March 30, 2015

I have been feeling very emotional the last few days and I am not sure if it is PMS or the fact that I have had one of those “aha, take your breath away moments” on Sunday. As I watched my 3.5 year old grandson, Oliver dump the two big tubs of Legos out onto my living room floor, I was transported just for a moment back to the days when I was raising the three boys and I was given a glimpse of what it used to be like.  It seemed that there was constantly Legos, Lincoln logs, or matchbox cars on my floor and then I realized something else….

 

My youngest son, MY baby, is having his first baby this week!!

 

That thought in itself, had the power to blindside me just for a moment and I asked myself….. How did I get to this point in my life? Where did the time go?  It seems like only yesterday I was in the midst of the chaos of raising children and even though I will always be a “mom” I realized that part of my life is over….done.  Now I guess I could be sad and look at this in a negative light but I have two friends that reminded me that first of all, I need to take a moment and remember and be grateful for all that I have had and especially for what I have now.  I love my life and the fact that Michael and I have time for just us now. I love being a grandma.  Life is about transitions and even though we have these transitions, we have our memories. We are building new memories with our adult children and grandchildren.  Nothing stays the same. I am grateful for friends that I can share those “Aha-take your breath away moments” with and they remind me that life is precious.

March 11, 2015

Spring has sprung!!  Well, at least in my neck of the woods it has.  I know that I have friends scattered around the country who are still dealing with winter but we had a pretty mild winter this year and I am seeing signs of spring, I have new baby fish in my pond, my roses have little green buds on them and my spring flowers are blooming. I know that I will probably be moaning about the fact that we have no water this summer but for the moment I am glad to have spring upon us.

 

I have a love/hate relationship with this time of the year. I hate the fact that the time change occurs this time of the year.  I really hate losing that hour of sleep and it seems to take me a couple of weeks to adjust to it but I love that fact that it stays lighter at night and I can enjoy spending time outside. I love leaving work at 2:00 pm and knowing that I get to enjoy the warm weather and blue skies.  One of my favorite things to do this time of the year is to sit out in the front yard of my house and soak up the sun. We have a south facing house and we get lots of sun there, a good book and sunshine and I am a content soul.  I love seeing the new flowers and new growth everywhere but it reminds me that it is time to do the annual yard cleanup.  We have two dogs and the yard has not been cleaned up since early this winter.  It is a huge job and usually takes a couple of days.  We have an above ground pool at our house and surrounding it, is sand so we literally have a beach in our backyard.  I love my backyard when I am finally done with the cleanup but I am not looking forward to doing it.  I am hoping to get started on it this week if the weather will cooperate.  Even though it is not one of my favorite chores to do, I do love the fact that I can plug in my IPod and be alone with my thoughts and music while I work in the yard.  Sometimes it is exactly what I need.  It will soon be time to switch out the winter clothes for the spring/summer clothes.  I am looking forward to being able to wear my sandals and skirts again.  I am tired of wearing the dark clothes and I am looking forward to spring/summer colors again.

 

What are you most looking forward this spring?