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Making Memories With Grandkids
Making Memories With Grandkids
summertime from different directions and distances. But Grandma
Judy and Grandpa Dick decided it would be good for them to spend
time together and bond as cousins by being together for four or five
days.
“So, it was basically a long weekend, a fun time, no parents allowed
and we would go pick them up and take them home,” Stratman said.
At first the get-together was just the five older girls but eventually
the smaller grandsons soon figured out whatever was going on at
grandma’s house, it was fun and they wanted to be part of it. Eventually
the grandsons decided to be brave, outgrew their shyness and took
a chance of being away from mom and dad for a few days. Now the
Stratmans have 11 grandchildren but a couple are much younger so
unfortunately, they missed the fun.
Every grandparent weekend had a theme so the first summer
getaway was Butterfly weekend.
Stratman, being sort of a DYI person herself, had supplies for the
grandkids to make glass butterflies and a trip was planned to the
Butterfly Museum. The last big decision for the weekend was to plan
next year’s theme.
For another year, Wildflower weekend was the theme and Stratman
sewed wildflower aprons for the flowerchildren but the fun was only
beginning. The kids planned a menu for one meal and everyone was
part of the planning. Stratman said the food was crazy because every
grandkid picked their favorite food. Macaroni and cheese were always
at the top of the list.
The cooks, of course, were the kids and Stratman’s kitchen was
a mess but no adults were allowed. The grandchildren handled
everything. The grandparents were formally invited as guests and the
dining room was named Wigwam café complete with hosts, hostesses
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and waiters and waitresses. If a grandparent was alone, they had to
a pick a date and Stratman remembered one year, her mom, great Whatever happens at Grandma’s house, stays at Grandma’s house.
grandma Dorothy was invited and she picked Stratman’s brother
That pretty much described the Grandparent weekends Judy
Denny to be her date.
Stratman hosted over the years with several of her grandchildren.
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on each other and Stratman treated all the girls to a trip to a beauty
big one and the kids had to follow grandma and grandpa’s rules.”
salon to get their hair done. After they did glamour shots. Even the
Stratman remembers the kids always liked to come in the
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