Just wanted to post a couple of things from yesterday. Richard found a couple of things at a garage sale for Haydan and Haylee and gave them to them yesterday when they came home from visiting their mom. Richard gave them their toys while I was outside but I could hear their squeals of delight from outside and knew what he'd done. For Haylee he found a Vtech phonics toy that looks like a computer keyboard and she was "typing" away on it. He got Haydan a Buzz Lightyear ship and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle van with 3 of the figures and lots of accessories. They played with these toys the rest of the evening. The thing I wanted to post was Haydan's response to Richard. Richard told me that Haydan gave him a big hug and told him "you're the best PaPa ever". I know Haydan doesn't realize the difference between garage sale toys and new ones, but in his heart his Papa had given him the biggest and best prize ever. Haydan had been disappointed earlier in the day by someone else, and his Papa sure made up for it.
The day before Haylee asked me again to roll up the tape measurer for her. She loves that thing and drags it around all the time, but she likes me to roll it for her everytime she thinks about it. After several sessions of rolling it for her I told her she's going to need to learn how to do it herself pretty soon. She immediately responded with "First, I have to be a nanny!" I loved thinking of what was going on in her little head when she said that.
They are so precious and I am so thankful I get to spend so much time with them. I wish I had been keeping a blog all these months of all the wonderful things that have happended with them.
I got to go to Hunter's football game yesterday. I do regret I wasn't as focused on him playing or spending time with Trevor as I should have been. I learned a friend was on the verge of death while I was there, and her death is painfully reminiscent of my mother's last days so I was feeling a lot of grief. I kept reminding myself of the end of her suffering, and the joy in heaven when she arrives, but I kept feeling the pain of the loss of my mom. Mom died 16 years ago, but I still miss her so much. I know she's showing those angels how to have a good time, and when Jacquie gets there, I'm sure her and Mom will get along just fine.
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