A Heart Full of Love

Today my heart is full to bursting! I just got to walk along with my daughter, Chelsea, and my Son~in~Law, Eric to take Gabby to her first day of kindergarten. I was armed with a camera in one hand and a huge wad of toilet paper in the other {no kleenex was big enough for that job!}. 
It seems like just yesterday I was walking her mommy to that very same grade school {and crying those very same tears!}. WOW! History really does repeat itself. And way too quickly...

So I took some pictures along the way I thought you might all like to see while you look at today's dishcloth choice, which is of course a basic garter stitch heart. Any design that includes a heart always grabs me. Love the simplicity of this one.

Eric, Gabby & Chelsea

Grammy & Gabby

And here we go!

And so it begins!

Today's Happy Thought ~ "Where ever you go, go with all your heart."

Girl Time

Last week my sister, Bridget, surprised me by just walking through my front door. I didn't know she was coming, which never happens. She has spent the last few years living in Milwaukee while her husband goes through a cardiology fellowship. He is at the tail end of his residency and had to work 3 days in a row without coming home last week so he suggested she hop in the car and spend some time with me. I was thrilled! In June they will be coming back here to live. He has already signed a contract for a  job in this area. YAY!!!
Anyway, she is my only sibbling and I am nearly 10 years older than her. So our bond has always been a special one. At her birth she was my live baby doll. She paved the way for me to eventually become a mother of 2 daughters by giving me a little pre~experience! Then when she gave birth to each of her 2 sons I was in labor & delivery with her. I have always been her sister/other mother/best friend. We are very close.
My girls grew up calling her "Aunt Bridgie" then shortened it to "Aunt Bridge" as they got older. Now my granddaughter, Gabby, calls her "Aunt Bridgie" ~  history repeats itself. She loves it. Gabby thinks she hung the moon. They ALWAYS bake cupcakes together.

While she was here we took a trip to the mall one afternoon where Gabby insisted the three of us have our photos taken in one of those booths.  The last time I did this was when Bridget was a little girl and she insisted Mom and I do the same thing with her! Once again ~ history repeats itself.

Gabby decided we should all do something silly for this one. Notice she and I both instinctively stuck out our tongues. Hmmm.....

Hope you all spend some time in the coming days building precious memories with cherished loved ones!