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GRANDMothers Happy Day
Mother’s Day is Sunday. It is not likely that I will see either of my kids. I could easily be surprised. My own mother is dead yet I have thought a bit in advance of how I might want to celebrate or mark this day. May 12, 2024
I was lucky enough to have two amazing children who graced me with grands. I had an amazing mother and two amazing grandmothers who I knew well. I hope most days that I will leave good memories for all concerned. Whether related by biology and gene strands or the lovely sea of folks who have adopted me and I them…
Blessings and gratitude for them and I am blessed and highly favored as they say for knowing such love and attention as a mother, daughter, grandmother, godmother and auntie.
My bucket list these days is shorter. I expect in some ways that I have all I need and could go “home” tomorrow feeling so satisfied with the life I have had and am having as I write this Mothers Day post.
I have this idea that I wanted all five of my grandchildren in the same room for the photo op; but perhaps it is just to see them all at one time. For them even just once to meet and know one another and have a meal together and play and know about family and cousins.
Selfishly, I want them in my lap or leaning on me. Not on ZOOM or FACETIME, somewhere I can hold them, hug them, smell them and…
