Today I am missing my little granddaughter, so I am doing what cold, lonely, forsaken (just kidding except for the cold part) grandmothers do who live 848 miles away when they can’t squeeze their little angels. I am pining over old photographs and videos. They aren’t really “old” considering my one and only grandchild isn’t even four yet, but you get the point.
As much as I loathe technology at times (very few times), now isn’t one of them. For those of us who don’t live close to our kids, aren’t we blessed to have Skype, Facebook and other social media to share the milestones? When my son in law was in Afghanistan, he was able to “watch” Christmas and other events to an extent. I’m honestly not sure if that made him feel better or worse, but at least he could see his wife and daughter in real time.
Just today I was considering how different things were when mine were small. Of course, we had telephone and videos if you had a big, clunky video camera and a way to play the tapes (I’m not that ancient), but things weren’t nearly as “instant”. I remember my aunt and uncle living a few hundred miles away and they would have my young cousin talk or sing into a cassette tape recorder and send to my grandparents. We would all gather round’ to hear his sweet little voice and then deem him the brightest child ever!
The video I’ve shared above also stars the “brightest child ever”, my darling, my angel, my Ayda. I hope you enjoy as she tries to figure out if she likes the fur on the stuffed animals. We laughed over how they made her “shiver”.
This one shows her silly faces as she sings along to the “goodbye song” from Yo Gabba Gabba, which I hope I never have to watch again for as long as I live, but I would for her 🙂
Long walks and dark chocolate 
Aww, look at those chubby legs. So cute!!
thanks 🙂
Thanks for the memories!! It is nice to be reminded. All the ways and means of staying in touch with family are very important. Take advantage of all the modern technology to reach out and touch them. Lots of love!! AT