What I saw on my way to work this morning, in the snow, 21°F. I wonder what the story is…
Upon closer inspection, I noted both occupants were wearing knitted goods. I think they were needed!
I had fun at the scrapping/stamping party with Youngest Daughter, but enjoyed the time we spent together visiting driving there and back the most. It seems I seldom have one on one time with any of the kids. Who knows... perhaps they plan it so! I have my eye on a couple of sets of stamps. I will probably buy one set now, and if Youngest Daughter has a party later, I will purchase the second set at her party. Always good to support the offspring in their endeavors.
It appears Middle Daughter is going to make a move out of state for professional and personal reasons. I am a mix of emotions over her choice. I like having kids closer rather than farther away. She says plane tickets are inexpensive, and she will be back often, but I know it will not be often enough. Trips for Wonderful Guy and I will be split between three offspring living in three different states.
Oh well. There may be lessons for her to learn in all this, and there are lessons for me, too. I will love her while she learns hers, and try to be kind to myself as I learn what I need to. I remember Wise Sister once said, ‘you can’t put old heads on young shoulders’. At the time, she was speaking of how she wished she could spare certain younger sisters some of the more painful lessons of life. Wise Sister couldn’t then, and I can’t spare the kiddos now. I do hope that the kids, both Wonderful Guy’s and mine, could learn life’s lessons easily, and least painfully as possible, and the first time around.
I know I try to take a more willing approach at what life is offering to teach me now.
One thing I have learned is I hate having to repeat a class…
I had fun at the scrapping/stamping party with Youngest Daughter, but enjoyed the time we spent together visiting driving there and back the most. It seems I seldom have one on one time with any of the kids. Who knows... perhaps they plan it so! I have my eye on a couple of sets of stamps. I will probably buy one set now, and if Youngest Daughter has a party later, I will purchase the second set at her party. Always good to support the offspring in their endeavors.
It appears Middle Daughter is going to make a move out of state for professional and personal reasons. I am a mix of emotions over her choice. I like having kids closer rather than farther away. She says plane tickets are inexpensive, and she will be back often, but I know it will not be often enough. Trips for Wonderful Guy and I will be split between three offspring living in three different states.
Oh well. There may be lessons for her to learn in all this, and there are lessons for me, too. I will love her while she learns hers, and try to be kind to myself as I learn what I need to. I remember Wise Sister once said, ‘you can’t put old heads on young shoulders’. At the time, she was speaking of how she wished she could spare certain younger sisters some of the more painful lessons of life. Wise Sister couldn’t then, and I can’t spare the kiddos now. I do hope that the kids, both Wonderful Guy’s and mine, could learn life’s lessons easily, and least painfully as possible, and the first time around.
I know I try to take a more willing approach at what life is offering to teach me now.
One thing I have learned is I hate having to repeat a class…
1 comment:
Boy, I hate to repeat a class too! ;-)
Sorry about the offspring moving away. I haven't had to learn that lesson yet, not looking forward to it either.
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