For the past 6 1/2 years now I have been called Grammie... It fits.. actually it fit years before I was a Grammie... the only regret is .. I forgot to be a fun and memorable 'mommy' before becoming Grammie. I think back on when our kids were little and I remember things happening so fast and furious I didn't take enough time to play... laugh... get down and dirty with the kids to actually create fun happy memories... Don't get me wrong.. I loved love loved my kids.. we played .. laughed... created happy memories.. but not the way I would now if I had it to do over again!!! Stuff happened in our lives that made us sad... made us refocus on the yuck stuff instead of making Everyday special ...Great things happened in our lives too but where was our focus and what we did with our thoughts...... We do have to live our lives.. 24 hours a day is all we have... then this day is ended! There is breakfast to make .. then clean.. then laundry to do, house to clean, things to pick up... then lunch to fix then clean.... Obligations, doctors appointments, school, neighbors, friends and family that need something... supper to fix... then clean.... bed time routine gets blah.. and stagnate... and say prayers, story and song and good night... Change up the routine.. make it special .. make it memorable... !!!
Ohhhhhhhhhhh If I had it over to do.... Things would certainly be different! A good friend of mine just said... 'When I laid my head on my pillow I realized today is gone and I was more focused on the what if's, what needed to be, and what was.. more than what IS...' Tomorrow is another day.. start over and focus on the NOW! Make memories.. > for babies will be crawling, toddlers will be learning independence, children will be in school .. teens will be driving... 'adults' will move away and seem to grow away... and where did the time go.. what memories did we keep within us...???
If you are a young mom.. or a mom of a teen .. I know ... I really do know time seems to be filled with WANTS and Have tooos ... and stuff ... Take a few minutes to realize TIME .. look at Time .. look back into your own life.. how time flies... before long your kids will be the ones looking back and seeing ~where the time went... !
I'm looking back at generations on my moms side... but the same is true for my dads side! Generations come and go like the flowers in the wind... They are here and they learn, teach and grow and then they are gone with just memories for those left behind to relive only in their hearts and minds... Oh .. to understand the flash of life years ago!
I love being a Grammie... the most important thing for me to do now is to be the best Grammie I can be... To play when I can .. to Listen when I can ... to be there for anything that might come along that they need me ... even if its just to watch a game they are in or be at school for a lunch date... to watch them color a page or to make cookies or a cake! I have always looked forward to being Grammie ! Listening to the kids on a daily basis is important .. I dont want to miss a minute of their lives growing up! I talked to Julianne today... She was chattering like her mommy does on the phone... It was music to my ears... I told her I loved her costume that she wore for Harvest ... it was a My little pony
costume... She held the phone out and said.. "MOMMY>>> CAN GRAMMIE COME TO OUR HOUSE>>>> SHE NEEDS TO SEE MY COSTUME!!!" ... then a bit later I had explained I couldn't come today she said... " MOMMY >>> CAN I GO TO GRAMMIES HOUSE" I soooooooo love that she is so precious and she wants to be part of us... She asks always... IS PA HOME??? I told her no, Pa is gone at the moment... ahhhhhhhh she says... I wanted to talk to Pa.... Memories like that are Golden and cherished!!!
As the kids get older and they get involved in more things, I would assume they will change with wanting us around a lot but I can say.. whatever they are in and whatever they are doing.. we want to be part of their lives .. in and out ... up and down!!
I put the pictures up to show just how fast time flies... Papa and Mama Wechselberger were just here.... their lives were part of my life... They had significant part in my life... it just seems like no time at all.. Mom-mom and Paw-paw were just here .. they were huge in my life... Mom and dad .. THEY ARE here !!! I am so Blessed and Thankful that my parents are still here.!!! So many of my friends from school growing up their parents are gone... I cant imagine life without my parents... But I know times are coming that they too and I too will not be here.. Life is short, Life is precious... Life is golden, so love while you can!
I'm looking back at generations on my moms side... but the same is true for my dads side! Generations come and go like the flowers in the wind... They are here and they learn, teach and grow and then they are gone with just memories for those left behind to relive only in their hearts and minds... Oh .. to understand the flash of life years ago!
I love being a Grammie... the most important thing for me to do now is to be the best Grammie I can be... To play when I can .. to Listen when I can ... to be there for anything that might come along that they need me ... even if its just to watch a game they are in or be at school for a lunch date... to watch them color a page or to make cookies or a cake! I have always looked forward to being Grammie ! Listening to the kids on a daily basis is important .. I dont want to miss a minute of their lives growing up! I talked to Julianne today... She was chattering like her mommy does on the phone... It was music to my ears... I told her I loved her costume that she wore for Harvest ... it was a My little pony
costume... She held the phone out and said.. "MOMMY>>> CAN GRAMMIE COME TO OUR HOUSE>>>> SHE NEEDS TO SEE MY COSTUME!!!" ... then a bit later I had explained I couldn't come today she said... " MOMMY >>> CAN I GO TO GRAMMIES HOUSE" I soooooooo love that she is so precious and she wants to be part of us... She asks always... IS PA HOME??? I told her no, Pa is gone at the moment... ahhhhhhhh she says... I wanted to talk to Pa.... Memories like that are Golden and cherished!!!As the kids get older and they get involved in more things, I would assume they will change with wanting us around a lot but I can say.. whatever they are in and whatever they are doing.. we want to be part of their lives .. in and out ... up and down!!
I put the pictures up to show just how fast time flies... Papa and Mama Wechselberger were just here.... their lives were part of my life... They had significant part in my life... it just seems like no time at all.. Mom-mom and Paw-paw were just here .. they were huge in my life... Mom and dad .. THEY ARE here !!! I am so Blessed and Thankful that my parents are still here.!!! So many of my friends from school growing up their parents are gone... I cant imagine life without my parents... But I know times are coming that they too and I too will not be here.. Life is short, Life is precious... Life is golden, so love while you can!
