Oh my sweet Grandmaloves. This is the hardest part of living 1,000 miles away from my family. I don't get to sit on my Grandma's lap and eat out of her glass candy bowls more than once a year. Twice if I'm super lucky. Grandma turned 90 without me and there was a big party in Saint Anthony, Idaho, for her and all my cousins were there, many that I haven't seen for several years. But instead I was at Arizona.
We couldn't have gone. So far! And we'd just got back in July. And Blake threw his back out when he sneezed real big. That's not a joke. He sneezed and his back froze up solid for two weeks- it's still thawing out a month later. Nothing broken, but his muscles protested mightily, making sitting painful. Which makes driving 12 hours to see Grandma on her birthday a little too much.
But oh I wanted to be there. I love her.
And, to add salt to my wounds, my Grandpa on the other side turned 95 a day before Grandma turned 90, and a party in Sugar City, also Idaho, occurred with those cousins a week later... and I'm still 1,000 miles away with my invalid husband.
Oh man, this picture (taken in July) is grainy and this just might be my third worst angle, but my dearest Grandpa looks as proud and demure as he ever does when his posterity is draped thusly around his shoulders. I miss him too. Oh my oh my.
Dutch Baby understand how it feels to be left out of stuff. Isn't this the saddest picture? Don't worry, I teeter-tottered with her after I put down the camera. It's very hard to teeter with a kindergartener when you're 36.
Will we always live so far away from family? Well, that's the great question. Time will tell, I guess.
3 comments:
That is a sad picture. Wish Henry was there--they probably weigh about the same. And you and I could have gone on the other one, but you would have gotten stuck at the top and been scared.
For your sake I hope you get to be near family soon. It's hard to be away from everyone. For my sake, I hope you move to Phoenix.
I feel your pain. Every time I come home to Idaho, I still dream of buying land next to my family.
Dearest One,
I get it..I totally get it..
Just wanted you to know I get it..
xoxo,
Anthea
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