A new week, and new guest post from someone who is very near and dear to me…MY MOM. Yeah, she may not have a blog, but boy can she write. Perhaps she will make more appearances here. Hint, hint…
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My Oh-So-Smart daughter has asked me to write an article for her blog. The subject is ‘Bucket Lists’. I told her I don’t have one. This seemed to surprise her a bit. She asked if there was anything I really wanted to do. I told her the only thing I’ve been thinking about for the last 6 years was getting back to Iowa/Illinois. We’d been in Michigan for the last 26 years. We were able to accomplish the move in December 2011.
Now that we’re here, I find the only things I want are for our family to be happy and healthy. I want us to be around to see our grandkids grow up and our kids to remain the great successful people they are now.
I don’t seem to care so much about traveling to far away places or climbing mountains. Heck, I don’t even care if I ever get curtains for the new condo. I want to be able to see our grandkids at a moment’s notice. Cook a meal or 2 or 3 for them. I’m happy that everyone gets giddy when I announce I’ve made a batch of dinner rolls. Instead of paying for plane tickets and hotel rooms at some exotic locale, I’d rather spend the money on a new outfit for one of the grandkids just because ‘it’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen’. I want to buy them books that they’ll keep and cherish and hand down to their kids.
At my age I realize there are lots of things I’ll never do or see. But I’m so very happy for the things and people I have in my life now.