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Making It Work

Faraway grandkids? 10 tips for a December to remember.

Sure, I’d love to have my grandkids coming over to help bake cookies and decorate the tree — but that’s not going to happen. But … Read more

Looking waaay down the road: to having teenage grandchildren far away.

My friend Gerry told me a story recently that really had an impact on me. His daughter, who lives three states away with her kids, … Read more

Hey, reading grandparents! Tips for getting terrific books at the library.

“Can I FaceTime with Nanna so we can read books?” Isn’t that what you’d love your grandkids to ask their parents? Sure! Reading picture books … Read more

“Flat people” to the rescue.

“Mom? Are you and dad busy?” asked our daughter-in-law on the phone one day. She sounded a tad frustrated. “Not at all. What do you … Read more

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Welcome!

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I’m Jane Schreier Jones, and I’m the proud and happy grandmother of:

  • • Charlotte, age 12
  • • Anderson, age 10
  • • Fiona, age 9
  • • Sebastian, age 5

The bad news: they live in the State of Washington and I live in Ohio.

The good news: I have discovered some things about being an out-of-town grandmother that have made my husband and me happily connected to these four darlings who are thousands of miles away. This blog is all about how we have made that work.

For more info on me and this blog, click on About.

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