Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother

Where does the time go? I remember a house; that now seems cold and empty; full of children. Those long summer day when you would think " I can't wait for school to start." Now those are the days I long for. The trips to the grocery store with four little kids running in every direction and begging for every sweet sugar coated cereal on the shelf. The camping and fishing trips, when dad would come home tired and say lets go to Willard Bay fishing. So, it would be sandwiches for dinner, with fishing poles, bait, and kids in tow we were off for an night of relaxation. The came the teenagers, the graduations and the weddings, and before you could realize it the children were no longer there; and you find yourself wanting a do over. Now, God has a way of comforting you because along come the Grandchildren, and I was truly blessed because my grandchildren live close by and I had the opportunity to tend them, spoil them, and just plain love them, and that part never changes no matter how old they get. I got to go to their little league games, and have many precious memories of them. Each one such an individual soul, but they grow up as well, and they find their mates, and life goes on. But, not without being blessed with the Great Grandchildren, My two little great granddaughters mean every thing to me; and we will soon have a great grandson, and another great granddaughter, whom I am flattered to say I have been asked to tend her while her mom is working. So I guess we do get our (do overs) maybe not exactly the same way, but by extending a helping hand.

How could I forget my little Grand doggies, The little ball of fur that curled up next to me, on the spare bed; and how I listen and watched for it's every move, because I was the one in charge while my daughter had surgery. I knew how much that puppy meant to her; it was in a way her child, so I guarded it with my life, that was several years ago and the dog still gets excited when I walk into the same room, I guess we bonded. So, life can come at you in many ways, but there is something good in everything that happens to you. You just have to look for it.