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This is more of a photo scrapbook and a place to write (and vent) my thoughts and feelings and brag about my grandkids.. I am a 60 something wife, mom & grandma. I've been married to my best friend Walt since 1977. The most important thing in my life is family. We have been blessed with some great kids, our daughter Kayci, son Cody, our awesome grandson Jesse, our precious granddaughters Cassandra and Chelsea and our newest grandson John. We are currently raising our grandson Jesse and dealing with things such as Autism & ADHD. We have lived in northern Arizona for most of the last 35 years and love it here. We've had our ups & downs ~ but life is good... I'll add a little here - my sweetheart and best friend Walt passed away unexpectedly January 8, 2014. He will be missed by many.

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

sometimes life is amazing
sometimes it sucks
This year so far has been such an emotional roller coaster. Losing my husband/best friend was devastating to say the least. Welcoming a new grandchild was joyous. Family and friends have been amazingly supportive. But late at night when I'm all alone with my thoughts, it seems that all I can do is dwell on the bad things. I know it wasn't his choice to die, but how could Walt leave me like this? With no income, no skills. and so many decisions to make..   I am so grateful for Jesse. He keeps me focused, gives me a reason to get up in the morning, and to keep moving throughout the day. I need to be strong for him, but at times it's just to much..  I find myself not being as patient with his little autistic idiosyncrasies as I should be, and that's not fair to him.    Of course when people ask I tell them every thing's ok - what am I going to say - "life sucks, I just want to close my eyes and have everything back the way it was?"   I should be grateful, I know things could be so much worse..   I just want to feel happiness again, to feel loved and needed..  to not worry about every decision I make, to not worry about how we're going to make it. or what I'm going to do.  I just want....

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Some of My Favorite Quotes..

  • The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. ~ Helen Keller
  • "The decisions you make now determine your destiny." ~ Thomas S. Monson
  • Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart. ~ Mother Theresa
  • Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. ~ Mother Theresa
  • All that we love deeply becomes a part of us ~ Helen Keller