Tomorrow I have to say goodbye to the grand kids who've been here for three weeks now. Goodbyes are always hard and so I feel blessed to only have one child that lives far enough away that we need to make weekend visits. My other three all live here in East Hampton and that's a wonderful thing. So far I have three grandchildren right here - no doubt there'll be more in time. But three are almost five hours away by car.
It's such a different experience - being with the grand kids that live here and the ones that don't.
Those here are part of our everyday lives - we see them at school and sporting events, stop by for a quick five minute visit anytime we're driving by their house, and babysit when needed. The ones in Pennsylvania we don't see as often, but when we do it's intense and it's 24/7. We sit on the couch with them when they come downstairs, all dewy-eyed and warm from their beds in the morning, or we read them books at night before they go to sleep. They tag along with us when we do our errands and we follow them wherever they ask us to. Different experiences, each special and treasured.
It will be hard to say goodbye after this nice long visit. But I'm sure we'll be racing down the Jersey Turnpike in no time at all to see them again. And in the meantime, there are three precious little boys right here in East Hampton that love to see us drive in their driveway.
It's such a different experience - being with the grand kids that live here and the ones that don't.
Those here are part of our everyday lives - we see them at school and sporting events, stop by for a quick five minute visit anytime we're driving by their house, and babysit when needed. The ones in Pennsylvania we don't see as often, but when we do it's intense and it's 24/7. We sit on the couch with them when they come downstairs, all dewy-eyed and warm from their beds in the morning, or we read them books at night before they go to sleep. They tag along with us when we do our errands and we follow them wherever they ask us to. Different experiences, each special and treasured.
It will be hard to say goodbye after this nice long visit. But I'm sure we'll be racing down the Jersey Turnpike in no time at all to see them again. And in the meantime, there are three precious little boys right here in East Hampton that love to see us drive in their driveway.
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