Today has been so wonderful. Finally, we ALL got to play in the snow. It was such a blast. Lyla just loved walking in the snow. She laughed the entire time, well except for when she fell face first into a huge pile of snow. She didn't think that was very funny. I wish I would have gotten some pictures, but once again my camera was not working. After 5 years with this camera, I think it has finally given in and quit on me. Allen said we could get a new one for my birthday/Valentine's Day. Woo hoo!! Now I just have to do some research and find the best deal. Oh the fun begins!
After we played in the snow and got everyone cleaned up, we decided to see if we could get out of our driveway. We went into town and took recycling, trash, the post office, and Walmart. The kids were so disappointed that I went to make them pancakes this morning and we were out of eggs. Bummer!! We picked up eggs, milk, and bread. After we finished there, Grandma called and said they were home so we could stop by for a visit. (Allen had called her earlier and left a message.)
We had such a great visit with her and Pa. The kids were so well-behaved and Lyla just played and played with Grammie. It was such a sweet time. I love the time we all spend together. Grandma Green has really taken me in and I honestly consider her a mother figure. What a kind woman. (tough as nails, but so loving once you get to know her!) Tonight was very emotional for me. Grandma said something that just about brought me to tears. It was something so unexpected. She was sitting in her rocking chair and was showing me a huge bruise she had on her arm. I asked her how it happened and she looked sideways over at me (I was sitting on the floor at her right hand side.) and said, "I have no idea!" Her body language and her words were something I had heard my Grandma Peggy say a hundred times. **to back up a bit** When I was growing up I would always sit on the floor on the right-handed side of my Grandma's recliner in her livingroom. She would always play with my hair while I laid my head in her lap. She would also read me the paper, or we would watch the news together. It was time for just her and I and I loved it. Anytime something went wrong in my life, I would run to Grandma and she would be my comfort. She would let me sit next to her and no words would be spoken, but I knew everything would be okay! She was an amazing woman. Oh how I miss her and her comfort. Although she is still living, she has Alzheimer's and my mother has forbidden me to see her. So to keep things calm and peaceful, I see her about once a year. The last time I went, she had no clue who I was, but still had that sweet smile on her face. She gave me such a sense of peace and was talking so gentle. She is such a sweet spirit!
My Grandma Peggy had very fragile skin and was always bruising. She would be pulling her seat into the kitchen table at dinner and hit her arm. Halfway through dinner her arm was already black and blue. So when Grandma Green said those words it was, in my mind, my Memaw saying them. I had to take a double take and snap back to the conversation. I was a bit speechless. Isn't it amazing how God gives us little things like that to help us get through. I have had such a sad and heavy heart about my Grandma Peggy (or Memaw) since her birthday last month. I would love to see her again and just hold her hand. Her skin was always so soft and comforting. Oh I cherish those times with her.
Well I got off on a little memory there, didn't I?! Kids are all snoozing and there is no school tomorrow so I need to get some things ready.
No comments:
Post a Comment