Another milestone ...
Tonight I sat in the front row, watching as my second granddaughter walked in the room to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance, bright blue cap and gown, the gold collar that designates "honors." Wow. where does the time go?In June I'll go with her for college orientation, and by August she be enrolled and attending college right around the corner from my house. I live simply, with a "table for two" in my kitchen. That will have to change. Her older sister Brandi spent at least half of each semester conveniently ensconced in my living room, adjacent to the refrigerator "where the good food lives." I'll need another chair. Her sister will likely join her here come fall semester.
All of this is a marked shift in my life as a semi-retired writer, but it is a nice shift. I am lucky to be blessed with girls who are loving, affectionate, caring, honorable, who hold themselves in high self-esteem and who have not been plagued by the issues and difficulties so many teens face these days. They know what they want out of life, and are working hard to get it.
I watched Rochelle walk up to the podium, take her diploma in hand, and felt such joy at her success, and joy that I am part of their lives in a significant way.
How lucky can one grandma get?