It's such a pretty day today... it's cool for a change and there's not a cloud in the sky.
The Melissa and the boys come by after church to eat lunch with me and after we ate Gage and Noah wanted to play in the back yard. I went along also and shot some pictures of the bees and butterflies on the flowers.
I was going to see if Gage wanted to go over to the flea market, but before I could ask him he told me that he was going over to Gee-Gee's to go swimming... so I didn't say anything.
He and I had the best time yesterday. We didn't do a lot but Melissa told me he had fun. What more could PawPaw ask for. I remember the things I did with my grandparents and how much fun I had at their house and we never really did anything big, but they gave me something that no money could ever buy.. they gave me their time. No matter what I wanted to do they would always find a way to fit it into the day and now 45 - 50 years latter I still remember those little things we did.
On Sunday afternoons a lot of times Grandpaw would take us riding down old country roads and tell me who lived in the houses we passed... A while back, Jean, my first cousin and I were talking about a time Grandpaw took us to get some watermelons... we didn't know he HAD NOT ASKED... hahahaha... Jean laughed and said that was the best melon she had ever had.. and went we got home she told Granny about it and Granny got all over Grandpaw... This is something no amount of money could ever buy. I'm so lucky that I had Grandparents on both sides that took up time with me. They didn't tell me that maybe someday I too would be a PawPaw and this is what you should do.... No they lived it... and I hope that some how they can look down and see what they did for me... I'm now doing for my grandsons.. it's nothing special.. all I do is try to spend time with them.. talk to them and I try to listen and answer their little questions...
Being PawPaw is the 'BESTEST' job in the world and the pay... what can I say.. when they put those little arms around your neck and say 'Love you PawPaw'... what's that worth?? there's no money in the world that can buy that....
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William . . . I am so glad that I saw the link to your blog. I am enjoying reading your posts here. You have such a way with words. The love that you have for your beautiful daughters is so evident through your writing. Your grandkids are cute as pie. They are very lucky to have you, and you are lucky to have them. I am not a grandparent yet (thankfully, since my children are not married yet lolol), but through your writings I can see how wonderful it will be.
I, too, had great grandparents. I have wonderful memories of them. I remember running to their car screaming their names when they would visit. They were the best! I sure miss them. Isn't it great to have wonderful memories? When our loved ones are gone, it is all that we have left. Your friends and loved ones, thanks to you, will have beautiful pictures to remember the good times by. They are very lucky.
I agree that the cooler weather is nice. The scorching days of August have been brutal. This has been nice. Think it will stay? I doubt it. lol I'm sure more uncomfortable days are to come before the fall weather moves in and makes us all feel better.
I look forward to more of your awesome "scribblings." lol Have a great week! :)
(This is the 3rd time I have typed this. I keep hitting some wrong key that deletes everything. Geeeee! lol Hopefully this one will go through. I hope all 3 don't go through. lol)
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