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Some days just stand out. On Saturday, Greg and I drove through the rain to share the afternoon with Abbie, Dave and Jack. Greg and I spent over three hours just watching Jack, and laughing; so much that my side hurt! A month ago, he was walking; now he is running.
His smile is fetching and he seems to revel in his power over the two of us...
Dave had a basketball game going and that little boy was intensely watching that game, just like his Daddy. After awhile, Jack picked up a small, red plastic bat.
He would take bat and point it at the TV and jabber at the players, then he would look over his shoulder and jabber a bit. Quickly, he would turn back to the players and point that bat and just jabber away, as if were coaching them. He would do this over and over. Once in while, he would the bat down, walk over to the front of the TV and stand there with his hands on his hips watching the players. He repeated the process until the game was over.
We ended the day by taking them for Mexican food. It's hard for a Gram to watch her one year old Grandson smile as he ate hot sauce and chips until tears ran down his cheeks...
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry!
These moments are treasures; gifts from the Lord. I must capture each one of them so that when I'm very old, I can read my words and laugh once more. And maybe, just maybe... Jack will laugh with me. |
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| February 17, 2008 |
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Joey, God has given you a talent with writing. I want to crawl on your lap and hear your stories.
Love you~ |
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| February 17, 2008 |
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| Cheryl: I think was born telling stories! |
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| February 17, 2008 |
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| Arelene: When my daughters were tiny, I was too busy raising them. Now that I'm a Gram, I can observe... it makes a difference! love you! |
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| February 17, 2008 |
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| Sondra: Bless you for saying this. |
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| February 17, 2008 |
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| that is soo adorable. thank you for sharing. |
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| February 17, 2008 |
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Rae: You have got see him; he's a character. I forgot to mention his dancing.... |
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| February 17, 2008 |
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Lara: He DOES the funniest things. His Mom? Oh my word, once she decided she wanted to look like me. So she cut hair off. The she was horrified !!! She said, "I look like a boy!!!!" She had braces then. Before that, she slicked her hair back because she wanted to look like her Papa, the Methodist Minister. I'm not surprised.... that child is apt to anything!
And I shall be laughing! |
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| February 17, 2008 |
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| i like am in love with him. he sounds like so much fun. |
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| February 17, 2008 |
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| He would you too! I call him Cookie and he loves it! |
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| February 17, 2008 |
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| that is soooo cute. i love that nick name |
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| February 17, 2008 |
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A very sweet story, Joey, well told! You make Jack come alive to the rest of us! |
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| February 17, 2008 |
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| Great story!!!!!! |
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| February 17, 2008 |
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| Sweet story, Joey! |
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| February 17, 2008 |
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| Being a grandparent is truly a special blessing from Our Father. It still amazes me at how absolutely perfect they are, well that's how I see it! My daughter disagrees but I told her just wait you'll be a grandmother one day and they will be perfect too! |
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| February 18, 2008 |
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JOEY, I THINK JACK AUGHT TO COME TO ENGLAND AND COACH MY TEAM, I PLAY FOR THE SHEFFIELD STEELERS BASKETBALL TEAM AND BOY DO I NEED COACHING, I AM RUBBISH....LOL, LOVE STU. |
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| February 18, 2008 |
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| Sounds like Jack might be a future coach! Thanks for sharing this! |
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| February 18, 2008 |
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| Great blog!! I especially agree with your statement, "These moments are treasures; gifts from the Lord." I believe you are right and I do hope you do laugh about that and many more "gifts" like this all the rest of your life! |
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| February 18, 2008 |
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| Janell: Thank you for the compliment on the writing. I spurs me on! Jack is life in motion... |
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| February 18, 2008 |
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Oh Doyle, you are the best! |
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| February 18, 2008 |
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| Thank you Kathy. He is sweet. |
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| February 18, 2008 |
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Stu: When he's older.... he would be good! The problem is that you be laughing so hard you couldn't play! |
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| February 18, 2008 |
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| Cheryl: See... they are just perfect! Right now, Abbie and Dave think so too. I asked her how she was going to respond when he to drive and date, and she just looked scared and said "I WON'T LET HIM!!!" |
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| February 18, 2008 |
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| Deb: He maybe a Coach, but he's so active, running and throwing balls; who knows? I think he'll be happy in whatever he does. |
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| February 18, 2008 |
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Yahschild: You got the message from my blog. The gift; the experiences we have as we through our lives. If we're not careful, we miss them. When we're young, we are so busy getting to the places we think we want to be, raising our childen, trying to make ends meet that some we don't have time to sit back and watch them because we're caring for them.
I love being a Gram! |
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| February 18, 2008 |
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I'm with you Joey. We have three Grand-kids now and they are truly blessings. The youngest Grandson's favorite game is to wait until you are settled on the couch, he will ask for juice or a snack, then run like crazy to take your seat once you get up. I swear the boy moves at the speed of sound.
Randy |
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| February 18, 2008 |
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Randy, he sounds a sneak! My little used to that. She had reddish hair and freckles. She had command of the house. She was seven years younger than me.
I have only Jack for now and he fills my heart to the brim with his love. He is indeed a blessing! |
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| February 19, 2008 |
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| Joey, THOSE are the treasures worth storing up! |
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| February 20, 2008 |
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| Thank you Gene. I'm still hungry... |
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| February 20, 2008 |
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| Pastor Tim, you are so funny!!! |
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| February 20, 2008 |
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| You said something in your comments that rings so true when your girls were so small you were so busy raising them & sometimes we do just that,we get so busy that we do not take the time to treasure & enjoy our kids when they are growing up.I see that in hindsight as I have 1 granddaughter by my oldest daughter & my younger daughter is getting ready to graduate.We"ll still have 3 kids at home & I need to remeber not to get so busy that I do see tehm for the treasure they are. |
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| February 20, 2008 |
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You're so right! We still have Sydney at home. She's seventeen. I've been able to observe, and learn more about her now than in the early years when we were all going in different directions. I love to watch her put her make-up on, ask her about her day, etc.
Thank you for bring that up! |
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| February 22, 2008 |
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The more I read your writing, the more I want to read!! Have you thought about putting these into a book? What a wonderful gift to the world that would be!
I bet you're a wonderful gram. My grandbabies are a source of great pleasure for me too :)
God's blessings, my new friend
Janice |
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| February 22, 2008 |
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| Another fun read Joey. You are indeed gifted...thanks for sharing with us! |
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| February 23, 2008 |
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Janice: My dream was to be a writer; God is working on me. Grandbabies Rock!
Mike: These are gifts from God that I write about. |
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| February 25, 2008 |
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Joey, Jack sounds like a cutie! Store all those moments...The best videos seem to run in our memories! |
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| February 25, 2008 |
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Hi Hal.... I have missed you! I do store moments; in my heart, in photos and on paper. |
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| March 01, 2008 |
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awwwwwwwwwwww YES these are the treasures ,Gifts from God. thanks hon!!
I loved the new photos too |
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| March 26, 2008 |
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Jack is coming for a sleep-over Saturday night. He's the fastest kid on the block. I hope the weather is good. I asked Abbie to bring his stroller. |
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