life never the same

LIFE NEVER THE SAME
my rainwater brother said something like that to me
recently
actually what he said was
when you get a granddaughter
life as you know it will never be the same

it seems now 7 days later that
my rainwater brother was correct

life is not the same

once this bundle of joy appeared on the scene
all of our plans for the future changed
all our future vacation plans seem to now
swirl around this little bundle

now my wife she is called
velcro
by my rainwater brother
since when we visited them when their granddaughters
were babies
once she got her hands on them
that was it no one else had a chance

she demonstrated it quite well this week as
she held the little bundle of joy

in fact
what i learned to do was to grab her first
and
not let go
until she was pried from my hands by ms velcro

a few weeks ago
my son her dad called ms velcro
mom could i have some of dads garden soil
he wouldnt say what for
i of course
envisioned a nice plant
or
maybe a bean plant
or
a plant that would last forever to put in her room

so after the delivery
he came out of the doors with his scrub suit on
with torn pockets
with a big ole smile on his face
when he got alone with us
out came this container with dirt labeled
country n garden soil

he had slipped it under the table when the csection
was done
he wanted his daughter to be born over texas soil
she was

country n soil as it turned out
now i know why ive worked so hard to get a good
garden soil

im sure if the right plant gets planted in that soil
it will thrive
and
grow with her

i hope she plays with it
maybe takes a bite or two of it
you know
eating dirt is good for them
right


you know when i was diagnosed with possible alzheimers
disease 4 1/2 years ago
one of the things i thought about was grandkids
realizing if this disease were to speed up on me
that i might be here physically
but
i might not be here in a state to realize and enjoy
this bundle of joy
now
there is more hope for the future
i hope to see her grow up to be a young lady
but
if that doesnt happen
i am quite satisfied now
after this last weeks exposure to her

yes
my our life as i we know it has changed

the organicgreen doctor