman and he just happened to be in the neighborhood.
“So what is an F20?” I asked.
“Water isn’t going through the blah, blah, blah…” he said.
He didn’t really say blah, blah, blah but I didn’t understand and didn’t really want to know. I just wanted it fixed.
Which brings me to my next random thing….
For the past month the battery in my SUV has been dying on a random (tired of that word yet?) basis. Then the power steering seemed a little off. Then the radio quit and the door lock decided to only work periodically. I’ve been just dealing with it, but it was getting annoying. The strange part was I have a fairly new SUV and it tells me when something is wrong (it has a control panel just like the washer). A light appears on my dashboard if the motor has a problem. A warning flashes if I forget to change my oil. Not enough air in the tires….there’s a light for that too! But of all the things I just mentioned that have stopped working on my SUV recently, not a single light or warning! Go figure.
So today when I was talking to the washing machine man I told him about my SUV and he said washing machines are like that too. He said he’s worked on several that the code says one thing but it’s really something else. Or the code will pop up for several things, but the most basic things (like when the element goes out on a drier) there is no code. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it? Maybe digital isn’t always the way to go.
It also makes me wonder what is going to tear up next….scary thought.
On to the Random Contest….
For awhile I’ve been wanting to learn more about Rafflecopter. This morning I decided to read about it and host a giveaway. You, dear readers, deserve it. So I’m hosting a You Deserve It contest and the winner will receive a NanaHood Gift Basket. I’ll include a NanaHood tee, some items from the Zazzle store, and a few of my books! I wish I could open it up for everyone but the last time I did that I ended up mailing something overseas and it was expensive. So if you live across the pond you can enter only if you are willing to pay the postage!
Here’s how you win….
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Life has taught me to smile even when it’s hard because you affect everyone elses’ day as well as your own!
Life has taught me that tomorrow is not guaranteed, so have no regrets about today.
Life has taught me to not take anything so seriously. Use my faith and experiences to carry on with what happens to me everyday. When you get so tired of it all, take a hot bath and just lay there. Maybe even light a candle with the lights off. AS a Nana, I have learned in the past two years to have fun! To stop what I am doing and wipe his tears, hold him, show him things and tell him stories. Life has taught me to trust in my Savior fo rit all!
I am not new to NanaHood…I have seven beautiful/handsome grandchildren…4 girls and 3 boys. I honestly thought that nothing or anyone could own my heart half as much as my children…then I had grandchildren!! When I was a child, my grandmothers were the greatest!! I KNEW I was the most important child in the whole world…and my granddad called me his “brown-eyed princess”…needless to say, I grew up pampered and confident that the sun rose and set because of ME! LOL! That is what I try to re-create with my own grandchildren…the outside world disappears when they come…we play, bake, pretend, eat, joke, read, confide secrets, go to the park…whatever they want! I sometimes use the “cover” of “date night” for my children…they aren’t fooled…they call it “Nana night”! Advice??? Respect your children wishes with their children…cherish your grandbabies and the time you have with them…they grow even faster than our children did and be there as much as possible for the family…it is our most precious “possession”!
BTW, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the blog!!!
Recently my son got divorced. He has a son with first wife, my grandson Devon. He just had a new baby girl with his second wife. His first wife had a baby with her new husband. My son gets angry because I speak with her. But I must respect the fact she is my grandson mother. I love them all so much and I do it for Devon. I will not have him grow up wondering why I don’t love his brother
Am I just crazy! I say love all of them as my own. Also his second wife.has a son from her first marriage and I love him as my own.
Life has taught me to forgive and always love one anther i now have a daughter and i just live for her every day
Love nannahood. I am also a Nana. I have 5 grandkids and a foster child. Grandchildren are the light of my life!
I am only new to nannahood.My granbaby is just 12 months old. After having 4 boys
of my own it was great that my eldest son and partner wanted me in the labour ward with them for her birth. And after this precious gift came into my world her mum developed an infection and my son an bub came an stayed with us untill his partner was well to come home. I love it when they turn up out of the blue with her for a visit. We usually have family dinner every sunday. So all I can say is keep the communication lines open an be there when they want you. I love Nannahood.
Awww, Bridgette sounds awesome and so do you! Grandparenting is a “real” job as far as I am concerned. Blessings to you and hats off for your A+ attitude concerning your MS. You rock!
Okay, that is the funniest story I’ve heard in a while! I hope you made pictures before you cleaned them up! If you did I’d love to see them. Blessings to you Donna and keep that peanut butter on the top shelf!
Thanks for your Nana Wisdom and I so agree. Nanas are supposed to open their arms and shut their mouths (most of the time). Blessings to you Linda!
God is awesome and congrats on your grandchildren! Thanks for stopping by NanaHood.com
Amen, Lisa!
What a great idea on the journal! I love it so much I may do that too. Blessings to you Marla!
Thank you, Angela. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your story!
Hey! I’m not a nana yet but I love reading your pages. I have a 15 year old who will be 16 in July and her name is Alexis we call her Lexie. She loves to be dressy and wear her makeup and collects earrings. We call her ms.priss. I also have a 13 year old and her name is Brianna. She is the kind of girl that does not like to dress up she only likes T-shirts and jeans and tinashoes and likes to joke around a lot. Me and my husband has been married for 16 years will be 17 in August of this year. I love my life and my family and friends! Thanks for letting us read your pages. You do a great job!
I just noticed I said I WOULD love reading your blog. I already DO read your blog. And I forgot to give you some nana wisdom. Because of some family issues, I don’t get to see my grandchildren as much as I would like, even though they live in the same town with me. I have started keeping journals for them and record memories I want to give each of them along with cartoons, quotes, etc that make me think of them or that I just want to share. My plan is to give this to each of them on their graduation day (or sooner, if I’m in heaven before then 🙂
Again, thank you for the giveaway.
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Life as a Ma has taught me that I am probably more patient than I was as a mom. I have learned that Grandchildren fill a place in your heart that you never knew was empty.
I would love reading your blog. It’s very inspiriational. I even forward some or your posts to my husband who gets a kick out of your humor. Thank you for the cool giveaway. Would love to win. Have a blessed day!
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Being a Nanny has taught me lots of patience. I was a single Mom raising a Daughter and Son alone. I put myself thru Nursing school and got my BSN when my children were 7 & 5. I went thru life busy and,raising two children to best if my ability. I was totally blessed beyond,measure in 2008 with the arrival of My 1st Grandbaby. I was gifted a beautiful baby girl Nevaeh Hope from my Daughter!! Just three months later I was gifted me with my 1st Grandson Hadyn Hunter!! Then 15 months later my Son gifted me with another Grandson Dallas Kohl!! I had to be Nanny because my Mother was already Nana. I am blessed beyond measure with these gifts from GOD and my children.I truly have learned patience with three lil gifts from GOD!!! Life is amazing and,wonderful as a NANNY!!! I love my grandchildren beyond, measure!!! I would sacrifice my life,for these babies!!! Nothing better in the whole world than seeing their faces light up as the,run into my arms screaming: Nanny….Nanny!!! Shew…GOD is awesome!!
I found your website through a friend who had the cutest saying’s and quotes on her wall I decided to find out where she was getting them so I clicked on over and found the other Nana’s!!! I am caregiver to my Grandson also, Iv’e noticed a lot of us are, and I love it. Just like some of you I get exhausted sometimes, he is seven and a very active boy but it’s the good kind of tired. I guess through that Nana experience my “Nana Wisdom” would have to be that I really pick and choose what I think is important enough to bring up to my Son and his wife as far as my grandson is concerned. Iv’e learned that everyone has their own style of parenting and that my way does not have to be the only way of doing something. If I am asked my opinion about something I surely give it but I try very hard not to add my two cent’s worth a lot of the time. I think it helps my daughter in law feel more confident and she think’s of me as an Ally and not some sort of competition. Thank you for this site and for your own “Nana Wisdom”
Never leave a 2 yr old and 3 yr old unsupervised with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and 12 yr old wiener dog! Was in the bathroom for just a couple of minutes and when I came back, the 3 yr old was putting peanut butter on her 2 yr old brother like eye shadow, she had jelly on her cheeks like blush, and the 2 yr old was feeding the dog his sandwich! Have you ever seen a dog, let alone an old dog try to eat peanut butter??? How my poor dog got jelly on his backside – I don’t wanna know! Had to put ALL 3 of them in the bath which I ended up as wet as they were! Thank Goodness it was nap time after that – I was exhausted!!!
Honestly, yours is a blog that I kind of had forgotten I was following! But now that I’ve re-discovered it, I’m definitely going to make more of a point to read. Being a Nana is one of the crowning joys of my life–living far away from my two adorable little grandsons is one of the biggest heartaches!
I’d love to win your basket…
Cindy at Notes in the Key of Life
Hi there! I love your blog and your FB page! Finally someone who “gets” my love of being a Nana! I am a full time Nana. I have Multiple Sclerosis and am not able to work outside the home. My granddaughter was born shortly after I could no longer carry on with my “real job”. Since I am home full time I decided I would provide the care for my granddaughter while her parents both work. There are days when she wears me out totally and completely. She is now almost 3 yrs old. Her name is Bridgette and she is the light of my life. There are many days when it would be much easier for me to lay around and not MOVE but because of Bridgette I MUST move! She is my reason for getting out of bed sometimes! I think perhaps she has kept MS from robbing me of more than it already has. Thank goodness for being a Nana!