It's after 11pm and everyone has gone to bed. Everyone but Jessica. We need to get up at 5am. Juergen will take Mom and Dad to the airport. We figure it will be easier that way. It's not safe for me to drive when I'm crying. I'm sure I will cry...but I'm trying to just not think too much right now. Sometimes denial is good. I don't know if or when I'll see my parents again. Juergen said I can go to the USA at least by next spring. Maybe sooner? It is not good to be so far apart. But I'm going to just think of how glad I am about this visit. It was really good. We had a very good visit. And I was not sure we could have this time together. So I'll just think about the gift of this time, and not about the if or when we can do it again! The kids made a really good dinner tonight. Sarah and Philip made the potatoes. Thomas cut the pineapple. Nicole made a green salad. Philip cooked the chicken, steak and fish. We had ice cream for desert. After dinner we made funny faces around the table. Then the boys did some break dancing for us. Then Nicole showed Grandma and Grandpa some Phineas and Ferb on You Tube. They had never seen them before. I filled a memory stick of photos for them to take home. Now everyone is in bed. I'll go to bed too when Jessica lets me. And who knows what gifts await us? This visit was a gift. I thank God for this good gift!
My niece had a beautiful baby girl named Olivia Rose (Beautiful name). Everyone is very excited and thank God healthy! Congratulations to the whole family! Hugs to my sister Shelley who is now a proud grandma for the 2nd time. My sister Dianna has 6 grand kids (I think). My brother and I are too young for such an blessing. At least our kids are too young. I'm going to have to wait to be called grandma. Here is a cool picture I took off Shelley's blog. It shows Eric (the tired but proud grandpa) Lissa with her first daughter Charlotte, and then a sleeping Olivia Rose. 3 generations in one shot. How fast life goes by! How beautiful life can be!
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