It has already been two weeks since we picked up our little fuzz ball of love and joy we call Eva. It is funny to us because it seems like she has been here forever. It is hard to believe how much of a perfect fit she is for us. We love her so much already and she thinks we are pretty cool too. I love to see how she loves Rich so much and how much he loves her. The man who was never going to have a dog. The man who wasn't going to be tied down by a dog who now talks about how we will have to find hotels when we go away that allow dogs. This is just another example of how you should never say never. You know how it is, we all do it. Maybe we look at someone's children and see them doing something and we might say, "My children will never do that." Well, let me tell you, you never know what your children will do so never say never! Never say never in any situation because you just never know.
Before I got sick and began taking drugs I may or may not have said I would never take certain drugs. I can't really remember if I ever did say or think that because I never thought I would be in a position where I would have to make decisions about drugs and my health. I had always been pretty healthy and came from a family that was never focused on illness. If any of us ever sick or got hurt you were told to stand up and brush your self off and get on with life. Believe me with my dad you could have had a ten inch gash with blood gushing out of it and and he would have told you ah that's nothing it''ll heal. I wish I could stand up and brush myself off now like I was able to do as a kid. It sure isn't that easy anymore. I have been experiencing these strange headaches that I don't know what to think of. They are in my forehead and in the back of my head and this morning it felt like a migraine with the light show. I am wondering why my migraines would change so fast into a whole new form. It is annoying to say the least. It is days like this I am glad I do not work. I am going to go see Hunter and Addi and push through this pain. It has to get better at some point in the day so why not make the best of the day? What better way to do that than grandchildren!
I have said it many times before, the best things in life, for me at least, are really not things. Yes, I like my computer, ipod, cell phone, tv, but beyond the other necessities, not sure these are necessities, but I really don't want anything. Stuff means nothing to me. In all actuality I am trying to get rid of all the "stuff" that is just laying around the house. It isn't that I have ever been a shopper or a hoarder as I try to clear things out as much as possible but for some reason we have still collected stuff to some degree. Stuff. Stuff? The older I get stuff means nothing. The best things in life, for me, is the time I get to spend with the people I love and the ones who love me. Snuggle time with Rich. Kisses from our puppy. Watching Rich with her warms my heart to no end. Hearing the grandkids tell me I am the best Nana ever or getting a phone call from them just because they wanted to call me. Getting a text or phone call from our kids and knowing they are all okay. Being able to still take care of our home even on the days I am not feeling well. All these little things are the best things in life and they give me purpose. I even told Rich after we got Eva that she gives me purpose. Purpose almost everyone else takes for granted. When you are ill it can drag you down. Yes, you push on but it can seriously wear on you. It is a fight everyday. You begin to lose your identity. A battle that you have to win and winning this battle is one of the best things in life, at least for me.
Eva is getting fixed to day so I am alone. I miss her like crazy and she has only been gone a few hours. I am going to go to Katie's house. I am making tatertots for Hunter because he told me he likes tatertot casserole but without the meat and the corn, so that means just the tatertots. Too funny! I also have a box of cheeze its because Addi always asks me if I have cheeze its. "Nana, you have cheeze its at your house?" with those sweet little eyes and the expression of, I hope she says yes look on her face. How can I not buy cheeze its everytime I go to the store when she looks at me with that sweet face and asks if I have them? I am a sucker. I admit it. All they have to do is say they like a certain food and I surprise them with it. Hunter will be thrilled to no end with the tatertots I have in the oven. Addi will smile from ear to ear when she sees the cheeze its. These are the simple things. To me these are the best things in life. A smile, a hug, hearing them ask me to play a game or hearing them fight over who is going to sit on my lap.These are the joys in life that matter not the stuff. These are the things that make me realize how truly blessed I am. The best things in life!
I hope you are able to take a minute to take a time out from the rat race of a world to realize and cherish the best times of your life. We all have them it is just a matter of taking the time to realize them!
God Bless!
Dianne
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