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