Welcome to new members

shysal Thank you, and for the flowers . I don't get to see them as often as I'd like as I'm still working full time and both DS and DiL have very demanding careers (they're in the same line of work that you were in, from looking at your profile ,what a coincidence!). I guess I get to see them 2 or 3 times a year...there is talk of a career move back to the UK, but not getting my hopes up! Much...

Dear Shysal,me too

*BBbevan, I have seen your name popping up all over the threads, I am pleased you are fitting in. I have learnt when to wade in and when to back off! Being a coward, I avoid controversial threads.

Welcome, Snowdrop . How often to you get to see the GCs? I suppose Germany is only a short hop these days!

Hi shysal, yes I do quite a lot of knitting & crochet, mostly for charities now. My grandchildren are 16 (boy) and 9 (girl) so more choosy about what they wear - hand-mades aren't always quite the thing these days! Your Tin Man sounds very adventurous, well done & I can imagine why your g'son was pleased.

Going back to the original question, I'm Grandma to my 2 granddaughters (aged 1 and 4 and a half). My DiL is German and they live in Germany, their German grandparents are Oma and Opa so no real problem in mixing us up! My son is Papa to the two girls, which I think is sweet (pronounced with short 'a's rather than the English pronunciation)

I have been on Gransnet for about 2 weeks and am just coming to terms with the different personalities. The educated, the gentle, the forthright to name just three. Very interesting so far.

Hi aura1, welcome . The ages of your grandchildren are similar to mine, except that I have 2 families of 3. There was talk recently about setting up a map with members' locations, but I am afraid I don't know how to access it. I hope you enjoy the site, look out for local meet-ups under that heading in 'Forums'.

Hi, aura1 and welcome to Gransnet! You can view member's profiles by clicking on their usernames, but only if the name is in blue font. Black font means that the member has chosen not to have a public profile.

Your second question is interesting - I've been on GN for 3 years and I'd like to have that facility too! You could try the Local link at the top of the page and check out the GN site for your area to see if other members have posted there. No one but the Local Editor has posted on mine though.

Hello, I'm new to Gransnet so this is my first post. I've got three grandchildren aged 17, 15 and 10.
I would like to ask one question please and that is if you can fill in a public profile page how do you view other peoples profile pages? I'm a member of a couple of other forums and you can click on the persons username there but you can't on this forum. Also is there a list of members on the site for finding people who leave local to you?

Welcome to the latest newcomers. Crafter, assuming you live up to your name, you will find some talented members on here. Unfortunately my skills are very limited. I made a Tin Man costume today for GS6 to wear on World Book Day. Luckily he is delighted with it.

Hi all! I discovered Gransnet on Twitter & found one or two of the subjects under discussion right up my street. I've two grandchildren, a boy of 16 and a girl of 9, whom I don't see often enough. They call me Nan or Nanny and I don't mind either name, I just love hearing them say it.

We are Grandma and Grampa. My DiL asked us what we would prefer. Our opposite numbers are Nanu and Nana, as they come from Bangladesh.
I dislike Nanny as it has echoes of paid help

Welcome all. As for which set of grandparents choose which name. My children had Nanny I and Nanny E*. (My mum flatly refused to be called Grandma or Granny) then it was Grandad T an Grandpa M.

My co Granny was already a Grandma so she got that name and I got Nanan. There is only one Grandad.

Hello and welcome to new posters and lurkers too. There are so many new posters that it's hard for me to keep track, but I'm delighted you're here and adding to the diverse community that is Gransnet.

Welcome Darren.

PS - it might be a good idea to chop off part of your name - it could be thought that you planned to promote your business interests, and that is not permitted on here. We are always grateful for a bit of impartial advice, though.

Hello everyone I'm Darren

Its lovely to see the level of support and discussion that is going on here.

Thanks

Welcome Lizzyann. Was there something special about October in your younger days ??? How lovely to have five little granddaughters. Let's hope the (July again !) new grandchild is a boy. But if not she will be much loved anyway. Nice for your DH though to have a bit of male support in the grandchild area. Do let us know.

Sorry not use to this I sent another message .

Hi everyone just joined , I'm a grandmother to 5 gorgeous granddaughters from 18monrhs to nearly 7 , my husband and I are expecting our 6th grandchild at the end of July , we've put in an order for a grand son , no pressure , from my son and a very wonderful daughter in law . looking forward to chatting with you all.

Hi lizzyann. I have 5 grandsons and one granddaughter, who doesn't get spoilt by the boys but stands up for herself! I hope all goes well with the new baby and that you get your wish. I found that you love the others so much you are happy with another the same!
Enjoy Gransnet!

Hi I'm Liz I'm new to gransnet I have 5 grand daughters and another grand child on the way, end of July hoping for a grandson but not to bothered either way ,so looking forward to the new baby as this is from my last born son. I had 4 children in all 2 boys 2girls all born in july a week apart ,and no it wasn't planned that way either .

ooh I am a 'grannymilne too!!'

Hello to the latest newbies. Hope you are enjoying the site.

My children called my mother Black Mam, as she had black hair and was Welsh. My husband's mother was Green Mum. We never knew why.