Archive: An enjoyable couple of days with our granddaughters

| October 22, 2025

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Archive: School is starting, but a little more fun in Toledo

| August 17, 2025

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Archive: A great time in Perrysburg with our granddaughters

| July 8, 2023

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Presentation by Taylor and time with our granddaughters

| March 26, 2023

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Archiving: A trip to NW Ohio to see our granddaughters

| October 22, 2022

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A last minute trip to Perrysburg babysitting our granddaughters and to check on new home planning and lot clearing progress

| July 27, 2022

Eventually I’ll get to part 3 of our family Canadian Rockies 40th Anniversary trip (post-trip nightmare, part 1 and part 2), but for now I’ll archive a few photos from this past week’s babysitting trip to Perrysburg. COVID has made its way through the Oostra family after their trip … likely the herding through the […]

Great weather to be in Perrysburg babysitting our granddaughters

| April 14, 2022

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Spent a couple days in Perrysburg with our granddaughters

| November 11, 2021

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Double spline miters, my granddaughters and early drives #TBT

| April 8, 2021

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Apple Mac announcement event this past week along with some fun babysitting Annalyn and Ellerie in Perrysburg, Ohio

| November 14, 2020

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A couple granddaughter photos from Brenda’s babysitting

| September 22, 2020

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Archive: Brenda’s flowers, busy working bees and babysitting

| September 9, 2020

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Planning ahead for a stay-at-home visit with our granddaughter

| July 22, 2020

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Winter weather, driving and fun babysitting Annalyn

| February 8, 2020

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So much fun babysitting Annalyn in NW Ohio this past week

| September 28, 2019

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Archive: Photo wrap-up of our 2019 summer week with Annalyn

| August 20, 2019

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Busy, busy. So just posting a leftover granddaughter photo.

| April 30, 2019

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Look who has been visiting our house for a few days

| April 27, 2019

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Official MLB Opening Day this year is March 28, 2019

| March 20, 2019

Are you looking forward to Major League Baseball for 2019? At this point, even the Cincinnati Reds look like they have a shot … although first pitch for opening day is scheduled for 4:10PM against the Pittsburgh Pirates and who knows where we’ll go from here? Nevertheless, I’m looking forward to the season and hope […]

We had a great time babysitting Annalyn on Valentine’s Day

| February 16, 2019

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2019 Figure Skating Championships in Detroit & Annalyn photos

| January 26, 2019

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Irresistible! “Hi Bompa … I see you” from my granddaughter

| January 19, 2019

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Granddaughter pleasure and driving with Waze GPS Navigation

| November 21, 2018

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Happily busy with our granddaughter Annalyn these past few days

| September 29, 2018

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A baby shower and babysitting fun for Bompa with Annalyn

| March 26, 2018

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The Howards and more playtime for Gma/Gpa with Annalyn

| December 30, 2017

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Granddaughter Annalyn and I enjoyed another day together

| November 18, 2017

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Personal week: Enjoyed another day babysitting Annalyn

| October 11, 2017

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Brenda takes a turn at babysitting our granddaughter

| September 20, 2017

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Enjoyed babysitting Annalyn in Perrysburg for a couple days

| September 16, 2017

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Happy Birthday to my wife Brenda (hard to resist this cute turtle)

| August 12, 2017

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Babysitting duty and exploring where I grew up

| May 2, 2017

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How much do babysitters get paid in 2015?

| March 25, 2015

Nationally the pay for babysitters is up in 2015 according to care.com as reported on CNBC this morning. When the reports indicate that wage growth is stagnent and inflation is at bay, they obviously don't have kids to take care of … [adinserter block=”5″]

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