Glorious days of Summer.

Well another day came and went without me getting much done in the way of completing my life's works. But, it will never be said that I didn't spend enough time with my children.

I got up this morning and had breakfast with my 19 year old Daughter M. Hubby P. and baby A, and then I was off to Toronto with A, and M followed in her own car because she had stuff to do later. We ended up Meeting my oldest R and granddaughter M. and all of us went to the beach for the day.

What a great day. I watched my two oldest girls play with the babies in the lake and play with sand, and I kept my eye on the babies, while the two adult girls, had a water fight. I have always wanted hoped and prayed that as my children got older that they would be friends. I see it in the older girls now, there was a period during their teen years that I thought they would not like each other later in life. I think as they went through their various hormonal changes they hated each other and could view each others faults so clearly. But at the same time, they went through their individual rough patches and life lessons that teens run into, with dating and backstabbing friends, hard teachers and tough coaches, they were there for each other.

They always took care of each other outside our home. No one could badmouth or harass one of them with out hearing from the other. That was the only thing that kept me from breaking down in tears every time they fought in our home.

As I watch the rest of them grow up, it gets easier to step back from their squabbles, and allow them to have their differences and angry moments. Because now, having the experience of the oldest two girls, I know that eventually we will all be having tea together, and cleaning  a kitchen after a big thanksgiving dinner.

I am so glad that I can procrastinate about some things and take the time to  enjoy the important things, like sitting on the beach drinking a carafe of tea, with my girls.