My daughter

Yep that is her, my daughter. I am so very proud! She has become such a successful singer! One day she will become the new Taylor Swift.

~Clarice

Gun granny

I guess I was a bad influence on my friend. She must of seen me a while ago when I was angry and was holding a gun, because yesterday I went to deliver some cookies at her house and she stepped outside and held a gun up to my head! Luckily she calmed down!

~Clarice

Motorcycle granny

Hey guys! Look at my friend riding on my new motorcycle! Isn't she on fire! She can go really fast! She is not one of those knitting grannies she is a hard core motorcycle granny. Just like my roller blading friend!

~Clarice

Smelly socks smell

Smelly socks smell!
Socks are smelly smells
wash them in the well?
well i can not tell . . .
tell? i cannot say
smells, go away!
no, not today
i wish before yesterday
yesterday is not today-so clean like theres no tommorow!


Just a little poem a wrote, i will blog a poem every week-i like routines!
~Gertrood

My high school picture

Awwwwwwww wasn't I just the cutest thing when I was in high school?! I thought that I would share my high school picture with you! Ohhh I remember the good old days when my hair wasn't gray!

~Clarice

Roller skating Granny

Unlike me and most of my granny friends who play bingo and charades, my friend Thelma here is a hard core roller skater. She is on a roller skating league with 20-25 year old men. She usually kicks butt when it comes to strength and speed! she wins most of her races! Even though she may be a bit wrinkly she kicks butt when it comes to roller skating! Oh and did I mention she wrestles too?!

~Clarice

funnypeepsHAHA

funnypeepsHAHA is a "you tube" rocker! this ecently new account is owned by my neices. go to youtube.com and search The Horrible Frank1N1 to find one of their videos.http://www.youtube.com/user/funnypeepsHAHA
-Gertrood

My friend Martha! :)

Have I ever told you about my good friend Martha? Well this is a picture of her. She always trys to crack me up with those faces of hers (although her regular face is funny enough.) JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!!! :) Ohhh Martha you gotta love that old geezer.

~Clarice

My favorite website!

Did I ever tell you guys what my favorite website is? well it is granny in paradise. I think they modeled it after me! I mean I love my life, it really is paradise! That is a great picture of me! Do you think that sun dress makes my butt look big?

~Clarice

UH OH! GRANDMA GOT RUNOVER BY A REINDEER!

hello! i would really recommend the movie "Grandma got Ranover by a Reindeer!" its definitly a real thriller, but i think u would enjoy it! i hope that grandma turns out all right.... WELL TOUGH NUGGIES FOR HER!
Love to all,
~Grandma Shirly

Back in the good old days......

hello! lately, i have been thinking a lot about when my husband and i traveled to texas in the summertime! we took lessons on how to square dance there, and i think im quite good! heres a pic of us in the good old days....
i encourage you of taking square dance lessons of your own!
~Granny Shirly

Jenavive

thats my grandaughter, Jenavive. I believe she gets her looks from me.

Texting

Lately I have been trying to be very "hip" like all those teens in the world so I have been talking to my friends on the phone a lot lately. I have been trying to figure out how to instant message, or as you kids call it "texting" but i couldn't figure it out but I am getting my new full keyboard phone in a couple of months and I have already started the countdown!!!!!!!!!! ~Clarice

Buzz???????

Whats all this buzz about buzz? if you don't know than your stupid! Everyone who's anyone is buzzing and us grannies cant get enough. although, i am self conscious about my appearance so i posted this pic as my profile picture.

thats my faux profile pic

~Gertrood

Go to Artsy Mommy.com!

Hello! I hope everyone has visited our friend's website- www.artsymommy.com! Its full of arts and crafts and fun for all ages (even the elderly age)! Just subscribe for $14.95 a year to learn all kinds of arts and crafts! Thats right! Just go to www.artsymommy.com! That's right- www.artsymommy.com!


~Grandma Shirly

KNTTING AND ITS HISTORY

Knitting is an ancient craft with a long and well-documented history. Queen Elizabeth I is known to have worn knitted stockings and there are many items on display in museums worked in fine yarns with an almost unbelievable intricacy. Nowadays knitting is a more practical craft, geared to today’s busier lifestyles. This does not mean however that the craft has lost any of its fascination, and there is tremendous satisfaction to be obtained from the successful completion of a knitted project! Crochet is a fundamentally different technique from knitting - stitches are created using a single hook instead of a pair of needles and the fabric does not have to be ‘cast off’ at the end. Generally speaking the material that is made is thicker than fabric knitted from the same yarn, but once you are experienced and confident the work ‘grows’ much more quickly than knitting does. Crochet is a fascinating craft and well worth the time taken in learning.
Have fun knitting!
~Grandma Shirly :)

good old granny tubing!

thats me tubing!!! Me and the other fellow grannys did a little granny tubing ourselves! Had some good old granny fun!!!

-Dyanne

(P.S the quote of the day is " Whatever tickles your peach"

Granny with gun

I was a little angry the other day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Clarice

Stay fit

ok I thought that I would just sum up what gertrood said here it goes STARY FIT GRANNIES AND SHOW OFF YOUR CURVES!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Clarice

Fitness rules!

These are just some friendly dieting tips for all of you alders that want to get fit for bathing suit season.

that picture you see is one of me last summer, frolicking on the beach.

Numerous changes in body composition and physiology are associated with advancing age. Compounding these changes are the accompanying lifestyle, social, economic and medical conditions that often impact the amount and quality of food that elderly people have available to them. To maximize their resources, the elderly must make an extra effort to choose nutrient-dense foods and avoid empty-calorie snacks.

Elderly people are at increased risk for nutrient deficiencies, and should ensure adequate intake of calcium, vitamin D, folic acid, vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium and fiber. Here are some specific recommendations to ensure they get the most from their diets.
Seniors should increase antioxidants and fiber in their diet
As our bodies' own natural antioxidant systems become less effective, we must increase our intake of antioxidant and potassium-rich fruits and vegetables, such as artichokes, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cranberries and plums. In addition, many seniors fall short on dietary fiber. In addition to helping maintain optimal cholesterol levels, fiber improves irregularity. Good sources of fiber include beans, oats, oranges, raspberries and green peas. A bonus of eating lots of fruits (such as pineapples and cherries) and vegetables is that they're rich in a compound called bromelain, which may alleviate joint pain.
Eating foods rich in protein and B12 is especially important as we age
Protein is another macronutrient that the elderly may fall short on. A safe protein intake for elderly adults is 1.0-1.25 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. The body's ability to absorb vitamin B12 declines with age (found mostly in meats), so it makes sense to consume foods rich in both protein and vitamin B12, such as salmon, sardines, albacore tuna, sardines and flounder. The added bonus to these foods is that they are a source of omega-3 fats (as are walnuts, avocados and seeds), which may help improve brain function and reduce inflammation.
The senior diet: often deficient in calcium, vitamin D and vitamin B6
Good nutrition planning is needed to reach the recommended levels of calcium and vitamin D (for bone health), and vitamin B6 (for energy metabolism and heart health). Riboflavin deficiency in the elderly is actually quite common, at about 24% not meeting the RDA for this vitamin; while approximately 10% do not meet the RDA need for vitamin B6. Foods rich in these nutrients include bananas, yogurt, chicken, spinach, fortified cereal, milk, beans (such as lentil and pinto), fish (yellowfin tuna and snapper) and whole grains.
Limit sodium intake
It is common for the elderly to have a diminished sense of taste and smell. This may be why they readily add salt to their meals. The new dietary guidelines suggest limiting our sodium intake to less than 1 teaspoon per day to reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure. These individuals should try adding curcumin (a compound in curry that may protect against Alzheimer's disease), Mrs. Dash® salt-free seasonings, and other herbs and spices to meals.
Watch vitamin A intake
Vitamin A intakes in the elderly are generally below the current standard of 1,000 milligrams per day for men and 800 milligrams for women. Despite these low intakes, liver stores of vitamin A are well preserved with advancing age so supplementation would be more detrimental in elderly persons than in younger persons because of a diminished ability to clear this vitamin from the body. If retinyl esters build up, they transfer into low -density lipoproteins (LDLs) in the bloodstream, remaining for several weeks to act as potential toxins.
As we age our caloric needs decrease, but body fat may increase
One of the most noticeable changes is that we lose lean body mass (muscle) and gain body fat. Between the ages of 30 and 80, lean body mass declines by about 15% in people who are sedentary. Because of these changes, we need about 10% fewer calories as each decade of life passes. However, our nutrient needs generally stay the same. When declining energy requirements are not matched by decreased caloric intake, total body fat increases.
Different stages of our life require different health strategies
At every stage of life, our bodies change. As a result, certain nutrients become important for optimal health at different times. Always keep in mind that there are specific nutrition considerations that, if addressed properly, can help each of us function at our peak

Later,

Gertrood

Knitting

look at my bud she is a knitting addict she is a little chunky so i took a picture of her face and pasted it on to MY fit body. ok ok stop nagging me i know fine that is gertroods body i admit it i know i could drop a few pound but i am on a weight watchers diet. -Clarice

ice skating

yo its gurdy here, and i wanted yall to know that we went ice skating today in school for the elderly. our oldy teacher fell on his back. i didnt fall at all. . . yup, the old granny still has it!

Bacon!!!

Hi its the troodster here and us grannies havesome news for you. We are trying to get a new word around. The word is bacon, and its new meaning shall be cool. I know what youre thinking "we dont need another word for radical" but you cant have too many slang words. so instead of saying "thats a cool knitting needle collection" you can say "thats a bacon knitting needle collection" so , yeah. bye.
c u l8r ~gertrood
p.s. do you like how i used my txt sklls there? ttfn.

EVERY GRANNY LOVES THEIR CHINESE FOOD!

Hey peeps its grandma shirly! gosh golly, how much i love my chinese food! I have an old friend who lives in china, she doesnt want her name to be revealed because she doesnt want reporters banging on her door, u know all the fame we grannies get, having our own website with thousands of viewers.... SORRY! DOZZED OFF THERE! anyway, she gives me free chinese food! Here's a picture of her:

Splendid words!

Just some funky words to pump up the partay

populus
noun
a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars

fan⋅tab⋅u⋅lous 
Show Spelled Pronunciation [fan-tab-yuh-luhs] Show IPA
–adjective Slang.
extremely fine or desirable; excellent; wonderful


ho⋅ri⋅zon 

–noun
1.
the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky.

and last but not least, the meanings of the granny names

GERTRUDE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Dutch
Pronounced: GUR-trood (English), ger-TROO-də (German), khər-TRUY-də (Dutch) [key]
Means "spear of strength", derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and þruþ "strength". Saint Gertrude the Great was a 13th-century nun and mystic writer. It was probably introduced to England by settlers from the Low Countries in the 15th century. The name was used by Shakespeare in his play 'Hamlet' (1600) for the mother of the title character. A famous bearer was the American writer Gertrude Stein (1874-1946).


CLARICE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Possibly from a medieval French form of Claritia, a derivative of CLARA. It was brought to England in the Middle Ages.

DYANNE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: dee-AN (French), die-AN (English) [key]
Variant of DIANE

SHIRLY
gender: feminine
Pronounced: SHUR-lee
Usage: English name, orgin of Cheryl (sherill)
~gertrood

MY BOBBLE HEADS!!!!!!!!

look at my bobble heads!!!! -Clarice

GRANNIES BUDDIES

look at me and my granny buds!!!!!!!!!!!!! aren't we just the cutest things!!! :)

darned gadget

Hello all. i just purchased a new computer device. and its rather snazzy. its a macintosh! and its pretty darned hard to work this gadjet!When this "pleasure" first arrived, i kindly refrained to shouting "DAGNAB! THAT FANCY GADGET!" or, for our japanese followers "これらの空想ガジェットをつかまえるダグ!" aaah the good old days in japan. 私は返す可能性がしたい！but, america is where my friends are. bye!

~ Gertrood

old Baby pictures!!!!

Hi everyone I would just like to show you a lovely image of me as a baby with my dog ooog:

aren't we adorable?!?!?!?!?!

please comment back on how cute I was!!!

-Dyanne

elderly dating service

Hey if you are an elder like me! Then go on to http://seniors-site.com/index/Articles/Living/Dating/Online and they will set you up with a smoken hot wrinkly old elder!

-Clarice

denture cake!

I recently had a birthday and my husband made me this cake it is a model of my dentures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Clarice

GRANNY UNDERWEAR!

I know you might think that might underwear is a little big but I am a granny and like it baggy!

-Clarice

WEBDINGS translation

Hi yall! im typing with webdings! can u read what im typing? later
-gertrood

WEBDINGS

hi tall im writing in webdings! can u read what i am typing??? im curious!
-gertrood

Wrestling grannies

hey everyone i am going to join the wrestling team because i am one wrestling granny!!!!!!!! (jkjk)

-Clarice

my flexuble friend!

meet my flexible friend! -Clarice

More sickness (and txtng)

Ya im sick, still sick. Still sick as a pattywag0n. i even had t0 mis my ar0bics class! :(
but the up side of 2day is that i learned how to txt! lol! But 1 thing thats not lol is that in txtng, there is a lack of grammar and pr0per spelling! so maybe i wont txt N E more!
ttfn!
Gertrood
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.vallipub.com/images/granny.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.vallipub.com/&usg=__-b6BuVzYViGL3XQyTCXKlaQ2osw=&h=288&w=228&sz=34&hl=en&start=40&sig2=xa2TL0OsncLrdLg9JDSrlg&itbs=1&tbnid=ZVeKUGLoW9_XMM:&tbnh=115&tbnw=91&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgranny%2Btexting%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26start%3D21&ei=SNNgS8XFM9yF8QbuhJ25DA
click on this link to see the inspiration of me txting in the first place! :)http://www.newlaunches.com/entry_images/1009/28/iNO_CP09_1.php
click on this link to see a photo of my new cellular telephone

wrinkle remover

ok if you are a grannie and struggle with wrinkle issues like i do picture of me with my picture of me with my wrinkles (I know I need a face lift but what granny doesn't) use wrinkle removersp you dont end up like my dogs!!! - Clarice

tissues

Hi everyone, you might think this post will be about tissues, but you've guessed wrong!!! Its about my cute little kitten tissues!!! Here is a picture:

yep thats tissues!!!! Shes really kind!!! she also has a sibling named Sneeze. Here is a picture of her yep thats Sneeze for ya!! they are the best of friends!!!! we also have a big fish named Frankie. Here he is:

ya theres Frankie!!!! I'm so very sorry but I got to go tame tissues and sneeze's manes....bye see you later!!!

-Dyanne

SOUP KITCHEN

hello everyone!
today i went with my geezer teacher to a local soup kitchen to visit some friends!
while i was there i saw my friend Dyanne, and i had the pleasure of meeting Mr. "why the long face" (people from M&T's elderly class will remember him)
so long everyone!
your fellow friend,
shirly<3

Sickening sickness (sick as a bullfrog)

yo its gertrood and im sick today. Stomach problems. Theres a stomach bug going around the school for the elderly. But i get to miss it today because i am sick as a bullfrog.

My friends!!!!!

Hi everyone I'd like to show you all my good old granny friends!!this is actually me on my new power scooter!! I named her plant!!! now back to my friends:

this is my friends!!!

I know im getting a little bit off topic but i kinda wanted to add a pic of me fishing!!!!

yep thats me! in the good old days!!!!

love ya lots!!!! (:.) ( for anyone who does not know what that is...its a granny with some wrinkles and a mole!!)

-Dyanne

skiing

ok I know there has already been a blog feturing skiing but I just wanted to encourage all the elderly out the to get there old wrinkely but on to a pair of skis and try it i mean that is what the rest of us grannys do

Good ol' days

Today, in school for the elderly, there was a typewriter! Mich to my suprise, it handled like a dream. The only problem was that our shrivled up rat teacher brought it in. So there must have been all sorts of icky germs on there! So i pulled out my handy dandy. . .

PURELL! its my favorite thing ever! So after sanatizing the typewriter, i used it, and wrote a novel!

bye bye!

~Gertrood

shopping!!!

Hey grannies!!! the other grannies and I went to the mall today and had a blast!!!! we went into Aeropostale, Delia's, Hollister, and the lindt store!!! we had a lot of fun!!! I got a few hip and happening granny clothing devices myself!!! I got a Hollister shirt and a Aeropostale shirt with two camis!!!!!! We also had some granny lunch(Gertrood's dentures fell out a few times but we managed to survive!!!! We had some good old clean Granny fun today thanks to Scottman Blackman( who by the way got a nice little hair cut himself)

-Granny Dyanne

school for the elderly

The other grannies and I recently got accepted into a school for the elderly! BUT ARE TEACHER IS A MAJOR OLDIE!!!!!! HE IS OLDER THEN I AM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and let me tell you I am pretty old) he reminds me of of a shriveled up rat!

-granny clarice

Chocolate!!!!

Hi this is Granny Shirly saying
"I LOVE CHOCOLATE!!!"
Recently the 4 grannies went 2 the mall, and we happened 2 stop in my fav store. LINDT CHOCOLATE!
So i bought maybe something like 100 pieces! Although it got stuck in my dentures a few times.....

sisters

these are my younger sister I am older then them by like a thousand years

-your truly Clarice

Pageant Granny

I was watching toddlers and tiaras and i saw that a new episode was coming out and its about pageant grandmas! like moi! Just kidding, me as a pageant grandma is just a dream. Oh yes! Toddlers and tiaras is my guilty pleasure!

meet

heeey guys im reeeeealy nervous for a meet that i have today!!!! wish me luck!!! btw cant wait to go shopping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SKIING!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok I just wanted let evryone know THAT I LOVE SKIING! Skiing is awesome so everyone who skis U ROCK! and yes i ski on a program called ski elderly because not only the hip and young ski!

-lots of love Clarice

pets for the elderly

http://www.petsfortheelderly.org/

Did you click it? If your wondering why i attached that link, its because im considering adopting a pet. and i found this great foundation, that is called the pets for the elderly foundation. Plus i heard that adopting the pet at an old age it can prevent heart diseases!

Over and out,
Gertrood

WHO LOVES TACOS!!!!!!!!!!!??????????? GRANDMA SHIRLY DOES!!!!!! I DEVOUR TACOS (EXCEPT SOMETIMES MY DENTURES FALL OUT IN THE PROCESS) !!!!!! SO ANYONE WHO SHARES THE LOVE FOR TACOS, COMMENT HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THEM!!!!

Love,
The Caring, Thoughtful Grandmother,
Shirly <3

HEYYYY

hi everyone we want to get you guys as hands on as possible soooo plz blog and let US know how you like our website! and anyother things that u feel like bogging about!!!!!!!!!! thnx a lot guys!

~your old pal clarice

songg 4 u!

HI TO ALL THOSE WHO LOVE TO SING!!! IM GONNA SING U A SONG....HERE GOES

to the tune of " oh christmas tree" (I SHOULD HEAR U SINGING!!!)

OHH PECAN PIE OH PECAN PIE, HOW LOVELY U LOOK ALL SMOOSHED UP

OHH PECAN PIE OHH PECAN PIE, U ARE VERY GOOD 4 THE ELDERLY

U LOVE TO BEEE SO VERY KIND

U LOVE TO ACT LIKE A BIG VINE

OHH PECAN PIE OHH PECAN U RADDLE MY TASTE BUDS!!

WHOOO HOOO THAT WAS MY SONG!! PLZ COMMENT ON HOW U LIKED IT!!!

DON'T FORGET, UR SPECIAL IN EVERY WAY

-DYANNE

cool thingy

http://http://www.icarly.com/iPlay/iFun/game86.html

Hi! Its Gertrood! Yeah, thats right, i spell my name that way!

Today I got a GREAT idea. Its this - school for the elderly! Seriously! Think about it, everyone is like, the little babies are stupid! But really, its the elderly that need some old school schoolin'! comment and say that you agree! (if you do agree)

GRANNY IDOL!!!

HEY WHO WATCHED AMERICAN IDOL!!! IT WAS AWESOME! I WAS SO GUNNA TRY OUT! IM GUNNA WIN! YAY!
~Granny Shirley (:

hilar pix!!!!

cat!!!!!!!! weird granny!!!! Surf Granny Singing Granny

-Granny Dyanne

Cool Fact

DID U KNOW THAT IT IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR PIGS TO LOOK UP IN THE SKY!!!!! ITS TRUEEEEEE

OLDEST GRANNY EVER!

The oldest person in the world was a granny and lived to be 122 years and 164 days old! She was born February 21, 1876 :) and she died August 4, 1997 :(

SHE WAS ONE OLD GRANNY! :)

-Grandma Clarice

POP QUIZ!!!!!!!!!!!!

my favorite show is american idol

my phone is the xenon

my favorite color is blue

i have a dog named snicker comment with your guess use granny name please!

NEW GOGRANNY TEAM MEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi everyone I would just like to tell everyone there will be a new gogranny team member! Her name is granny Gertrude!

-Granny Clarice

Newby Grandma

Yo! Its grandma Gertrood! Im not new to being a grandma with my buds, grandma dyanne, grandma clarice, and grandma shirly, but i am new to this site! And im proud to say that i am officially part of the site!
=) ~ Grandma Gertrood

RUN GRANNY RUN!!!!!!!!!

ok I thought this pic was just so funny that I just had to share it with you I hope you like it!:)

THANKS!!!

HEYY FOLLOWERS!!! THANKS THEY JUST KEEP FLOWING IN!!! KEEP 'EM COMING WE NEED FOLLOWERS!!!!!!!!!!! WE ALREADY HAVE DANA AND SYDNEY, U GUYS ROCK!!!!! PLZ COMMENT OR COMPLAIN ABOUT OUR SITE AND MAYBE WE CAN FIX IT!!!! THANKS U GUYS ARE AWESOME!!! <33333333333>-GRANNY DYANNE!!!!! <3333

american idol

OK I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT AMERICAN IDOL IS THE BEST SHOW EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (AND YES EVEN GRANNYS WATCH THAT)

cartoon granny

hahahahaha funny granny!

FOLLOW AND OTHER STUFF PLZ!!!!!!!!!!!

hey everyone please be a follower!:) and vote on our polls and do everything and sorry Joan mctone a aarline if we sorta copied you we weren't trying to!

HEYYYY

Heyyy guys!!! thnx 4 joining me and my friends new website!!!! Especially to those who r followers!!! if u r not a follower, please become one!!!! thanks!!!! please leave comments or concerns 4 us to fix things!!! thanks!

-Grannies

BACON!

our class is trying to start a saying so instead of saying "that is cool" or like "awww man that stinks" say "that is so bacon" or "man that is sooo not bacon" sooooo please help us spread this around. thanks-from the grannies :)

GRANDMA KICKS BABY!!!!!!!!!!

grannie pix