The Grandkids Are Invading

Prepping for adventure.
#Grandchildren

https://warnercrocker.com/2026/05/18/the-grandkids-are-invading/

The Grandkids Are Invading

The grandkids are coming! The grandkids are coming!

It certainly feels like an invasion as we prep the house, prep the fun and games, and prep ourselves for their arrival. They’re spending most of the week. We’re spending a small fortune.

But we wouldn’t have it any other way. Bring ‘em on

You can also find more of my writings on a variety of topics on Medium at this link, including in the publications Ellemeno and Rome. I can also be found on social media under my name as above. This site does not use affilate links. 

The Grandmothers Who Become Mothers Again

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-grandmothers-who-become-mothers-again

#MarALago #FWakeMarALago #Florida #Grandparents

1. Aren't #WiseElders supposed to take care #Grandchildren ?

2. #KidsTheseDays have #Elderly #FoxNewsCrazy #voters #voting for #Epstein Florida ?

3. Epstein Island for our little kiddies? Vote Epstein? Wise elders?

#HateYourChildren Fox News media

#Retired #Retiree #Florida #Texas #Arizona

1. There is EVIDENCE they have #SexualIntercourse and birth #Grandchildren

2. #FoxNewsCrazy elderly population. #RealityFoxNews

3. You Reddit and Bluesky app users scream #Incels are the crisis: #TrumpVoters elderly Fox News ignored!

#PredatoryBillionaire Murdoch.

Home Again

Whew. We’re back home after a week helping out with the grandkids. Good times. Good fun. Crazy exhausted. 

Catching them for extended periods about a month in between each tour of grandparent duty, it’s astounding to see how fast they grow. Most of my grandpa tricks don’t work any more. So, I’ll have to pull out a few new ones for the next visit. 

You can also find more of my writings on a variety of topics on Medium at this link, including in the publications Ellemeno and Rome. I can also be found on social media under my name as above. This site does not use affilate links. 

Good morning. 🌅🌊🍵

29 April 2026

We’re doing a little traveling in May. We’ll head up to Arkansas to watch our granddaughter graduate from college, then turn west into Oklahoma to meet our newest great‑granddaughter. It’s not a huge trip—maybe three days of driving altogether—mixed with “camping out” in hotels. And honestly, the hotel life is something we enjoy now and then. There’s a certain rugged adventure in surviving the Holiday Inn Express, the Marriott, or the Sheraton, where only the truly hardened can endure.

It’s a strange moment when you realize you’re old enough to be a great‑grandparent. It hits with that “oh my, what happened” feeling. One day you’re fine, and the next—boom—you’re ancient. You’re still here, of course, but you’re no longer part of the machinery that keeps society running. That’s all been handed off to younger generations, except for the few of us who refuse to step aside quietly. Instead, we keep inserting ourselves into the fray until the end, dragging as many people with us as possible. Do I really believe that? Probably not entirely—but that’s what came out. It’s complicated.

In stories and shows, you never see a group of seventy‑somethings working in an office or partying until dawn. Well, except for The Golden Girls. People in their seventies and eighties have appointments and regimens to keep. Speaking of which, I need to make sure I have enough meds for the trip. 😂

“Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.” — Chili Davis

“Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.” — Lois Wyse

“Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened.” — Terry Pratchett

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #morning #landscape #shorebirds #aging #grandchildren #travel.

Boomer grandma challenges family norms by asking why she has to do the traveling for visits

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/boomer-grandma-challenges-family-norms-asking-why-she-has-to-travel-for-visits-ex1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boomer-grandma-challenges-family-norms-asking-why-she-has-to-travel-for-visits-ex1