Comments on: Staying close to family from afar

By: Susana

Susana — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:23:06 +0000

Your family has some wonderful ways to stay connected, Mary Anne. This was a fun post to read.

I absolutely love story time with Grandpa via the webcam!

We are blessed to live nearby all of our family. The furthest away are my brother–only a couple hours, and my mom’s sister lives in Utah. I am very thankful to have my parent’s so near.

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:07:46 +0000

I was also lucky enough to grow up very close to my maternal grandparents. They moved to be about two and half blocks away from us, to help out with my younger brother who has cerebral palsy. I have many wonderful memories of them and spent a lot of time with them. In high school I used to walk over every weekend to spend time with them and once I started dating Brad he became part of the tradition too. I love the Christmas book tradition your family has started, so fun and unique.

By: Tracye

Tracye — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:22:31 +0000

These are wonderful ideas. My mom lives a thousand miles away, so we only see her about once a year. That’s hard. My dad lives about an hour away and Hub’s parents lives about 20 minutes. We see them quite often.

By: maryanne

maryanne — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:21:44 +0000

In reply to Elise.

I should see if Grandpa is willing to record stories – thanks for the suggestion!

I think it’s wonderful that you send letters by post even though your family lives nearby. There’s something very special about getting and sending a physical letter in the mail.

By: Elise

Elise — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 04:08:42 +0000

So many great ways to communicate and share your daily happenings with family members. They must get such a thrill to hear from you and see what you have all been up to.

Storytime with Grandpa via webcam is an awesome idea. Would he consider recording any stories so that you can always keep them?

I never flew far from the nest so to speak. My parents live a couple of minutes from us and Troy’s family isn’t that far away either.

Even though our family is close we still send letters and drawings to grandparents. I like the idea of our children creating something and posting it off. Sav, Blakie and Taleea are learning that taking the time to write a little note and post it brightens someones day.