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.
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