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It’s Always Good

Tomorrow is TheWife’s birthday and she had the day off from work today wanted to spend it with TheGrands and Darcel to celebrate. 
when we got there, we were greeted with hugs. 

After awhile we went to ‘the beach’…it’s not really a beach but a place where you can be close to the water and enjoy some ‘quiet time’…except for the cars and trucks zooming by on the freeway. If you zone yourself, you don’t even notice the sounds….and the kids love it.

 

My knee was bothering me so I couldn’t do much walking and stayed behind while they walked ahead.

There is an area for sitting and it also has a bell and a plaque. Some of the bricks honors cancer survivors, those who lost the fight and family members giving them remembrance. 

It’s called “Mary Ellen’s Bell”. After I took the pictures, I rang the bell and remembered my dad and my brother. The emotions that flooded me caught me by surprise in a way…I sat in silence and read the names and comments by others that were beneath my feet on the commemorative bricks of the survivors and loved ones who lost their beloved.

Sitting there gives relevance to the time we have to spend with the ones we love.
TheWife was really happy and the kids had a good time. It had been awhile since they saw UncleR.

I know I don’t always say how much I appreciate these moments, but it is always good to see them and spend time with them. I love to see the pictures Darcel and Charles post in blogs and on Facebook…miles and miles of smiles.


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#My3Grands, beach, birthday, daughter, emotions, family, fun, good times, grandchildren, happy, Mamaw, TheWife, UncleR

Outside Of Mama’s Eyes

Hey @MahoganyWayMama, I know you see the kids in pictures all the time, but here’s a look outside of your eyes.


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#My3Grands, about me, daughter, family, grandchildren, grow, happy, heart, home, home birth, inspiration, journey, laughter, life, thankful, unschooling

They’re All Miracles

Welcome to the Second Edition of the  Black Birth Carnival. Hosted by Darcel of The Mahogany Way Birth Cafe and Nicole of Musings From The Mind of Sista Midwife.
The Topic: Not Without Our Fathers. So often we talk birth in women circles. We celebrate birth within the feminine community and forget that without the fathers our birth experiences would be non existent. June 17th marks the day many will celebrate fathers in this country. With that in mind we came up with our topic for this installment of the Black Birth Blog Carnival.
This post you will be updated with live links by Noon, linking back to the other participants posts.


I don’t know what the stats are for men of color to be present when their children are born, but I for one wouldn’t trade that for anything. It is definitely life changing. 

I remember when TheWife was in labor at the hospital with Darcel. We didn’t know if we were having a boy or girl. I didn’t know if I was going into the delivery room or not. We didn’t attend any of those Lamaze classes (heck, I don’t know if they had them back then). So it’s time for her to go in and it wasn’t until then I was told to get myself ready. I’m in there nervous and ready. TheWife was in labor for hours so it wasn’t very long after, Darcel was born into this world. I was soooo happy and all smiles….I was so up there I knew then that as a man, that was the ultimate human experience. You see firsthand and robe yourself in as close a birth experience without giving birth, that you will have for the rest of your life. You see what the woman in your life goes through ….I can only imagine how home birth fathers can put into words their experiences.


Now Reg was a totally different experience. Apparently TheWife and her grandmother had made plans for the labor time at the hospital to be minimal…without telling me. I knew it was time for us to leave and couldn’t figure out what in the world they were waiting for. Her grandmother finally says it’s time to go. I’m driving like all get out but don’t take the freeway because it’s late with hardly any traffic. I keep checking on her to make sure everything is ok. We’re just about there and I could almost tell by the way she was positioning herself in the seat that things were getting or had already gotten to the point of, we really need to be at the hospital. I miss the turn into the parking lot, get it turned around and she says she’s not going to be able to go in so I run in and tell them my wife is having a baby and I remember a nurse getting a wheelchair and I told her it was beyond that. Before you know it my car is almost surrounded….next thing I know, Reg is born. I didn’t get to see his birth, (I was crowded out) but it was an experience I will never forget.

Experiencing child birth up close doesn’t stop with mine…I have had the pleasure to be there with two of My3Grands. Kiah was the first and Samuel was the third. Although I wasn’t there for Ava’s birth I still feel as if I was a part of it because TheWife and I were watching Kiah during Ava’s home birth. We got updates by phone from DaddyCharles. When we got the ok to come to there place, it still felt magical….like we were there the whole time.


I’m not sure if I captured the moments in words, what I had experienced with these five loving souls that are in my life. I don’t know if I am a different person versus not having the experience of child birth, but there is one thing I know for certain….the sounds of a woman struggling through the stages of labor, into giving birth….the sounds of a baby’s first cry, the sounds of joy expressed by all….can never be taken away….they are all miracles.



Please take the time to read and comment on the other participants posts. Shahmet at Adia Publishing: A Father Before Birth Reggie at WhatrUWorkinon?: They’re All Miracles Nicole at Musings From The Mind of Sista Midwife: #BlackBirth Not Without Our Fathers Darcel at The Mahogany Way Birth Cafe: Are Men at Birth Important? Alexis at The Ivy Expansion: A Fathers Love Mavhu at F.W. Hargrove: I Birth At Home Twitter Hashtag #BlackBirth

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#BlackBirth, Black Birth, child birth, daughter, emotions, family, feelings, grandchildren, home birth, memories, men crying, son, thoughts

I Couldn’t Forget You Ava

If I’m not mistaken, I haven’t highlighted Ava in any of my posts. Yes she has been included as a group or pair and yes I have pictures of her by herself, but she doesn’t have her own post.

So Ava my sweet….this one is for you.

Ava will be 5 this month and like the other two, seems to be older than she is. She’s taking ballet lessons and from what I hear she absolutely loves it.

Ava is the second of three Grands. She has this cute little girlie voice that matches the ballerina in her and a very high pitch screech that pierces every nerve within you when she is playing. 

She is really meticulous when she gets into doing things sometimes and that’s when the tongue comes out. She was doing this before she she could walk and talk. Sometimes it takes her awhile to get things done and it’s not because she doesn’t want to get it done, but she wants it done right….perfect could be a good way to describe it.




It looks like Ava is going to be the neater one between the two girls. Here she is putting the puzzle pieces back in the bag…without being told to do so. She handed the bag to me when she was finished and went on to play something else.

Ava my sweet, sorry it took so long to get ya featured but I hope you like it.

Wheeeeee!!!!!


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Ava, ballerina, children, grandchildren, granddaughter, memories, names, photos, remember, thankful, TheGrands

Mr Fix-it

I had featured this mini rocker on Memories & Magic January 5th of this year.
Well, one day Ave strolls into what use to be my ManCave and says PeePaw, I need you to fix my chair for me…I think I was too heavy for it.  

After surveying the damage, I decided to remove the long staples that supported the seat before.





It was obvious to me at this point I was not using the same type of fasteners to support the seat. 



So my choice was to use these small
nails with a twist.

It was really an easy fix, but the look on her face made it even more satisfying.


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#whatruworkinon, achievements, children, grandchildren, love, thankful

Why?

The past few days I have been doing some T-shirt designs and I have come to realize that I like my older software more that I like the new. What I miss more is the artwork. The new one is good and loaded with clip art. 

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 I’m not gonna get this finished….

When I got home from work, DaddyCharles was on his way to the hospital with Ava because of her breathing. A friend of MahoganyMama not long ago, came  by to take her and Kiah and Samuel because they too were having trouble breathing. 

It takes me back to when Darcel (MahoganyMama) was their age and TheWife and I did what they are now doing. I’m sure they wish the Grands could have been spared the anguish they go through, but they know the important thing is to see that they get the treatments needed.

It’s gonna be a long night for them…. 

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children, family, grandchildren, love

Off The Cuff

Hey!…did I tell ya how much I like my new template? I’m sure you’ve seen it around, it took me awhile to change because I liked the lighthouse on the other template, but I was limited with what I could edit so it was time for a new look. 


I’ll probably mess around with the fonts and see what may catch my eye.


What else…I had something but turned to catch the news for a minute and blew the thought away…don’t you hate when that happens?


So now I’m sitting here trying to remember and making it worse….don’t you hate when THAT happens?


OK…I’m done with that one. 


I’m off this weekend and not sure what I’m gonna be doing other than catching up and finishing up and opening new doors. I’m starting to have fun again….I remember!…I was gonna say it has been too long since I had done a post on TheGrands, so be looking for that soon….they keep me young.


Well I’m getting tired and I’m gonna just start to babble…by the way…


thanks for stopping in





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#whatruworkinon, #workinon, about me, challenges, change, grandchildren, inspiration, steps, thoughts

By The Way

 Here are some beach shots 
taken in June….yeah, I know.






The girls were having a ball





Here I am smiling for the camera

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about me, beach, challenges, grandchildren

Backyard Art

I have a few pictures I have taken the past few weeks I’d like to post. But this one I took late evening yesterday. 


I don’t know for sure who did this, but I’m guessing the Grands had a hand in it. 


The next one was done by DaddyCharles…there was more but in the preview it looked as if it wasn’t showing the letters at all so I didn’t take any more.





Capturing moments in this space in time will be enjoyed in awe in later years in their space in time.


Whatr U Workin On?


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Kids

Sometimes in life we run across things that we know we want to keep…no matter where we go, that special something will be with you. 


My most recent acquisition came from Ava. A couple days ago, she was going to give me a leaf and told me to hold on to it….just when she was about to put it in my hand, she said here peepaw, I’ll put it in your pocket…it’s your present for your birthday.  She tucked it neatly into my shirt pocket.

Now I have two very special gifts from the girls.


The butterfly was given to me by Kiah…this reminds her of Minnesota. She tells me every now and then that that’s the butterfly I gave you when we were in Minnesota.    

When Kiah gave that to me in Minnesota, it felt special and I wanted to keep it as such….it’s been on a wall of mine ever since I got it. I had the same feeling when Ava gave me the leaf…I can’t wait to get that feeling from Samuel.


The significance of a child’s actions are many times unbeknownst to them, but lives on in appreciation for years to come.

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about me, grandchildren, learn, lessons, life, love, memories

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