How many times have you been wrong…in a day? A week? Ever? What do you do to teach your grandkids how to deal with mistakes?

As for me, personally, was I ever W-R-O-N-G? Me, wrong???? No way.

That is my knee-jerk reaction when faced with someone accusing me, in their opinion, that I made a mistake.

What are some of your etiquette lessons? We’d love to know.

Did you ever have a time when you weren’t sure what was the “proper” way to act was? Do we shake hands now? Do we open the door for someone? What do you think is “right?”

For me, my dilemma’s growing up were; Which fork do I use? How do I address an adult? Do I have to say please? What about thank you? Writing thank you notes…why?

When I was a kid, I was always excited to learn new words. We were the fortunate family that, with a mere 18 payments, our family would be a proud owner of the World book encyclopedia set. The door-to-door salesman said that it was written in layman's English and designed to cover significant areas of knowledge with a particular focus on science, technology, and medicine. We had the world at our fingertips.

Cheers, an American sitcom television series that premiered in 1982 and ran for nearly eleven years. The theme from Cheers, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name," is a great saying and song that has stuck with me since the early 80s. After college, I moved to Atlanta from Wisconsin, in 1981, and needless to say, nobody knew my name. Like many, I had to learn to make friends after leaving my family, sorority sisters, and high school friends in the midwest. Southern folks were extremely welcoming, but I was a Northerner, and it took me a while to make friends with my Northern accent. After 40 plus years in Atlanta, I never picked up the Southern accent, and to this day, I still say "you guys," as do my two daughters, born in Atlanta in the late '90s.

Grandparents….OMG, they are sooooo old.

The word "grandparent" conjures up a picture in our mind's eye of a slightly bent over, grey-haired person, moving as if every step is calculated and painful. When looking closer, we see a roadmap of lines that tell the story of their decades of living. Others might picture Jane Fonda (84) or Lily Tomlin (82) from Netflix, Grace, and Frankie, someone with vigor, cutting-edge wit, and great wisdom.

The mad hatter…the queen of hearts, and the mysterious Cheshire cat.

Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland has been enchanting audiences for about 150 years…now that's some legacy.

So, why am I talking about the life lessons that Alice can teach in today's blog? As I was sitting the other day quietly, minding my own business, the mad hatter suddenly scampered into my head, and he took me crawling down a rabbit hole.

If you ask a three-year-old that question, you might get a response like, "I will be all grown up." As a parent, you realize your eight-year-old will be considered an adult. They most likely will move out and go to college. But if you are a grandparent, how old will you be in ten years? And what would life look like? Will you be retired? What are your hopes and dreams for that future point in your life?

Life without technology? I know what you are thinking…heresy!

It isn't easy to imagine living without the technology we know and love. We owe technology for our modern and comfortable way of life in our everyday interaction. You are probably asking yourself if there was no technology, do you need to go back and find an old-fashioned alarm clock.