Love Heals

It is about midnight and my wife and I just got home. We baby-sat tonight for my youngest ‘s three children and it was just what I needed. The innocence of the kids and the hugs and laughter were the antidote to my feelings of loss. The kids were adorable and so happy to see us. I was a little worried about the youngest, Katie, as she is very strong willed and doesn’t want to be separated from her mother. She played with me all evening and ended up falling asleep with her head on my lap. She is just fifteen months. If I had known just how great having grand children was going to be I would have gone straight to them and bypassed the in-between generation. It is my chance to get even by spoiling them rotten and then returning them to the parents.

We stopped for dinner at a local restaurant on our way over and a funny thing happened inside the place. Our best friends came in unexpectedly and sat with us. A pleasant surprise that set the tone for the evening as they shared our table. It was just a mellow peaceful day. The weather was rather chilly and cloudy but no rain or snow. I feel that the day did what a weekend day is supposed to do in that I am in much better space now than before it began.

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