such is life

Last Saturday was a day of mixed emotions

It was my birthday!

But,

my sweet Mom was, and still is, in the hospital.

(It's for this reason, and numerous computer/blogger??glitches...grrr,

that I have been unable to post lately.)

Yesterday she told me she was. ready. to. die.

And,

it was my first birthday without my Dad.

My parents, affectionately known as

"G & G"

(Grammie and Grandad)

used to stop by with coffee

from Dunkin Donuts (my favorite :))
every Saturday morning.

(Occasionally my husband joined us,

but usually he was running
the Youth Basketball League here in town. (His bliss!)

Besides coffee they'd bring

chocolate munchkins for the great grandkids,

muffins for themselves,

and a lemon-filled donut for me!

It was our routine.

familiar

still in my pajamas

SIMPLE

easy

&

FAMILY comfortable

We'd catch up on the previous week's activities

and delight in watching my sweet grandkids

DANCE

and sing

and run

and live

with sweet abandon.

It was always the same.

{Gosh, I haven't had a lemon-filled donut in six months!}

Funny, isn't it, how it's the

Predictable

TAKE FOR GRANTED

MOMENTS

that mean so much when they're gone.

{SIGH}

I did, however, receive many

gifts and

good wishes

from family

and friends

to bring

sprinklings of joy

to my day.

Don't take life for granted...It is a gift from God...

thank Him for every breath...

P.S. I told the kids in my class that I was celebrating the

24th anniversary of my 29th birthday...

It kinda blew their minds!!!

Remember, they're only 7...
Kinda blows my mind too!

:)