2010 Winding Down

It has been a short eventful year.  We have a new Grandbaby, the cutest Granddaughter ever, a new trailer and truck and a new Albert.  Life is good in the Rose household.

Wyatt Jace Bradley made his scheduled appearance a little earlier than expected, but still on the 19th of the month as requested by Mom and Dad.  He is just the funniest, happiest little guy you would ever want to meet.  He brings joy to everyone.  I have been fortunate in having watched him grow via phone video.  What a blessing technology is.  I would never have dreamed that I would be able to watch my grandchildren on a phone.  He is a 20lb bouncing bundle of joy and I am so anxious to see him again.

Azoria Knight turned One this year and it was quite the event.  She is a ring tailed tooter, as my Daddy would have said.  She has a glimmer of mischief in her eye one minute, then turns that little girl sweetness on with the cock of her little head and very sweetly says "Hi."  It melts you in minute.  Even the coldest and hardest of hearts would have to succumb to all that sweetness.  But then she is off to other interests looking for something to explore or climb.  She is her father's daughter for sure.  They Skyped us on Christmas day and we got to be present for the unwrapping of gifts.  It was wonderful seeing the joy on their little faces.

Albert has been on the verge of his pacemaker battery running out for some time now and it has been most worrisome to me.  I know I should put him in the hands of the Lord, but control freak that I am, it is not a lesson easily learned for me.  Right on cue, he got the word that surgery was scheduled for December 21st.  It was a great Christmas gift!  Now he is good for another seven years.

Again and again I cannot state enough how grateful I am that we live in the time we do.  When I was young, it was months or years in between seeing my grandparents.  Now with the flick of a button we can be in the presence of our loved ones.  In my time, it was too expensive to even make the phone call to talk to loved ones far away.  Today it comes free with the service provided.  Our world may have it's shortcomings, but technology is not one of them.  It keeps me close to those I love and I am very thankful.

As for the trailer, for all the funny little stories I am looking forward to the places we plan on traveling.  We both have wanted this for a long time and can't wait to get on the road.  Albert has his new Atlas, I have my new kitchen and we are ready for anything.  Well as ready as we will ever be.  I still don't know how to park it and it seems really big when it is behind the truck, but like everything in this life we will persevere.  There are parks to be visited and roads to roam.  We just await spring.

I pray that 2011 is just as wonderful as 2010 and maybe even better.  Who knows what lays just around the corner for us all.