Ha! The way people stream in and out of our house! So much so that I have changed the head count of this blog
3 times in the past two years. Right now though, All 4 of the older
grands are back with us, just as they were when I started blogging.
Grandma's House Plus 4 is alive and well.
My youngest daughter has purchased her
first home and is happily independent. She wisely used the time she
was with us to build her credit and save down payment money.
My oldest daughter, who is expecting baby 6 very soon has chosen to live the RV life with her partner and almost one year old and is equally happy. However, the 4 older grand-kids aren't all that into it. Thus, our plus 4.
My oldest daughter, who is expecting baby 6 very soon has chosen to live the RV life with her partner and almost one year old and is equally happy. However, the 4 older grand-kids aren't all that into it. Thus, our plus 4.
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| I just couldn't leave this cutie out of the pictures! |
It's very peaceful here at Grandma's
house these days. Everyone is chipping in and getting along. The
older two (Nayna and Tia) help me entertain the younger two (Aja and
Nathan) by taking them with them to movies and such. Still can't
believe they're 18 and nearly 20 now!
Aja and Nathan, who are 13 and 12
still have a month of home school to tackle. They attend an online
school for which I keep records and supervise. But summer is creeping
up on us now, so there's bike riding, amusement parking, swimming and
such gradually being added to the days entertainment, weather
permitting.
Tia just bought her first car. She
worked so hard to make that happen! Were far from the silver spoon
crowd, but we are determined. Nayna has plans to take classes in
view of opening her own bakery. She has quite a natural talent for
cake making. Which, meh-heh-heh, takes Grandma off birthday cake
making duty.
I'm amazed by all my kids and
grand-kids. They all have huge hearts and good intentions. Budget
concerns sometimes hamper them from progressing as quickly as they
would like but they're not quitters. I'm surrounded by gumption. I
love that word. My Dad used it a lot.
Gumption. I suppose they get it from
me. I've been through a lot, you guys but you know, I get knocked
down, get back up, etc. I'm like one of those old time clown blow up
toys with the weighted bottom. I refuse to stay down for long. It
just isn't in me. I'm glad this is the characteristic my descendants
chose to adopt from me. Life is rough. It's important to know how to
keep on keeping on.
Now I do have to say, when we had 10
people living here, things were not so peaceful. It really wasn't
good for anyone, psychologically. What is it about too many grown
adults living in the same house? It just never works. Toward the end,
we were at each other's throats, you guys. It was ugly.
My take is that it was time for
everyone to live as they choose, that's all. And let's face it,
living with your parents as an adult is just unnatural. That's a nice
way of saying, my adult kids were just as miserable living here as we
were dealing with their misery. LOL
You know, when you go through a lot of
hardships, you do become stronger. But more importantly, you become
grateful for what you do have. My sis recently said that Gary
and I must be saints to endure all this craziness. But you know what?
We're not. Not at all. What we are is lucky to have so many beautiful
people in our lives to love.
So many lonely people out there. And
that is something neither of us will ever have to worry about!
