still sweethearts 50 years later

It has been a good while since my last post. A lot has transpired between now and then. For several years I have had to take breaks from my business to help care for family members, and in the last couple of years the breaks got longer. I would do it again a million times over. Time....something I wish that I had more of, time to have more talks, to understand, to laugh, and to care for. The list could really go on forever. Time is something that I think a lot of us take for granted. I have been guilty of this.

There's something to be said about losing both of your parents in a very short time period from one another. Two and half months. I know that others have been through this very similar situation. I know some of these people. None of us is here forever, and my parents were blessed with 88 and 84 years. However, I still wanted a little more time. I miss them terribly. Sometimes tears  come on without warning, like looking at a bag of chocolate chip cookies (my dad's favorite) while shopping at the grocery store. "These folks are going to think I am nuts", I say to myself. I can smile at the memories through the tears. And at other times I smile and cry because I know where they are now, and that they are no longer sick.

Now that several months have passed, I have found the energy and desire to pick up and start again, but this time it will be a little slower. Well, because time is flying by! I have two grandbabies now, and a wonderful husband who is about to retire, and we have some catching up to do, places to go, and people to see. And in between all of that we will snap a few pictures for the wonderful people who come our way. 

No time to waste! Love to everyone, and use your time wisely! ;)