A Week of Joy and Sorrow to Put Life in Perspective.

Holidays are so much more fun with children. We get to see the joy of things being new and the excitement that the holidays can only bring to children. We started Halloween off with our annul picture in front of Tigger. Had pizza and daddy took  all the cousins out with the aunties and Grandma. My very pregnant sister in law (due any day now) and I stayed and handed out candy. It was so much fun seeing their joy.

My daughter of course was a princess, she is all girl! My son loves Mario Bros. So he was a one eyed vampire Luigi. Awe the imagination of children. My nephews were Iron man and Darth Vader. too cute. I think next year we will plan a family costume. So far we are Debating between Mario Bros. and  Zombie wedding party. Tough decision!

The best part is my children are going to trade in the rest of their candy for a toy, and we are going to send the rest to a friend who is serving in the military in Afghanistan. It will get it out of our house and make a friend happy. I am very proud of my kids!

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 I love my Great Uncle J.C. He is the only one who calls me "Pecky Beckey" One of only two nicknames I have ever had. He is a talker! You can sit with him for hours and talk about anything. He has some of the best stories and a wonderful laugh. He has an uncanny way with numbers. He remembers everyone's birthdays! We have a large family so that is pretty impressive. He has been hospitalized this week. I won't go into the details but as a family we are heart broken.

It has put in perspective that life can change in an instant. He was fine a week ago. It helps hammer in that I HAVE to take care of my health so I can be 81 years old and be in great shape just like J.C. I want to be around long enough to know my Great Great nieces and nephews. I HAVE to teach my children to take care of their own health as they get older. To be able to give them the building blocks to a long healthy life. It is not an option. It is not something to be taken lightly. I want to live every day to the fullest and I don't ever want to look back and say "I wish I could have climbed that mountain, but my health wasn't good enough"

My husband and I had also talked about the possibility of moving to another state if his job offered him a promotion. My parents and In-laws are in good health but I know if things changed in an instant, like it did this week, and we couldn't be there in person for them in would devastate us. My children need a relationship with their grandparents, cousins, aunt, uncles,and any others we have around. Family is amazingly important! So no moving for us.

I Love You J.C.!!!!

Uncle J.C. clowning around