Time For A Wake Up Call

Every morning our phone rings. It usually rings earlier than any of us would like. But usually it is the best call of the day and we all look for it and enjoy it. Sometimes it is a quick 2 minutes and other days it can be, well, rather long.... Who is it? Grandpa of course! Often, he calls to check in on how Ern is doing when he is out of town. Always, he includes a few questions and comments about the kids. Quite usually, there is some topic about family, to do projects, or politics. If the kids are awake they each get their own conversation with grandpa and the same things are addressed - on kid level of course. Kai loves him and is so pleased to get his phone time. He smiles extra big for him and he has started to giggle talk and grunt back to grandpa. Today the kids were still asleep when the morning 'Wake Up Call' came. All of the above topics were addressed. Extra time spent on the value of family. Basically he said what he often says, in the blink of an eye the kids are grown and in the blink of an eye you are gone. Family and kids are the only thing you leave behind in this world and there is no time to waste.

Tonight he grilled dinner for us at his house. He also looked at my potentially broken truck, pushed Haley on the swing, helped her collect ants to put in paper cup houses and fed her worms. He toted Kai around the yard to show him every thing (it's a very big yard), he let him play with a very pointy fork, and he fed him lots of watermelon. "In the blink of an eye..."
-I would never blink again if I could-

Foot Notes

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