Today is TBT, but it is also a day that I am going to reflect on my time growing up in the Columbia Public School system in Columbia, MO. I grew up in a university town (University of Missouri, Stephens College, and Columbia College) where there were infinite opportunities and activities in which children could join. It was not a big city – about 60,000 (now it’s 130,000!!) so it was very much a community in which you could go to the grocery store to buy sugar but stay for ha

From the “I’m never going to do that when I’m a grandmother” pointer…I’ve already done the following: Gravitate toward the toy/baby aisles…just in case there is a bargain meant for me. Take something to the grandbabies every time I visit. Even shop online and have things sent there. Always have a couple of new or “gently used” toys or books at Grammie’s house. And...Make cut-out sugar cookies. Yes, I swore off cut-out sugar cookies many years ago when I realized they just ad