07.08.08

Long Journey Home

Posted in Family at 10:17 pm by lilbitgabby

Tonight my heart breaks for Angie, as she is headed home bright and early in the morning.

I know that journey she’s taking.  Believe me, it is a long journey home when you get on the plane and leave your grandbabies… knowing you probably won’t see them for many months. Possibly another year. 

A lot of changes happen in the life of a child during one year. You miss so much during the first years of a babies life. Oh… you miss so much during the life of any child, when you live across country. She’s leaving all nine of  her grandchildren. 17 years, 15 years, 12 years, 10 years, 5 years, 3 toddlers, and the baby girl.

So she’s off to her home in the midwest… where she can be a grandma to my grandbabies out there. Here in Washington, I’ll try to capture some of the moments through my camera lens and send her photos. Trying to be the best grandma to our grandbabies that I can be. I know she’s there for my kids when they need chicken soup during the flu season or a kiss on an owie…

Knowing she’s there as a grandma to my grandbabies is comforting to me… but I’m having an exceptionally hard time this week. Andrea and Mitch’s house didn’t sell, so they aren’t moving out here right now.  

I don’t want to question why… because I’m so thankul to know my kids are trying to live the faith as we taught them. But then again… I sit here crying and wondering… why.

 

Will You Accept This Rose

Posted in Family at 9:46 am by lilbitgabby

Hubby and I decided we’d stay in last night… stay in and watch The Bachelorette together. We don’t watch every week, but catch it once in awhile. Since last night was the season finale we decided to tune in and see who DeAnna would offer the last rose to.

When hubby came in he handed me a single red rose and asked if I would accpet this rose… I was all giggly. I thought how sweet.

I had intended to have dinner ready when he got home. He was working late.  He didn’t call before he left the office, so I didn’t know he was on his way home. I hate to admit it, but dinner wasn’t even started when he got home. To get things rolling along, hubby helped me in the kitchen with dinner prep and clean up. Sweet huh?

When we sat down to watch The Bachelorette hubby snuck in a dozen red roses.

Super Sweet.