This Moment

"Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored." - Earl Nightingale

Sometimes grandma wishes what I know, appreciate, realize and learned now as a grandmother I would of known when I was young.  Maybe I would of made better choices,  studied harder, laughed longer, cried more, been more thankful for little things, hugged harder and smiled more...maybe.

What I do know is that moments count, they matter and they make up an entire day, a week, a month and soon years.  You have filled 7 years of grandma's life with such special moments.  

I wish you the wisdom of appreciating the moments in your life.





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Hold On!

"Hold on to what makes you happy.  If it tries to buck you off, just hold on even tighter." -unkown

Today, your grandma Mary sent me these photos starting preparation for this years fair; how much you've grown and learned since last year.  

You remind me of your mother when she was 7.  There was very little she would not try; she rose to the challenge and did her very best to succeed.  

How very proud I am of you pumpkin.  May you always look for happiness, the good, the challenge and hold on to the hope and never give up.

Memories

It has been an amazing experience for grandma to watch you grow.

Your growth pencil markings on the wall, the loss of your first and second tooth, the many drawings of letters to the full spelling of your name and how your pictures show colorful shapes to figures all in a row of those you love.

Your room at grandmas have stuffed animals on a shelf replaced with Barbie dolls, cars and clothes actively placed in play.  You change your outfits more than I changed your diapers; and your smile grows more beautiful each year.

Conversations with you have always been delightful, and the depth of your thoughts reminds me not to take anything you say for granted, that us grown ups can learn so much from a child's innocent wisdom.

Time

Time is so valuable, and what makes it valuable to grandma is you.  Thank you my dear for making grandma's 2016 full of richness.

And life goes on...

No matter what happens in my life, life carries on around me, and how beautifully you carried on in 2013 & 2014.  Seeing you every week kept my world in balance, kept the smile on my face, the laughter in my voice, and gave meaning and reason to being a grandmother. 

You At 2

 You at 2 and grandma at "older".

Time

“One day spent with someone you love can change everything.”
― Mitch Albom