Monthly Free Give-A-Way

Each month there will be a new free monthly give-a-way item.  The item is totally free, no shipping cost, no gimmick, Just For Fun! Just leave comments to my posts and you will have a chance to win this months wonderful gift.

August's Give-A-Way Item

    

Daisy Kingdom - Broomzelda Fabric Panel

All the fabric pieces to make this cute Halloween stuffed 21" doll. You just need the stuffing. I made one, and it is adorable. If you sew or know someone who does, this is a fun project that can be saved year after year.

Each time you leave a comment to one of my posts on this Blog throughout the month, you will be entered one time. If you comment on each post, you will be entered one time for each comment. Your odds improve each time you comment. I post to my Blog several times a week, so check daily. Any inappropriate comments will be removed and not entered to win.

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Comments

[Barbara Noel]

Hi just found this site.
It really sounds great.
My husband and I were raising our grand daughters when he passed just 8 weeks ago today. So now its jus me, and as before I am having areally hard time right now with his passing and the 13 yr old. Mouthy mouthy, mouthy, now matter what I say or ask I get I dunno know, then when I punish I am always the bad one and why am I doing this to her all the time, now it has always been this way, but right now I just feel like I can't nor do I want to continue with this kind of behavior.
He was always the easy one when it came to disapline, not like me, as I do not like the disrespect or will I or have I ever tolerated it, but now it is as said before jus me and my buttons get pushed rather fast, and I believe on purpose, but what am I to do? Do I send her back to the foster care system, that I believe sucks as it was there that we got custody from, even tho they had been removed from our 2 daughters care for drugs and other child abuse situtions.
I do love her very much and would hate to
, but my sanity is very important to at this time too.
someone please help with some ideas or thoughts.
I understand that I am having alot of emotional things at this time and so is she the I can't and never will tolerate the blant disrespect and disregard for me and the home..
Thanks and any help will be greatly appreciated, Grandma in NC

[Blessed one]

I havnnt been on for a little . I want to let you know what is going on . My daughter is in a home for vilance , Her boy friend beet her . She is 8 mounth pragnent . We wentto court . and she is trying to get her life togeather . I heard it befor . When do I beleave iam atched already to the baby . That she going to have . I try to not . BUt, I cant helped it . Court gave he temp costdy and we the grandpeants have temp costdy with the girls living with us. Mom has the write to prove she can be a mom . I hope god give her stangth . To start with the love of god . We will see .

[Blessed one]

I have a Quation ? IF the mom of the childen move in and give us cousty till she get on her feet . Will we still have the help with finaceing . She said she will help but , I heard that befor . WHat dose a granmother and mother to do .

[Blessed one]

My daughter is in a safe house . She has been coming over to see the kides know . I just dont know if this is as low as she will go to come back as are daughter we new. I do have to say I was 2nd gussing myself but , KNow i know that my grandughters are safe . It could of been them . I want to know . Never 2nd guess yourself becouse god has a perpuss we just dont know what that is . Someone said you have to serander your daughter back to the lord and he will keep her safe > I did . He gave her to me and know he has to take her back . We keep are childen for learning and messtack but the lord is alway ther father . Savety is the first polacy . The kides are wounderful and the oldest can talk know and she is going in to pre k .

[Blessed one]

My daughter came over again . She was fighting her boy friend . I have to hear it all over again . I love her But, I told her put that energy in to the kides not fighting with her boy friend . I know when she tells me that . I dont want to give the kides back to her . I think she is giving me a gilt pitty party . I have to stand stroung . Its so hard to do this . I know the kides lover her . She really wants the kides back but she cant while the bad bagage is still there living with her . What has a hold on her to stay with this man. I dont know . ITs fisical and mentel . The kides do not and will not be put in to this position again . I just feel for the new baby that is coming in to this world With pearents like that . I hope i will be able to see the baby . Not that i dont love that baby he will be here in oct 18 the girls need to know there brother. Thats going to be so hard For the kides . Watching there bother go home with there mom and they cant . what do you do for resentment ? THe oldest girl starting all ready .

[Blessed one]

I wish i had the will to do the start a group . I dont know if there is anything like that . I have a quation . If you have a group is it just for the grandpearnt or for the childen to . I think that is a grate idea . Keep the good work up .

[Blessed one]

Iam hoping you are right . I sometimes think i am doing the wroge thing and then she dose something that would not be right for the kides . Her way of living ,Thank you for the kind words . Sometime you just have to hear if form someone eles.

[Blessed one]

My daughter last week end came over for a first in a long time . The girls and the family had fun . We went to the zoo. I told her that her youngest daughter was going to the dr. She called today to see how she was . Thats a meracal in its self . my 2 year old grandughter has to have set of tubes in her ears . Her mom wants to go to the sergery . I dont know if i did righ or not but , I told her yes . I would like to know what you think? I have temp but going to have full . I didnt want to think that i was trying to have them not see her . DID I DO GOOD>

[Blessed one]

I want to know if anyone ceated wills grandchilden in your live know. I know iam only 43 and my huband is 40 . I only have a far if I pass where do the childen go . There is a lot to think about . I know no one like to think about this .We are hear to take care of are childen what happens when we are not . JUst hope they will be safe . LOve are childen all day u never know where we will be . DO it for you grandbaby.

[Blessed one]

I want to bless the childen with altisum. My grandaughter where tested . She is 2 She is on the border of the low end but dont have it. The kides that have this ON the high end I have a blessing for in my hart . I have a blessing for the grandmothers and grandfathers That have to grow a child with altisum . There is a lot of help out there . also . do your research . There is so much out there that us grandpeants we dont know . Just not haveing pearents is one hardest to ajust to . that says it all right there . Just look around and dont take no for answer. You are the gand pearents know.. JUst in joy your babys.

[Blessed one]

I have a grandchild that is 2 going on 3 in 6 mouth. She dose not speek . She in early entervention withch is a grate school . she goes for 3 day and only get 3 speech classes . I asked the teacher if she can go 5 day and she will be going 5 day for speech also this is half day. She will be going to pre shool next year . DO you think this is to much ?or iam doing the wrong thing . Early intervtion is a very good shool . They told me that I will be able to cut back days if it to much . Iam so afaid of making a messtake with my grandchilen it was so diffent with my daughter and my son . But look what happened with my daughter . didnt turn out to good .

[Blessed one]

Iam sorry I also wanted to tell you that it said in the artical . That thses monthly grants average about $400.00tor one first child and $150.00 For each assitional child . Iam trying to get though to them but, they say there busy .. If you find anything please let me know to . Iam looking also . Hope this may help someone I know we all need the help .

[Blessed one]

I would like grandparents to know if they dont all ready . I was given to me artical in the aarp. Grandparent aid it said that there is a grant out there for grandparents that are taken care of there grandchilden . I will give you there email .Vist www.aarp.org/NY or you can call them ar 1-877-454-6463

[Blessed one]

I have one thing I just dont know how far to go? I have had my grandaughters for about about 9 mouths . My oldest grandbaby is 4 she wants to be a bellareena. She keeps asking me .I dont know if I should get her in thing becouse I dont know what is going to happen . I have temp costdy . What should you think I should do . I know the pearents will not keep it up . She is in school thing like speach and ot . But , I know they have to fallow that. I just dont want my grandbaby HURT.

[Fran Dodson]

Forty-Eight Hours ago we were granted guardianship of our three
grand daughters ages 11, 9, and 7.
This is the first time that I have visited your site, and I already have bookmarked it, as I know it will not be my last visit. My husband is 64 and I am 60, and we realize that we are about to dramatically change our lives, but we also know these three children need our love and much needed stability. The title of the book "The First Day Of Forever" is so appropriate, as we
have been saying exactly this phrase. The girls on the cover also look like our three girls!
Thanks for all you do!

[Blessed one]

I would like to know WHY when you go to court the juge looks at you like you are the bad one . Like your just takeing these kides for the heack of it . Like your not going though enough. Or iam I the only one feeling like this . I just want the best for the kides . I want there mom and dad to grow up . I dont think that will happen . My daughter is in to far with this boyfriend that know they are having a noghter .What will happen to that child? My goodness will ever stop .

[linda byars]

just got my grandchildren from the courts. its sad to see the kids screaming while pulling them out of their mothers arms. because the parents chouse drugs over their children. o how our children bring much sorrow, pain,and stress in our life.

[Blessed one]

To my last post iam sorry the child that is asking is only 4 Years of age . thank you I love this site .

[Blessed one]

When your grandchild start asking where there mom and dad are . What do you say ? It just makes my hart hurts I change the there minde to something else. My harts go out to the kides that the pearants just dont see them on visting days .

[Blessed one]

Lets talk about courts and the mom and dads just dont want to do what the courts want . How long dose this go on . We go back to court about everyweek . And they still dont do anything know they dont even some to see the kides . MY grandaughter said I want to see mom and dad What do I tell a 4year old? The quation are the hardest . what and how do I answer her with out say it mean about her mom and dad . Thank you

[Blessed one]

hi what did you do on the 4th with the childen ? we dont have a lot of money .So we did everything free . Had hot dogs then went to the play ground also went to the fire works. I took my labtop and whatch moves till the fire works started . The kides where in ther glory . A little gos a long why .

[Blessed one]

I saw that monica mc Quinn . I saw that you have a grandchild with adhd . Iam right with you sweetie . I have a son that is adhd he is know 21 and doing well . I had many night that i cryed my slef to sleep . Know iam take care of my grandchild that is to beleaved adhd . Its like starting all over . But, One thing i will let you know there is hope . There are adhd chats line and there should be groups out there . I know now if your grandbaby is seeing a thereapis but that helps a lot . A good word sistum works to . LIke if you haveing a hadtime getting him or her to sleep in there bed . I made up something like the good fairy . YOu may have to try again but keep it consitstent . The good fair come only when the kides go to be and in morning they may have something like a baseball card / or a little thing you may find at a greage sale .
Hope this will work . do a lot of reserch . I know my son was on med also . timerelease when he was little . he said to me mommy I feel like my hart not beeting fast and my head not going fast . HOpe this may help you can write me anytime . There is hope Beleave me . Its not easy for you I know but its not easy for the childen eather . They dont make friends well . They can work in school . They have a had time finding something they like . MY son love computor games . Lots of people looked at me as a bad pearent . Becouse we let him play a lot . But that would help him and know he had a deploma in graphics and he can tell you anything about computos. The childen with adhd Are very very smart . Did you know a lot of dr/ lawyers / they own there own busnesses . Just take time for you self . Bless you .

[Blessed one]

I want to wish you a very happy 4th of july . We made a very special day for the childen . The smile on there faces are the best that I have seen in a long time . Some time we stress out and I know its heard BUt,. yOu see litle ones just glow ear to ear . YOu know your doing something right . Happy 4th .

[Blessed one]

Hi this is the blessed one . I have a grandaughter that is 4 years old .She is going on to preschool > We are haveing a potty isue . She is going to a therapist .They say becouse she has not seen her mom for about 4 mouths and her father for 6 month that it is a way of control that she only have . I have tryed everything from sticker. M M , to reading her a book on the pottey . I hope she will grow out of this soon . Becouse her sister is 2 and will being soon herself going on the big throne.Any more idea? thank you

[Blessed one]

I need some ideas ? How do you get a way from the kides with your husband . I have not a lot of help ,I just have been so tired and I have palmanery hippertention . My husband give me time to myself but . I would like time with him . Like a date . ANY IDEAS OUT HERE> HELP >

[Monica McQuinn]

Hi I am a grandmother of a nine month old baby boy who child service took away custody of him away from my daughter and now I have temporary custudy for now they are giving her 3 months to get herself together in which she hasn't even tried to do, so at that time I will then get full custudy. It has been a roller coaster trying to take care of him because my baby is 19 years old I had my daughters at a young age so I could have time for myself but unfortunately that isn't going to happen anytime soon. I feel like i am on a roller coaster running out of control and not knowing when it is going to slow down. It is so hard my mom and stepfather live in KY and I live in Ohio so I have no support to help me I am working full time and trying to find babysitting is aweful and I can't afford to put him in daycare they tell me it is 210.00 a week and there is no way I can afford it. I am barely surviving as it is and to add him into the mix is very hard I love him with every cell that I have in me but sometimes I get sad for him because he needs his mom at this age and she isn't around she is bipolar and will not start back on her treatment cares about nothing but what she wants and thats it.

[Blessed one]

Hi I dont beleave it . KNow we have to go to trile at court. ONe thing or anouther . My huband and I just want the pearent to grow up . They wont do anything the courts say to do . So know we have to see if they will take what we sageast to them . If they dont here we will go on to the tril date . Wish us luck . we have the luck its the childen. The blessed one

[connie bechtel]

Hi I am 50 and my husband 45 are raising my 3 grandchildren 2,4, and 6. One with adhd. We both thought of traveling and doing what we wanted when the our children left the homefront. Now we are working even harder and not traveling anywhere. We where told we are crazy for taking them for the time my daughter is incarcerated, but noone else would step up to the plate and take them. My heart could not let go of them. So we have them, we had what was supposed to be a support group meeting with what was to be her friends to help us and take the stress off of us, but so far we no help from them. They always seem to be busy when called on. So we do it ourselves. I cry alot.....like now. Sorry! The sad part is there is no father for any of the children, except for my husband. We are looking for support of any kind at this point if you know of any in my area.(Hamburg/Reading Pa.

[Then bless one jackie]

I want to say to all the gandma and granpas that they are the needs of there grandchilden and the hope in there world . Iam also a grandma with 2 grandbaby girls . We have to go to trile know becouse there mom and dad will dont complie to the courts . I ask my self why? I still cant unerstand .. I have to just beleave . One dad at a time . The bless one . Thank you for this blog .

[Blessed one]

My husband and i are raising 2 grandaughter . With special needs . They are 2 and 4. The youngest is being tested got atsium know and the 4 year old is going though speech and ot. She is going to a thurapist also . THe 4 year old may be ADHD > we Take one day at a time . People say to me there blessed to have you . I say no iam the blessed one .I have a dease Palmunery hippertetion . thank you .

[Lou Ann Hawes]

We are 50 and 55 and have a 20 month old granddaughter permanently living with us and 4 and 10 year old grandsons that are living temporarily with us - my favorite comment is "I thought that we would live in a gated community in our 50's just didn't know that it would be baby gates!'
I enjoy your blog - nice to know we are not alone.....

[Jennifer Nichols]

I agree - great blog!
Thanks for inviting me. You are now in my favorites! :-)

[Doreen Schroeter]

Still great to hear stories about other people in my position!

[Martin & Toni Aksamit]

We would never have thought that we would ever have to watch as drugs destroyed our beautiful daughter, or have to visit her in prison. Now, we are parents (at ages 50 and 48)to our 3 1/2 year old grandson. Ryland has been with us most of his life. He came to stay as a Foster child when he was 15 months old and has been with us since. Now we are adopting him and it should be final this month.

We have had the rare experience of having the same case worker throughout our time working with the Foster Care system. This case worker has been very good, we have appreciated Abby very much.

Our greatest difficulty seems to be how to deal with the relationship with our daughter. Perhaps other grandparents with incarcerated children could share what they have done about visitation at the prison and the results. In particular if you have adopted your grandchildren or know for sure you will be raising your grandchildren till they are grown.

It's nice to hear from other grandparents. Thanks for another support resource for us.

[Barry Levit]

Hi, my wife an I have been raising our two granddaughters, one since birth and one since she was two months old. Both were taken into custody at birth and we became their foster placements until now. Until now because we are adopting them and that should be done in a month. What a journey. Not only did our retirement plans change from an organic macadamia nut farm we own in Costa Rica, but we had to learn how to negotiate the "crazy" foster care system and then the adoption system. We are popping out the other end finally and doing fine.

I want to offer the following to those who come behind us...

1. A plan called Pro Care can provide formula for infants if WIC is unable to. A doctor's prescription sent to the program in Anchorage is all it takes and the doc's do it for you. It is free and provides special needs formula. We needed enfamil lipil and WIC could not provide it.

2. When "negotiationg" subsidies with OCS, they CAN pay for day care after adoption if you are tenacious and really have the need. They too can provide funds for your family if your lifestyle/circumstances need monies after adoption... like finding your self on a fixed income when the kids are now needing activity monies, etc.

We are 59 and 55 and have a two year old and a 10 month old. Be tenacious

Barry Levit
polarbar_2000@yahoo.com

[Doreen Schroeter]

This is the first time I have visited this site. I will be back! Thank you for putting this out there for us!