The kids are gone and, as you might guess, I’m a teary eyed, bawling mama. Right up until last night, Addie kept saying she didn’t want to go home .. she wanted to stay here forever but at bed time last night, she said she was ready to be home and sleep in her own bed. It was kinda good for me to hear that because if she had left here crying to stay with Granny, I might really have lost it. I might have grabbed the RTV keys, grabbed Addie and headed out to the wood .. forever . . or maybe just til it got dark or one of us had to use the restroom! 🙂
Veggies
We had a great visit. Just when you think you can’t love your kids/grandkids any more, you spend a week with them and realize that every minute you spend with them, you love them more!
I sent them home with four sugar pumpkins, two spaghetti squash, four patty pan squash and two Georgia Candy Roasters. Some will go to Nicole’s mom and some Chad and Nicole will keep for their own use. Chad really liked the candy roasters and wanted to cook some. I doubt he’ll keep any of the spaghetti squash or the patty pan squash.
My house is too quiet and my heart hurts but . . life goes on. When they leave here, or I leave there, empathy always brings me back to reality when I realize that every single day, every single minute of every single hour, someone’s heart is breaking and it’s often a very permanent loss. There’s death, illness, injury, mental illness .. so much hurt and heartache out there. Thinking along those terms always brings me back to my happy spot. Chad, Nicole and Addie leaving is sad for me and hurts, but I will see them again soon. I will talk to them almost every day. The best news is that I got to spend quality time with them for a week and in one month, I get to do it again.
I am very blessed. I hope that no matter how much my heart hurts, or how many tears flow, I am always able to see that I am much better off than most and my worst problems are often very small compared to what’s happening in the rest of the world.
Teresa says
I feel for you. I see my grandson nearly every month, but not enough! He is still too little to really facetime much, but when I miss him, I do get to at least see him on camera. If he is in a quiet mood, he will sit and let me read him a book on facetime. Isn’t modern technology wonderful?
TerriS says
It won’t be too long and Addie will be old enough for Chad and Nicole to leave her with you for a few weeks between their visit to you and your visit to them. Imagine the memories you can make together of her time with Granny “on the farm” in Texas!! We recently took our 4-year-old granddaughter away for a weekend at my sister’s, who lives on a lake in Northern Michigan. What fun!! We’ve had sleepovers before at our house, but never a road trip together and we all had a blast!! She’s a great little traveler and we will do it again! We recently had her and her little brother, who is 18 months old for a weekend while their parents went to an out-of-town wedding. His first night away from Mom and our first time keeping both of them overnight. It went well, but it’s going to be a while before he’s ready to go on the road with Mimi and Papa!!
Sherrill says
I was just looking at a picture of my DH yesterday that was taken the day before his brain surgery, his head shaved and a big ole smile on his face. I was wishing I could see that smile and hear his voice again as it’s been almost 4 years since he left. He was such a good man, great hubby and dad, fabulous pawpaw and wonderful son-in-law to my mom. Sure do miss him and guess I always will until I see him again.
Glenda says
Yes, I felt so sad for you, but I was thinking how soon you’d be keeping her for a week or two in the summer . And maybe even longer. You are so fortunate to have such beautiful memories and so many more happy times to look forward to.
La says
That’s a good reminder for all of us. Thank you, Judy.
Dottie N. says
Beautiful post, Judy.
Jeri Niksich says
I can so relate to what you are going through, I have been blessed with a total of 10 Grandbabies from 2yrs up to 19yrs. Only 2 of which live within driving distance to us. I miss them all very much. The 2 that live close are 15 & 17, so they are in their teens and thus not cool to hang out with Gammy & Gampy anymore unless there is $$ involved????. The youngest are in either Bulgaria doing missionary work or about a 2hrs drive from us but it’s about the same amount of difficulty to catch up with them as it is to catch the ones in Bulgaria. So here we sit hoping for a visit from any of the 10 but we love and miss them all the same. Aren’t Grandbabies the greatest thing God has ever created!!
Jeri