A single phone call

With a single phone call today, I was reminded today that it the anniversary of my Grandfathers death. I really could have gone all day without that knowledge. His Death turned into a HUGE turning point in my life. Now I would go back in a heart beat and give almost anything to be at some of those times in his life that I missed; like his 80th birthday party. I had just started a new job with Kindercare (made great friends but NOT a great company to work for) and had no time off to take. His death was really the first death my children had to deal with with and my youngest Ryker took it very, very hard. The drive to Minnesota and the back was one of the worst of my life, it was snowing, and on the way home the kids were horribly sick, we stopped and pulled over countless times for them to puke. It was an awful time, one of the 3 times in a 14 year marriage my ex-husband went to Minnesota with me. The drive was long, cold, emotional and unpleasant to say the least. However I went because my Grandparents are very important to me, more so than my parents even at times. I was very lucky in a lot of ways, I got to spend time with my grandfather when he was still driving his 18 wheeler; I was a prissy girl to say the least but went in that truck; and for those of you that can remember it The Boardwalk (That used to be in Colorado Springs) all that moss rock outside my grandfather laid with his two hands. He was a simple hard working man. My family (on my mother side) is very lucky in a lot of ways because there are a lot of us, a lot of kids, grand kids and great grand kids and grandpa got to see them and spend time with them. Mostly I think he watched us and wondered what the hell did he get himself into because he was always so quiet and just watched everyone. My family is also like most with it share of Drama at time HUGE amounts. (Yes I will blame my mother for the majority of it thank you VERY much!) However thinking back to 3 years ago and all the change that single event brought into my life amazes me. I no longer live in Fountain, I thought I'd live there forever, I got out of an unhappy marriage I thought I'd never have the courage to leave, I finished up my Master's Degree. Now there are things I also wish didn't happen. I HATE, HATE sharing custody of my kids. I dislike the drift in my family, (again I blame my mother) & although we have had our own issues at times I miss my own father who is fading away from the world and reality. I can remember headed to work and getting the phone call. That single phone call changed so many things. You truly never know. So go find someone hug them and tell them you love them!