A long, long time ago, parents would raise their children and they would grow and fly out into the world…and parents would leave and retire to a place far, far away, and become part time visitors…you know Christmas, Thanksgiving, or even just a few weeks in the summer…well like I said, “A long,long time ago”. Now I see that times have brought families together and I think that is a good thing. I recently went to a house party and met an old friend that I had not seen for some time…of course we started to talk about the grandkids and how cute they are, etc…she then commented to me how her four (4) grand children are like her own she said,” I raised 2 children and now I’m raising 4 more, how did that happen”? Of course, she pointed out with a joyful smile, and stated boldly, that she would not have it any other way…I thought to myself, how precious are these moments of time that when your children were young you rushed around and missed so many opportunities to just sit down and watch the young squeak and chirp away, and sometimes thought what an annoying little sound…now we have the opportunity to watch the next generation, squeak and chirp, but this time we watch with eyes that only a grand parent can have…so yes, we want them to fly the coop, but we also want them to land close by…
