Crazy!

Okay ~ 4:02am, Saturday November 7th ~ I am at the computer because I simply cannot sleep! In fact, I have been awake since 2:42 this morning with ~ well yes you guessed it ~ Samantha on my mind! I, so badly want to call and check that she is okay, so badly want to be there with her, instead of here going out of my mind!

Being a parent is such a bizarre calling. You give up so much for you children, you worry and care about them as they grow, wanting them to have the best that you can give them; you teach them good principles; encourage them not to think only of themselves, but to reach out to think of and care for others; you discipline them so that they can appreciate all that they have, but most of all you love them and want the best for them to succeed in whatever they choose to do. All of this you do with all your heart, gladly, willingly, hoping that they will understand that the unconditional love that you have for them.

I don't think I really understood what it means to 'let them fly' until I had to watch my three oldest children leave home to begin their own journeys, and part of my eldest daughters journey has been to get married, and to start a family of her own with her eternal companion.

The worry never ends, the concern for health and safety is constant, and being so very far away, stetches the heart strings like nothing else ~ almost to breaking point.

Baby Platt ~ We're Waiting!!!

Baby Platt is is keeping his/her parents waiting, due date today, but hasn't shown him/herself as yet ~ I have been on tender hooks all day today, well, actually Hamish says I have been 'bouncing' all over the place ~ goodness only knows how Samantha and Clark are feeling!!  I am so nervous for Samantha ~ her first baby, our first grandchild ~ I am also very excited for both of them, and all the wonderful new experiences that await them, the joys and the struggles that come along with a new born baby. I can't wait to see them, and also to meet their new little bundle of love. They are going to be wonderful parents.

Where Is The Time Going?

November already!! Aaarrgghhh! I can't believe it...Thomas has been on his mission now for almost 4 months ~ he is thoroughly enjoying himself, loving sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ! Genna has been at university for 2 months, and Matthew and Kiera have been in First Grade for just as long...we are expecting our first grandbaby any day now and we are nervous and excited for everything to go well for both mother and baby! Matthew and Kiera celebrated their 7th birthday last month, and are already planning for next year!
Hamish is working as hard as ever, and I am still trying to find things to do with my time! I have been busy picking Choke Berries; Crabapples and Apples to make pies; jellies and jams ~ even managed to make some Pear Butter with a friend, with pears from her own tree, it has been a very productive couple of months ~ but if I never see another apple it will be fine with me :D
I have also been busy with Family History ~ I started off with 60-70 names and now have over 1,200 ~ it has been exciting and extremely fulfilling, discovering ancestors from as far back as the 1400's! That alone has kept me busy, and sharing the information with relatives has been simply wonderful...even discovered a distant cousin in Canada!

Life truly is wonderful...with more discoveries on the horizon! I can't wait!!!