"Rain, Rain, Go Away"

What kind of an idiot would put a new roof on his house in April. We've not been able to do anything for 3 days now and tomorrow's not gonna be any better....they're talking about snow! We have 2 days work left so hopefully by Saturday we can get back at it.

Meanwhile the rest of my life is just about perfect. Sometimes the little things remind one of that. Here's a verbatim conversation that took place while I was taking the kids to their house to put them to bed....mom's at work.

Kylie: I think Mom must have given my sucks to another little girl.
Grampa: Yes I'm sure there are other little girls smaller than you that don't have any sucks.
Colby: Yah Kylie, some kids don't even have a house to live in.
Grampa: Yah and some kids don't even have parents or grandparents.
Kylie: No parents?
Grampa: Yes that's sad but true.
Kylie: No parents? Then how do they know what to do??

I don't know what it was about this innocent conversation that suddenly made me feel so grateful, but I think perhaps it was the realization that my grandchildren have so many people that love them, and perhaps just as importantly the fact that they are able to take this for granted. They have 2 terrific parents, 2 sets of grandparents, a house to live in, and several other houses in which they are welcome. Of course Kylie's life would be just a little bit more perfect if her Mom hadn't given all of her sucks away!

"The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain."---Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart."---Sarah Ban Breathnach

love
peter