Live for Today

Everyone knows we should live for the moment, but there are days when it becomes more evident.  We've just had a couple of those days.  In the past 2 days we learned that a family member is in the early stages of Alzheimer's, and our daughter-in-law's father has a brain tumor.  He's 62 and ready to retire in December.  As much as we need to plan for the future, this kind of news makes us realize how important it is to cherish every moment of every day and never take anything for granted.

And, I never take for granted time spent with my family, and now especially my grandkids.  We just had a wonderful day today with Sylvie-pie, Rach and Sylvain at the pumpkin patch, somewhere in Indiana.  Jordan was able to join us, and it was a beautiful, sunny, WARM fall day.  The place was quite an operation, with hay rides, petting zoo, apple picking, 2 restaurants, an ice cream and cheese store, a winery, and a country store full of pies, breads, jams, and everything fall -- it was the best!  I feel so blessed that we get to spend this time with the kids, as it all goes by way too fast.  (It makes me sad that Sylvia is outgrowing her clothes so quickly; her daddy will be buying prom dresses before we know it!!!)  The Nugget is such a good little girl, and Rach is such a good little mama.  She has taken well to motherhood; she has a glow about her she never had before, and I'm so proud of her.  And Sylvain has proven to be a very good papa too; I love watching him with her, he is just smitten with her.  Sylvia is a lucky little girl!  Who wouldn't be smitten.... look at the cutest pumpkin in the patch!

And, speaking of smitten, her Grandpa Bird just can't get enough of the nugget.  He can spend all day just rolling around on the floor with her or walking her around the yard exploring.  This little girl has lots of men in her family swooning over her (like Uncle Jordan), and Jay is right there in the mix.  My kids were lucky to have him for a step-dad, and now the next generation gets to feel his love too.

So, at the end of the day, when there's so much sadness and there's so many things to wonder "why is this happening", the special little moments in a pumpkin patch mean even more than they would have a just few days ago.  And, we get to do it all over again tomorrow with Charlie!!