Coming home...
I'm still not past the disappointment of coming home. After a great weekend with several friends and meeting new people, enjoying the beautiful Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach, I come home and it's a let down! Why does this happen? I am without my partner! There's no one to remark about how the grass has grown really high. The fuchsias need some watering. At least my sweet mystery person has taken care of my trash cans (is it you, Nick?)  No one really cares if I'm home or not. I have to come to the conclusion that that's the way it is.....What do I do? I carry on! I drag my suitcase up the stairs. Get into my jammies and head for bed!

I give thanks as I lay my head on my very familiar pillow, sleep on my wonderful mattress, and am grateful for HOME!

Though I miss my sweet Blair and companion. Though I miss that special someone who cares if I'm home or not, I know my Heavenly Father in Heaven cares......I am blessed!

Birthdays and bits of wisdom.....

May 1. May Day. But also Annabel Elizabeth Sagert's eighth birthday! I vividly remember when Annabel made her entrance into the world. She didn't waste any time getting here. She still doesn't waste time. If she sees something needs to be done, she takes care of it. Sometimes a little too quickly!

I was talking with a new acquaintance this weekend and she said she didn't think my daughter and I look alike. That made me feel a bit sad, for I would like a little mark of myself in my children. But then she piped up, "But Annabel looks like you!" Ah. Annabel is like me in other ways too. Just as she takes care of things when she thinks they need to be done, so do I. Sometimes too quickly. Some things need time to fix.....like a broken heart...I'm working on that one right now. And trying to take the time for it to mend.

I will try to influence that little granddaughter of mine to take time in some things....and get things done quickly when that is the thing to do. Precious granddaughter, happy birthday!

Grammie and Annabel, August, 2011