Finally Lily woke up. Looked at me - smiled and closed her eyes again. I finally got them up and went to take my shower. Told them if they wanted doughnuts they better get around and get dressed. So we went and got our donuts and took some to Grampa at his store. They love the doughnut shop down the road from Grampa's store. Lily got a doughnut shaped and decorated like an ice cream cone. Remington got one decorated like Spider Man. He also got a bear claw. After eating our doughnuts with Grampa we went home and they watched TV while I did some housework. We spent some time in the pool that afternoon.
After bowling that night, Lily went to spend the night with her friend. Remington and I had a campout in the living room. Grampa is an awesome fort builder. Check out the fort he made us. It was awesome!
Remington watched TV until about 11:30 or so then turned it off and after talking for a bit we went to sleep. Saturday morning I made him his next favorite breakfast - pancakes. We spent a couple of hours in the pool again that afternoon. Sunday afternoon Grampa was able to join us in the pool. So we spent another couple of hours in the pool. Lots of sun, fun and games. We played Marco Polo. We swam - we had water splash fights. Just a fun time all afternoon. So our weekend was spent with lots of laughter. love and fun.
Here's where the bittersweet part comes in. We had a wonderful, fun-filled weekend then had to say good-bye. K.C. and her family left today to move to Washington. While we are excited for them and the adventures they have ahead we are also sad. We wont' be having these fun weekends anytime soon. They are moving many many miles away - 30 hours to drive. Yes, we will still see them but not as frequently as we have become accustomed to.
We have been saying goodbye to our daughters and grandchildren for the past 18 years. When our oldest grandson was not quite one Tarinda moved to Phoenix. That was hard - but we managed. We made visits, we made arrangements to meet in the middle and we remained a part of their live and have a great relationship with all our grandchildren in Arizona.
It never is easy. We are happy for all our girls and their families and the lives they have. We know that each of them is living the life that is right for them but it doesn't make it any easier to say good-bye to them. So the tears always come with every good-bye. Today was no exception.
Sometimes we already have a date in place when we know we will see them again and sometimes we don't. We do try to see them once a year if at all possible. In this case, we will be seeing K.C. and her family, as well as Charlie and Adam for a short short visit in late August when we fly into Seattle for our Alaska cruise. It will be a very short visit as no one lived in that area when we planned our cruise and activities for our time there.
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