Grandparents Day

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Holly’s school hosted a Grandparents Day today. It started off with Mass and then a concert and morning tea.

During the Mass, the priest talked about how important grandparents are, and while I smiled and gave a little giggle, it really made me think about how much the grandparents in my children’s lives have stepped up to the plate.

My Mum is so good to me – I could not manage without her and can’t go a few days without talking to her and asking her advice. She is always happy to see us, to let us stay, to take the kids to swimming lessons and lend a hand. My Dad just does what my mum tells him to, but always lovingly and with a smile on his face.

My Mother-in-law – while things have been rocky between us for a long time I cannot fault her devotion to the girls or her willingness to help me out by doing the school run, picking up, minding them and loving them. She has energy to boot. Her husband Tom just does what she tells him to!

The Perth connection! – Recently discovered and totally cherished, Adas (Justin’s Dad) and Lin have welcomed us into their family and home over the past 2 Christmas’s and have made us feel so wanted and loved that it is really overwhelming. I wish you lot were closer so that we could see you more regularly.

As for the Great Grandparents – Justin’s Nana Helen and my Grandma and Grandpa Mary and Jim, they are wonderful support and inspiration, and as they all age so gracefully I can only hope that some of those genes pass onto us!

I am so lucky to have the support network so local, many friends have no extended family in town and I can honestly say that I don’t know how they manage. I owe these grandparents so much for the way they help me out everyday, even in the ways that they don’t know have, So thankyou treasured Grandparents – we love you all LOTS.