Gram, Mam, minus Sam

Hi There. Gram Here. 2^nd attempt at my first blog post!

My first attempt is floating aimlessly in the blogosphere... so goes my life….maybe I can go there too? Now that would be a bloggable adventure! Id love to see all the words that have been sent into cyberspace, homeless, wanting to be reunited with their creative force. Ahh…another post for another day.

Trying to teach this GRAM about the finer points of technology and the glitches that can occur is NOT fun so my first lesson…via Mam… is to write in Word…SAVE…and then transfer to blogger.

Had to get that out of the way because trying to re-create creativity that occurs at 6am cannot possibly be duplicated at 10!

Oh…yes…back to the latest adventure…

So yesterday Gram is invited to babysit Sam while Mam goes to the dreaded dentist.

Mam occupies Sam until Mam comes home

Dada comes home so that Gram and Mam…minus Sam….can have an evening out

Let the laughter begin….

The evening begins with a little clothing party where we encourage each other with perfunctory comments…”oh that looks great on you”…”what are you thinking??”…”oh…you have to buy that…it’s sooo you.”

On to a quick (okay…not so quick) bite to eat where we attempt to solve the problems of the world (1^st world or 3^rd world to be determined – and explained at a later date) Serious concerns are voiced over a couple glasses of pinot grig (one for Gram, Two for Mam) and a heaping helping of giggles to lighten the mood. I mean seriously…can two blondes not solve the world problems over a glass or two of wine?

Glancing at our watches…and reminding ourselves that we are both supposed to be on the South Beach Diet (Did I mention that we were at a Mexican Restaurant with endless baskets of chips and salsa?)…we decided that it was time to go home.

The problem-solving on the ride home continues (we hadn’t yet uttered the necessary 10,000 daily words it takes for every female…blonde or otherwise… to feel fulfilled). We almost reach mam’s driveway and we are thoughtfully discussing an issue that needs answers when Mam looks over at me and quite seriously asks, “Do you think that it is Creature vs. Culture?” *** Eagerly nodding, I am in complete agreement when Mam looks at me and bursts out laughing and exclaims that she thinks she means “that other thing” which I quickly conclude to be “nature vs. nurture.” We giggle so hard that we can hardly contain ourselves.

***GRAM-MAM FACT ALERT: In OUR vocabulary there are nuances that we will refer to as “Gram-isms” and “Mam-isms” and there will be NO doubt that there will be “Sam-isms”. (It is a genetic issue) We love words! And when we can’t find the right one, we have been known to create our own. Call it verbal and literary liberties. We also are “saying-challenged.” When it comes to old “sayings” such as, “I can’t see the forest for the trees” (What the heck does that mean, anyway??) our minds just don’t compute and we just can’t seem to ever get it right. Some people may refer to it as a faux pas (but even that sounds like a verbal passing of gas to me!)

Personally…I like it! This new mam-ism is quite hip…edgy. Creature vs. culture. I think I’ll keep it…use it even. Life can be fun. It’s an adventure. It’s what you make of it!

Did I say how much I love to laugh? How much I need humor in my life? It is my coping mechanism of late to ward off the darkness that comes with life’s challenges.

So…thank you, dear Mam for the gift of your time (Gram’s number #1 love language) and the laughter (definitely should BE a love language) and your love. You are so precious to me.

Love and Laughter….Gram, xoxo

Welcome To... Gram, Mam & Sam!

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Welcome to the Adventures of Gram, Mam, & Sam!

We are SO glad you stopped by. 

We are three generations of woman with a love of life, our families, and having fun with one-another.

The Three of us Gals spend quite a lot of time together.
Every day spent together isn't always planned, or should we rather say,
 "goes according to our plans", but they are certainly
always full of LOADS of adventure.

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Everyone has a different outlook on what an "adventure" truly is. Some see adventures as huge undertaking's or incredible once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Are those adventures? Of course!

Yet, to Gram, Mam, and Sam, "adventures" are also ones that happen when we least expect it, in the routine, in the mundane, even in the "mucky-ness" of life.

That's actually where we have found the most incredible little adventures. Ones that have us laughing, giggling, and as Sam would scream for...asking for, "more, more, more"!

As Winnie the Poah (yes, our adventures have even been known to surround cartoon watching!),
would say,
"As soon as I saw you, I knew adventure was going to happen".

So, come along with us, as we experience the adventures of Gram, Mam, & Sam!

Meet Gram: Faithful Wife to S, Mama to Two (E-zzer & Mam), Gram to Sam, Gourmet Cook (Self-Taught, Cooking Class Trained), Beach Lover, (Believes that Sea, Sand & Sun can heal all), Type A (organized pile maven), Talented Writer, Plans Her Life with a Pencil, Trusts God with the details, Behind-The-Gates-The-Real-House-Wife-Style Dweller, & Introvert Dreamer.

 Meet Mam: Wife to J, Mama to Sam, Wanna be Cook Like Gram, Lover of the Water (Spent her summer's by the Shore-Thanks Gram!), Type A (wonder where mam' got it?), Wanna Be Writer, Plans Her Life with her Iphone, Daily Hopes Sam doesn't throw her iPhone overboard, Suburbia dweller, & Extrovert Dreamer.

 Meet Sam: Binky Loving, Toddling Teething Toddler, Full of Lots of Energy, Limitless Curiosity, and begining to display characteristics of Mam's high need and high maintenance diva Type personality. (Blame Mam' who blames Gram). She is the apple of Mam's eye and the jem of Gram's heart. (Introvert or Extrovert TBD).

With Love,
Gram, Mam, & Sam