Michael, Nicole and I seeing the Stowells off at the airport after their visit from Chicago.
Olkay, so after posting about Bob's friend Barbara, I feel compelled to post about my mother-in-law/dear friend Judy. You know, equal billing and all that. I have been having such a strong draw to her lately as I get more and more involved in being a grandmother. It's like I'm getting to know her in a new way all over again. Every time I reach for Jordyn or get so excited to see her, I get remembrances of Judy as grandmother to my children. Scott and I made her a grandmother at the ripe old age of 42. She never loved anything more!! I feel a new connection to her now as I experience that same rush of love, joy, pride, service, laughter, tenderness and fun that I watched her share with my children for so many years. I have a whole new appreciation for all that she did for me and for my little ones. She had to be a long distance grandma for the first 14 years or so. She loved my children so much she sometimes had a hard time letting me be the mom and do things my way. But in so many ways she is a true example to me of how to truly appreciate this gift I have been given of being a grandmother. Judy, we are sister grandmothers now and I feel your influence with me.
