Dear Patricia...

...So much has been going on since the beginning of the year that my head was not into writing or sharing...My Mother (who is 88) was in and out of the hospital beginning in Feb. and went until April...I dealt with surgery to remove a tumor on my neck that did not go as well as expected and I have been dealing with some difficult side effects from it...

AHHHHHH...LIFE!  Life has been going on!

I have not been able to see my son and his family for 8 months...it seemed as if it was a life time for me. For the past 2 years I have been seeing them about every 6 to 8 weeks...which probably to some may feel excessive...but I am connecting...I am learning...I am loving...and yes, in some ways I am trying to make up for lost time...(even though I know that can not possibly be done)

They came here for a visit...all 5 of them...my son, his wife, my uniquely wonderful teenage grand daughter...my captivating grandson...and my adorable littlest grand daughter...oh and the fabulous dog too) To have them all here did my heart so much good...to be able to interact with them and have them close was a little slice of heaven...I miss them so much...

Distance is a strange thing...there are so many things that keep everyone connected these days...there is this machine...telephones...Skype...cell phones...Facebook...blogs...but nothing...NOTHING can compare to being able to reach out and hug the people you love...

And although the time they spent here was short...and things felt "different" and a bit stressed...

it made my heart smile...

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