General Chat

Ahhh bless you! That was a very reflective moment. (no pun intended) I have just this afternoon beem doing hand, feet and finger painting with my kiddies and I compared my oldest footprint to her baby one. :o( Felt a bit like Wendy did after looking through George's baby box. Cleaning up the mess didn't seem like such a chore after I stuck the prints in their scrap books. Claire xx

I have a 15 pane glass door, all week the glass shines and the house is neat. Come the weekend and all change, eg yesterday, 2 sons, 1 daughter in law, 2 beloved step Granddaughters, Amy my sons baby 3 months, and one dog Ebony, arrive for lunch. They go home, me shattered, house a tip, and the glass door is covered in finger prints at various heights. Bottom....Ebony with her doggy nose, panes up the next 2....Morgan and Shelby 6 and 3 yrs, then at the next level my two sons, who never use handle, normally I end the day by saying to myself just look at that door! Today I was cleaning it and a thought crossed my mind.......each of those prints is precious, they mean my family come, they are all safe for another week, and as long as each print appears on a regular basis, I am a very lucky lady, if one of those prints were missing my heart would break. All of a sudden I was thankful for the chore of cleaning my door till next week. soon Amy will be adding to the bottom pane God willing, and long may it last. But it also made me stop and think of Gaynor, who I never knew, and her loved ones, and all other people whose fingerprints are missing. So for them I shall never mind those precious fingerprints again. Sorry this is long.