Hello, Hello . . . "Your on your way" . . . Daughter Patricia is listening to her daughter Erin saying she is already on her way home for a visit. We will have a birthday celebration this evening and can hardly wait for the arrival of 'our' girl. How blessed we are.
As you can see in the pictures Erin heard the beat of the drum when she was three and look at her go. She got right out there on stage and danced her heart out. Joyous, feet flying and a grin from ear to ear. It is no wonder we were all in love with this fun loving child who brought so much happiness to our lives.
For someone young lady who did not want to be a teacher, life has pulled a few strings and she is teaching ASL sign language and photography to a small class of students at a Charter Academy where she is loved by the students and parents alike. Her students have challenges but she manages to lead them on to accomplish so much more than they ever thought they could do. In the picture above you see her on stage with a young fellow up at Camp Sign-shine, the Ronald MacDonald camp for hearing impaired children. Erin attended camp when she was young and now is a counselor in the summer time giving back some of the joy and fun she learned while attending camp. She's a natural and well respected by her peers.
Her mother and I often wonder where she gets all that energy as she is like a whirling dervish going round and round like the battery bunny and never seems to stop. She is a Salsa dancer and belongs to a group of ladies who love to Salsa and go out and about to the different clubs and show off their routines. They were fortunate, this year, in going off to Cuba where they learned a lot, saw a lot and enjoyed every minute in their Salsa tour.
She dabbles in paint now and then and the picture of the shoes is the second oil she ever did. I used it as a cover on "Friendly Enemies" with her permission of course. Her very first oil is on the cover of "Neptune's Children".
So as a proud grandmother of this beautiful young woman who manages to give some really loving hugs. I can hardly wait for her to arrive so we can start a celebration for her special day. November 23rd, almost a Thanksgiving baby . . . come to think of it . . . she really is a Thanksgiving and everyday blessing.
If you are old enough to have grandchildren, I am sure you are boasting and bragging and getting as many hugs as you can. If you do not have grandchildren then maybe you can keep an eye open for a young person out there who could use grandparents with hugs to spare. I've had a few of them in my lifetime and believe me the giving and getting is something to be thankful for.
I know you are singing "Happy Birthday to Erin" along with me . . . off key is good! So, my friends, make your day a 'sunshine day' no matter what, and thank you for my bragging rights.
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