Show & Tell Tuesday...A Day to Repeat

Happy Tuesday Girls!

 

Today I am linking up once again with Andrea for "Show & Tell Tuesdays"...grab the graphic and link up too!

 

Today it's all about picking a day that we could repeat!  I had to think hard about this one, there have so many great days throughout the course of my life, how could I pick just one?  I mean obviously if I could go back, I would go back to the 5 days that my children were born, I mean I can't really think of anything quite as wonderful as those 5 days!  You know how there are some things that we do, and after we do them one time, we just don't get that same "rush" when we do them again???  I am sure all the other mamas out there would agree with me that having a baby, no matter how many times you do it, never gets old, and is just as exciting as the very first time! 

 

After some long hard thought on this topic, I knew what the day would be that I would want to go back and repeat....July 2013, when I made a surprise visit back home and saw my grandparents!  When we moved away from NJ, as excited as I was for our new life, it was very hard leaving behind my family, especially my grandparents.  I was so fortunate to have both my grandmother and my grandfather in my life until I was 40 years old.  My grandfather, who had turned 95 last April, and my grandmother, who turned 90 last July, both passed away in 2014, just months apart from each other.  We all knew my grandfather's health was failing, so we were prepared for his passing, but my grandmother's passing was a complete and total shock to our entire family.  Heartbroken doesn't even begin to describe how I felt when I got that call from my mother.  My grandparents were married for 69 years, and I truly believe my grandma died of a broken heart, and it truly does give me comfort knowing they are both together again!

 

Here is my granny last July, celebrating her 90th Birthday...I mean she is the best looking 90 year old person I have ever seen!

 

Now onto the day to repeat....my mom had planned a trip back home, my kids were spending the week with their dad, and Mark and I had planned on going to spend the week with his children.  About two days before we were going to leave I told Mark that I really thought I needed to go with my mom and see my family back home, my grandfather's health had been declining, and I just needed to go and see them, I always took for granted that they would just always be there.  We decided not to tell my grandmother that I was coming...I mean who doesn't love a GREAT surprise!  We pulled in the driveway and I kinda hid behind the bushes, my mom knocked on the door, my grandmother came to the door, after she hugged the heck out of my mom, I peered from around the corner...I will NEVER EVER EVER forget the look on my grandmother's face when she saw me!  At that very moment I knew I had made the right decision to back out of the trip to see my step-children and go back home and see my family.  It was so wonderful to see her and my grandfather, and she was just so happy that I was there.  I was nervous about seeing my grandfather, he was suffering from dementia and wasn't sure if he would remember who I was...well he did...and I know he knew who I was because my entire family has always called me Kimberly...every single one of them...no one ever called me Kimm except for my gramps...I am so glad I was able to hear him call me that one last time. 

 

I had the absolute best time visiting with them...it was so good to not only see them and be back home, but to see my aunts and uncles as well!  My kids happened to be up in NJ that week visiting their dad, and he brought all the kids over to see my grandparents...seeing great-grandchildren always made my granny happy!

 

This picture means everything to me...that last time I saw my grandparents.  I cannot even put into words what it means to me that all 5 of my children got to know their great-grandparents.

 

Hands down, next to the birth of my children, visiting with my grandparents would absolutely be the day to repeat.  These were two of the BEST people I have ever known...their life was full of love, and because of them our family unit was one of the strongest I have ever seen. 

 

Now don't forget to link up...can't wait to read everyone elses day to repeat!

 

Have a great day and be sure to check back tomorrow to see what we have been wearing!