National Senior Games Association
Written by craig braddick

National Senior Games Association

 

If you enjoyed playing sports as a professional or amateur in your younger days, there is no reason you cannot continue to enjoy some form of sport as a senior. To that end, the National Senior Games Association hosts bi-annual games in the United States, welcoming all seniors to as the Olmpic motto has it: “Citius, Altius, Fortius” “Swifter, Higher, Stronger.” Read on to learn more.

Currently, the National Senior Games Association offers the following sports:

  • Archery
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Cycling
  • Golf
  • Horseshoes
  • Pickleball
  • Power Walk
  • Race Walk
  • Rqcquetball
  • Road Race
  • Shuffleboard
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Triathlon and Tri Relay
  • Volleyball

Qualifiers for the games are held all over the country, You can check out locations near you, here.

To qualify for the 2021 National Senior Games, an athlete must be at least 50 years old by December 31, 2020.

It is important to be aware of the ruels for events and you can read up on them here.

If you are not able to qualify, the national Senior Games always enjoys having volunteers to help the games run smoothly and you can read more about those opportunities here.

You can learn more about the National Senior Games Association, here.

Written by craig braddick

New Grandparents Quotes

New Grandparents Quotes

Do you have friends or loved ones about to become grandparents for the first time and are looking for something witty and/or meaningful to say or write to them? Read on for some ideas as you celebrate this milestone in their lives.

For New Grandparents

  • Enjoy your grand-bundle-of-joy!
  • I know you will be a great grandparent.
  • I’m wishing your new addition to the family much love and happiness.
  • I don’t know who is luckier, you for having a new little grandchild, or your grandchild for having you as grandparents.
  • I know you’ll try to spoil your grandchild so much!
  • You have a new bundle of joy, whom I am sure you will thoroughly enjoy!
  • May your new grandchild provide you with hugs, love, smiles, and much joy.
  • Now you can give your grandchild candy and toys that make a lot of noise. It’s payback time!
  • Every step and event in your life has been leading up to your most important role and calling, being a grandparent!

Quotes About Grandchildren

  • “Grandparents, so easy to operate, even a child can do it.” —Author Unknown
  • “A grandchild fills the empty space in your heart that you never knew you had.” —Author Unknown
  • “The reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so well is that they have a common enemy.” —Sam Levenson
  • “Grandchildren are the gifts of yesterday, the pride of today, and the joy of tomorrow.” —Author Unknown
  • “If I had known how wonderful it would be to have grandchildren, I’d have had them first.” —Lois Wyse
  • “Grandchildren are God’s way of compensating us for growing old.” —Mary H. Waldrip
  • “Grandchildren: the only people who can get more out of you than the IRS.” —Gene Perret
  • “My grandfather is great. He’s a great grandfather.” —Chico Marx

Original Phrases

  • Grandchildren are a blessing to grandparents just as grandparents are a blessing to grandchildren.
  • Grandchildren are the reward for those who have labored as parents.
  • Grandparents are parents with more experience.
  • A small grandchild is always big enough to fill a grandparent’s entire world with joy!
  • Grandchildren are made to be spoiled by grandparents.
  • Studies show that people who have at least one grandchild are much happier than people who have none.
  • No one can spoil you like a grandma!
  • Grandparents are prone to being wrapped around tiny fingers.
  • Being a grandparent means spoiling the grandchildren and sending them home with noisy toys and a sugar high.
  • Grandmothers are the best type of mothers (or grandfathers are the best type of fathers).
  • Except for their grandchildren, grandparents are the most blessed people in the world.
  • Every moment with your grandchild is a blessing. Enjoy all the little things.

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