When I woke up this morning, I had a different view as to how this day was going to play out. That changed at 8:15am when my daughter called and needed something. It’s not that I couldn’t say no, I didn’t want to. My 3 children are not children anymore to the world. All 3 have a family and work. All 3 have a home they maintain. All 3 have dogs. When they call and ask, I say yes in my head before I think it through. Usually the answer comes out of my mouth yes. My heart usually wins when it comes to them.

And that is what happened today. I rearranged my day to make it work so I could help at the beginning of the day and the end of the day. My reward was spending time with Elliot, my 2 year old granddaughter. My oldest daughter’s daughter. I remembered, as I followed quickly on her running little heels through the mall, days of following my own children. I knelt down beside her as she opened and closed every box on the shelf. I did not have that much patience with my own children. I know now that there is no sense arguing with a 2 year old. It’s best to watch and listen. It ends up taking far less time and a whole ton less angst.

Anyway…nothing more than that to write about. I’m tired and want to watch Desperate Housewives on abc.com. Nothing is coming up that feels worth expounding on. No gems of inspiration tonight. Stay tuned…