Where has the time gone. It's truly amazing how life can get so busy with the must-dos that we just can't squeeze in time for the want-to-dos. But I'm back and ready to muse about a fun week with the grands.
Since my last writing which marvelled about how efficiently my daughter juggles the many demands on her time, Ron and I were able to spend a week in Wake Forest staying with the three boys while Jen and Rob took a much-deserved vacation. What a blast. I realize that some of you are thinking I'm a wee bit touched in the brain to think that eight days and nights with a 7-year-old and two 2-year-olds was a blast. But for those of you who are grandparent cohorts of mine, you totally
get it!
But before I begin to bore you with the grandmotherly details of the week, let me just say up front that Jennifer is now officially my Super Hero. I had only eight days but she lives this life every single day. It is demanding, full of non-stop activity, and hectic at times. You can go to bed at night with a gameplan in mind for the next day - but as Rob says, "the plan always is to plan on the plan changing". Oh what words of wisdom. Never did a day go as I planned.
It all begins at 6:00 a.m. and you finally get a minute for yourself at 9:00 p.m. (if things go according to plan, that is). By that time, you no longer care about all those things you thought you would do once you got all the boys asleep. Forget the reading, forget the TV, forget the sewing, forget calling friends or family - you just look at each other and say
, are you ready for bed?
It was a busy week. Brett was well that week so there were no additional medications for him. But as most of you know, his usual medications and treatments take up a couple of hours each day. Then the grocery shopping and laundry and cooking and diapering and the playing and the loving and the chauferring - whew! This was one tired granny.
As we pulled out of the drive before dawn on February 27, I settled back thinking about the week and marvelled over and over again about Jennifer's dedication, stamina, commitment, and great love. We made it safely home and we were in bed at 7:00 p.m. - probably asleep by 7:10 p.m. And every night that week I was in bed by 8:00 at the latest. But it was such a wonderful week that I wouldn't trade that time for anything. I have sweet memories to last a long time.
This is my second week back home and I am finally feeling rested and refreshed and ready to go back and do it all over again. Today, I am still reflecting on all the responsiblity that Jennifer carries on her shoulders. She could not do what she does without the unique partnership and support that Rob provides. She could not do what she does without a heart overflowing with unconditional love. I know that her strong faith is the main Source in the development of the outstanding traits she possesses. And that Power is what she depends on to get her through each day. As I watch her minister to those three boys, I see "Jesus the servant in action". Am I proud of her? You bet!!! She's my Super Hero.
