< -------- Charlie, Valentine's Day, 2008 (I hope to post a 2009 picture tomorrow)
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and I have been thinking about the days leading up to Valentine's Day 2008. If valentines equal love, then I am quite blessed and loved. I have my sweet husband who really tries to make my life happy and keep it full of attention and love. I have the most beautiful daughter anyone could ask for. She not only loves me because I am her mother, but also likes me and enjoys spending time with me. She is always thinking up ways to bring happiness, pleasure, and love to my daily existence. Then, of course, there is my sweet, perfect, charming grandson, Charlie. One of the best feelings in the world is the "rush" I get when he sees me coming and claps his little hands together while his face lights up in a great big grin. I get so much out of just watching him play while he explores this world that surrounds him. (For anyone who missed it, that means he is the center of my universe.) No matter what my mood is, one look at him puts me in the best place on earth.
Just those three people would be enough to make me the happiest, most loved person on earth ... but I also have many family members and friends that brighten my days. My extended family is "FAMILY" - what more can I say, except that family is everything. My "friends" come in all ages. Some of them I have known for many years; some were brought into my life by my daughter (I really like her friends!); some I am just getting to know. To all of you who bring such joy into my life, Happy Valentine's Day!
