Meant to post this one the other day! Where has my brain gone???
I'll spend today getting laundry done and finding all missing toys and socks and getting everything ready to be packed. And my heart will be heavy, already is of course. I woke up at 4 this morning, and the reality of our last full day here just hit me like a ton of bricks. We've had a blast together. There have been good moments and rough moments and many exhausted moments, but I wouldn't trade any of those moments. I keep trying to pacify myself with thoughts of sunsets and birds that need their photos taken, and yoga mats that have missed me, and bicycles waiting to have the winter dust blown off of them, and leisurely cups of coffee waiting to be sipped, and a bed that wants me to stay in it longer in the morning, and long quiet mornings waiting for my prayers and meditations, and hot showers begging me to linger.... But none of that soothes my heart right this minute. What I hold on to is the fact that, as much fun as they've had here, these babies still miss their mommy and daddy, even tho they don't have the words to express it, and Mommy and Daddy have had a nice break and are really anxious and excited to have them back home! I well remember those days of little people time! Needing the break and then being refreshed and ready to tackle the day afterwards.
And you know, it's the same way with being a grandparent. So, for their next visit, based on what we've learned this visit, I'll have things a little better prepared, the house a little differently arranged, and a few things thought out a little better before they ever get here. And we'll have a blast again! And in the meantime, I'll continue to travel like I always have, and I'll continue to love them and pray for them from afar as I always do. And I'll miss them, just like always!!!
