Going back from "Far away from Here"

So I'm heading back home after a great weekend spent with my daughter and her family. Just watching her and her husband gave me joy knowing they are truly in love and working at keeping their home comfortable and affordable. They're constantly planning things to do for the children. I'm am at peace now and grateful for the "process" we've had to endure to get them to where they are today😄. Now I'm just waiting for my son to return home to see what his path will lead him. I have a new perspective so when I get home I will be doing things differently and handling things in a different manner so that I am not so stressed out so easily. Yes I needed a good getaway and I will do this on a regular basis not necessarily to my daughter's house, but somewhere alone and away from home. I love my husband but now I know we really do need space from each other in order for us to learn to appreciate what we have and each other. Everything else is just stuff.

IT'S MY TURN

For the first time im out alone. I'm down here at Navy Pier looking at all the different lifestyle also watching the construction workers with hard hats on working in this heat!

10 YEARS AGO I BECAME A GRANDMOTHER, AT 38!

I don't know where the time has gone! My oldest grandson is 10 years old and now we have a total of 7 grandchildren, 6 boys and 1 girl, ages: 10 born (11/2003), 9-(5/2004), 9-(7/2004), 8-(8/2005), 7-(2/2007 Girl), 5-(9/2009), and 1 1/2-(8/2012) now I'm started to feel like a "Grandma". In the beginning it was pure joy to know my husband and I lifelines and the other grandparents were being extended, continued and our legacy would live on. 

June 5, 2014

As the days get closer for them to leave the angrier I get. I'm fussing every morning about something and I don't like it all. I actually realizing I'm getting sad that they are leaving but happy they will be back with their mom :-)

June 19, 2014

Court was held today and they have been officially awarded back to their Mom! They leave tomorrow :-) :-( it's bittersweet!