Well, today was the birthday party for my first grandson, Joshua. He is the only 3 year old I know who wanted a weed whacker for his birthday. I kid you not- that was his greatest desire. We searched high and low for that little piece of plastic and noise but to no avail. I suspect he was not the only 3 year old that requested one after all. Fortunately, Nanna and Poppa in Port Orange, Plorida came through in great style, with the desired present. We found the stuffed elelphant that made his eyes twinkle so I was satisfied. I followed him around as he pretended to whack the weeds in his yard and literally had to tie him down to keep him from taking care of the neighbor's weeds, too. The sweetest thing I saw from him today was at the dinner table. He had to make sure his elephant was included and there they both sat Joshua with one arm around the elephant and the other hand eating his hotdog. It made me smile inside. God love him, he is one determined individual and his mom and dad definitely have their hands full. He is so inquisitive and he's fearless. This is not necessarily good at this age but oh the exploits he will do one day for the kingdom of God. He will be looking for weeds and anything else that requires cutting down to size. Oh, how I love him!
Of course, as I informed you yesterday, I love all my grandchildren to pieces. They are the brightest, most beautiful, and fun-loving kids I know. I tell you the truth. Would I lie to you?
My grandmother's delight weekemd is almost over. Aliya and Zaynah are having a sleep over tonight. Joshua begged to come to and I hated to turn him down but not more than I would have hated driving the 45 minutes to take him home in the middle of the night. His time will come. We will clean house, shop a little and call it a day early tomorrow so I can prepare for the upcoming 4 day work week.
Five days and counting until we leave for vacation (fingers still crossed).
Those are my thoughts for today such as they are.
God Bless!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
1st blog of My Life
Here I go. I'm a little nervous, having never blogged before. I love to talk, so what am I afraid of. Blogging is like talking, right, except I get to dominate the conversation and only talk about the things that interest me. My husband would say, "what's new?!" He's funny like that.
Seven days and counting until we leave for vacation. Can I hear an amen?? Not that I don't love my job but a week away at the beach, even the Texas beach, seems like a week in heaven to me. We will be staying in a cottage this time. We have stayed in a small motel, condo, house on stilts, and this time, a cottage. Life will be laid back for seven days and seven nights (fingers crossed).
On this long weekend, I am doing what most grandmothers, that's right- I said grandmothers, enjoy doing. Tonight I have my son's two children (girl, 4 and boy, 1) for the night and tomorrow my daughter's two daughter's (6 and 5) for the night. I love them all to pieces. My daughter also has two sons (2 and 11 months) but I don't think they're ready to be too far from mom and dad. All that being said, I have to make the statement that they are the most beautiful grandchildren in the world, you have my word on it. I also have two other children (another daughter and son) besides the aforementioned, a son-in-law, daughter-in-law, and the possibility of another son-in-law. All of these individuals bring joy to my life. I love them dearly.
There is one who makes my life complete. I met him 33 years ago and married him a year later. He makes me laugh and sometimes makes me cry. We talk, argue, laugh, complain, and love day after day and it never gets old. I hope to have many more years with him, enshallah (if God wills it). For everyone who finds their life boring and their marriage stale, stop waiting for something wonderful to happen. Grab your mate by the hand and make it happen. Your husband/wife are probably feeling just like you. Go for it. God gives us only one life and it passes so quickly that we have to make every moment count.
Those are my thoughts, such as they are for today.
God bless.
Seven days and counting until we leave for vacation. Can I hear an amen?? Not that I don't love my job but a week away at the beach, even the Texas beach, seems like a week in heaven to me. We will be staying in a cottage this time. We have stayed in a small motel, condo, house on stilts, and this time, a cottage. Life will be laid back for seven days and seven nights (fingers crossed).
On this long weekend, I am doing what most grandmothers, that's right- I said grandmothers, enjoy doing. Tonight I have my son's two children (girl, 4 and boy, 1) for the night and tomorrow my daughter's two daughter's (6 and 5) for the night. I love them all to pieces. My daughter also has two sons (2 and 11 months) but I don't think they're ready to be too far from mom and dad. All that being said, I have to make the statement that they are the most beautiful grandchildren in the world, you have my word on it. I also have two other children (another daughter and son) besides the aforementioned, a son-in-law, daughter-in-law, and the possibility of another son-in-law. All of these individuals bring joy to my life. I love them dearly.
There is one who makes my life complete. I met him 33 years ago and married him a year later. He makes me laugh and sometimes makes me cry. We talk, argue, laugh, complain, and love day after day and it never gets old. I hope to have many more years with him, enshallah (if God wills it). For everyone who finds their life boring and their marriage stale, stop waiting for something wonderful to happen. Grab your mate by the hand and make it happen. Your husband/wife are probably feeling just like you. Go for it. God gives us only one life and it passes so quickly that we have to make every moment count.
Those are my thoughts, such as they are for today.
God bless.