Firecracker, Firecracker!!!!

It was July and hot as all get out!
I was as round as a watermelon.
She was two weeks early!!!!
The clock on the wall said it was 12:25 a.m. on July 4th.
Her weight was 6 pounds 7 ounces.
Her length was 19 inches.
The hair on her head was as black as coal.
Beautiful blue eyes.
                                       She was my "firecracker baby"!!!!!
                                       Born on the Fourth of July.

Where did the time go?
How did she grow so fast, this baby of mine?
She's a beautiful young woman now.
Recently a new bride!
Not only a daughter but a friend by my side.
And now she's all grown up!
But even to this day...
Oh yeah, she's a still a "firecracker" every Fourth of July!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PRISSY!!!
LOVE YOU LOTS!!

Mom ♥

Wow...She's 13???

 Yep, this lovely young lady (my step-granddaughter), KK, is a whopping 13 years old today!!!  Whoop, Whoop!!!!  A smart as a whip, loves neon colors, can't get enough of Ae'ropostale, eats broccoli like it's french fries, fun loving young lady!!!

So today I want to say to her:

Family Fun!!

This week we celebrated Bman's birthday!  It's official, she' now 28!!  PF Chang's was the gathering place.  Good food, great laughs, glorious Family Fun!!

My September Sweetie!!!!

It was September 27, 1983.

The due date had come!

Around 1:30 a.m. I knew it was time to head to the hospital.

Sure enough at 4:24 a.m. she was born.

My second child, my second baby girl!

A tiny bit of hair on her head,

Beautiful blue eyes,

She weighed 7lbs. 9 ounces

Her length was 20 1/2 inches.

She was right on time!!!

 

My how the time has gone by!

Now she's a beautiful young woman.

Independent, smart....a business woman who is making her mark!

She's my friend and my daughter.

I am so blessed!!!

She'll always be my September Sweetie....I must confess!

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BMAN!!!

LOVE YOU LOTS!

Growing Old

As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself and less critical of  myself. I've become my own friend.. I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before  they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM or sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60 &70's and if I, at the same time, wish  to weep over a lost love .. I will.  I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set. They, too, will get old. 

I know I am sometimes forgetful.  But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And I  eventually remember the important things.

Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not  break when you lose a loved one or when a child suffers or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken  hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will  never know the joy of being imperfect.


I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray and to have my youthful laughs be forever  etched into deep grooves on my face.  So many have never laughed and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.

As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore.. I've even earned the right to be wrong.

So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I  like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever but while I am still here I will not waste time lamenting what could  have been or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert  every single day (if I feel like it).

---received this in an email and had to share! (even though I'm not old)!!!!