A woodworking project idea for my granddaughters this summer

| July 12, 2026

Each year when our granddaughters come to visit for a week, I try to do something in the woodworking workshop that keeps them interested in working with tools (and with their Bompa, although now that they are older, suspect that name will disappear). 😉   Katelyn gave me the idea of a “squirrel picnic table” […]

Archive: Summer week with our granddaughters was a success!

| June 22, 2025

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A fun family weekend in the pool before school starts this week

| August 22, 2024

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Archive: Summertime with Oma and Bompa – 2024 edition

| June 25, 2024

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Archive: KDAE February 2024 vacation to Florida Wrap-Up Part 2

| March 6, 2024

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Archive: KDAE February 2024 vacation to Florida Wrap-Up Part 1

| March 3, 2024

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Archiving leftover family photos to close out October 2023

| October 31, 2023

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Archive: Family photos and visiting NW Ohio as move nears

| August 6, 2023

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Archive: A great time in Perrysburg with our granddaughters

| July 8, 2023

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Annalyn and Ellerie with Oma and Bompa Summer 2023

| June 26, 2023

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My granddaughter enjoyed mowing with me on the Kubota

| August 27, 2022

Along with Brenda sending me a couple of belated video clips from her phone from earlier this month with our granddaughters, I thought the one of Annalyn mowing with me was pretty special. She spent hours with me while Ellerie was taking her nap and thoroughly enjoyed driving the Kubota … thankfully missing the trees!

A quick babysitting trip to Perrysburg and a check on Katelyn and Drew’s property and house building progress

| August 27, 2022

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Katelyn found a new version of Lucky Charms for Annalyn

| May 20, 2022

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Great weather to be in Perrysburg babysitting our granddaughters

| April 14, 2022

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Archive: Hardly artwork but memories with my granddaughters

| January 15, 2022

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Spent a couple days in Perrysburg with our granddaughters

| November 11, 2021

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Santa Mouse slippers, Christmas stories and Echo messages

| December 12, 2020

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April 1 is no joke this year, yet I am counting our many blessings

| April 1, 2020

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

| February 16, 2019

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A limited Corbett-Oostra family Christmas photo recap for 2018

| December 26, 2018

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Christmas 2018 project photos – a Maple Piggy Bank for Annalyn

| December 24, 2018

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Annalyn visiting with her Oma and Bompa – part two

| September 30, 2018

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We are looking forward to a couple days with Annalyn

| September 22, 2018

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Oh happy day – a FaceTime with Annalyn and Katelyn

| September 6, 2018

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A baby shower and babysitting fun for Bompa with Annalyn

| March 26, 2018

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FaceTime is a Great Time for both Annalyn and her Bompa

| April 23, 2017

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It is never too early for Annalyn to start reading a GOOD book

| March 15, 2017

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  2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.
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