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Three Grandmas

With today being Mother's Day I wanted to write about my children three grandmothers.  Since this is my blog I am going to write about my mom first.  The kids love my mom and she is one of the most generous people I know.  She always makes sure the kids are well fed and have a good time at her house.  She was a good mom when we were growing up.  Dad traveled a ton and mom for the most part stayed at home.  But we always had dance lessons, tennis lessons and she some how found a way for us to get there.  I know how hard that is with the two kids I have.

The other Grandmother I would like to talk about is Lee's Step Mother.  She has stepped in to grandmotherhood well.  She loves doing things with the kids like cooking and projects.  She loves the kids. She has become a great friend.  She is such a great house guest and a great hostess.  I can't imagine it was easy for her to jump into a family with six children and all their children and all their issues. 


The third grandmother is a person my children will never meet here on earth  but they are well aware they have a grandmother in heaven.  Lee's mother passed away 10 months before Jake was born.  (don't do the math).  :)   I have often felt her presence over the past seven years.  The kids speak of her sometimes but they are still young and I don't think they get the whole heaven idea. 

I have the most amazing women in my life and I am so grateful for them.

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