I'm Having A Grumpy Day

So I am grumpy today. I guess we are allowed to have a few of these days. Today, my grandpa has been dead for 5 years. I think that is part of my problem with my attitude today!

I always think about my family that is not with us but on the day they died, it kinda makes you think a bit more. My cousin wrote a great post about him and all the things he used to do. Made me really think about him and the memories I have of him.

I could go on forever but one of the most important memory that I will never forget of my grandpa is dancing with him at my wedding. I remember him telling me how proud of me he was and how beautiful I looked. Since my dad died when I was 16, I had my grandpa walk me down the isle. He was like a father to all his grand kids and would do anything and everything for us.

I can remember when he had surgery, and he had many of them, that he would tell me he was too ornery to die and that he wasn't finished on earth seeing us grow up. I also will never forget him telling me when I told him I was pregnant with Ashleigh how proud he was and that he wanted to meet my child. I know he loved Rick like a true grandson. He made him feel like part of our family the first time he met him.

My grandpa really kept our family together. After he died, things just weren't the same. I will always think about him and be thankful for the memories I have of him but will always wish I had the chance to have more and that he was still here. It isn't a trip home without visiting my grandparent's at the cemetery now. I would much rather visit them at their house but things happen for a reason and that is just life.

So I hope that you can enjoy my video of the girls I took this morning. It goes with my Charlie Harper post and shows how much they love the show. They are singing so loud you can barely hear the TV in the background! lol It makes me smile and a day like today I need that!