Grandparenting

I babysat for my beautiful granddaughter day before yesterday. We had a really fun time together. Her name is Caroline, she is 15 months old and jabbering all the time, and very mobile. The thing that has surprises me the most about being a grandmother is that it really makes me miss my parents. My dad passed away in 1995, and my mom passed in 2001. They were both really good with my older daughters. Their relationships with them were very strong. I learned so much about being a mother from my mother. I really would like to share what I am doing and feeling when with Caroline with my mother. That really shocked me how those feelings of grief that I thought I had moved past sweep over me when I'm with Caroline. I can see my mom in the things I do and say to her. Your parents know that you as an adult child love and appreciate them, I know my mom knew that about me. I just wish I could tell her how much I appreciate the things she taught me about being a grandmother.

First Addition

This is my first post on my new blog. I'm not sure that I will have much to say. But have hopes that in the future I'll loosen up and be able to share more of what is on my mind and heart. Is anyone listening?