Fall has arrived to the Pacific Northwest and the weather has been beautiful. I love the cooler days and have to admit that next to spring now fall is my 2nd favorite season, where it used to be summer. I cherish the crisp mornings when I wander out onto my patio with my coffee cup to watch the sun come up, and the evenings are just as welcomed when sleep comes so easily after a hard days work.
The days are growing increasingly shorter as each one passes, which means that by the time I get home from work there is little daylight left for the chores that I need to do outside. I have to depend on our good weather to hold out for the weekends when I can get outside and mow, rake leaves, edge, trim and prune.
I have been so busy lately with my granddaughter! We have been spending a lot of time on the weekends together while mom and dad go to hockey games, concerts, dinner, and so forth. I've got to tell you that I have a whole new respect for young mothers, and wonder how I did the whole single mother thing, work full time, keep a house and yard and go to school! The energy levels are different from then to now, but regardless of all that Madison and I have bonded - I mean really bonded! We go shopping, out to lunch, hang out at grammy's house, go for rides, out to dinner, more shopping.....and I swear, we just can't get enough! When I take her home she is so happy to see her parents, but on the other hand when I get ready to leave she gets hysterical and wants me to either stay or wants to go with me again. I'm flattered, but at the same time my heart breaks to hear her cry and see her so upset. I want to share every single moment and new hurdle that she goes through with you all, but reality tells me that the awe she inspires in me is not necessarily shared by all. After all, everyone's kid does the same things that Madison is doing. But one thing I can share: God has graced me with this child and my life will never be the same!
Friday night Madison stayed with me while mommy and daddy went to a hockey game. The following morning I was cleaning up and decided to clean the glass top of my coffee table with Windex. Just as I was getting ready to spray the Windex, a beam of sunlight hit it just right and I saw Madison's little fingerprints covering the edges where she had stood the night before. I couldn't help but sit down on the couch and shed tears of joy for those little prints, along with a bit of shame for complaining about having to clean it in the first place. Some may have thought me a bit daft, but these were MY grandaughter's finger prints! I realized at that very moment that I was one of the luckiest women in the whole world. How many times had I hurriedly wiped Steve's little finger prints off things when he was a child and NEVER felt anything, except perhaps some slight disdain at the CHORE. I never looked any deeper than that. Don't let anyone fool you! Wisdom and insight really do come with age..........along with menopause! ha!
Have a great fall season, everyone!
2 comments:
Wisdom and insight do come with age but sure could have used them when I was younger. Still, we're ready when we're ready and GOD knows that. Nice entry. I love fall too. Enjoy your day. Hugs *Barb*
I can so relate to what you said about energy and not having what I had when I worked and also had a family. It wasn't easy but now, forget about it. I don't have half the energy I had back then.
As for fall, I love the fall. It's beautiful to look at and the hair is so fresh. : )
Angela
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