Our one and only great-grandmother or Oma-ma passed away yesterday. She will be dearly missed! I feel like my kids have been so blessed to have had a chance to know her, even if it was only for a short time in their lives. I still clearly remember my great-grandmothers and they passed away when I was three, five and six. Maybe Stella's memories of Oma-ma will be rather cloudy and sparse, but I'm sure that Kaspar will remember her well. I often rush out to work in the mornings, and was not there when Steve had to explain the whole 'passing away' idea to the kids, but, surprisingly Kaspar took it with the utmost seriousness and with a very broad understanding of what it means. Stella, well she's a hit and miss right now. I'm not sure she gets it quite yet. She most certainly does not show it, if she does. I was contemplating for a few hours this morning, while lying in bed with the kids, if we should take them to the funeral. I've attended a whole lot of funerals as a kid and generally speaking, I'm not against taking kids to funerals... however, this time I've decided not to for very selfish reasons. I want to have the time to say goodbye to Oma-ma without having to entertain my kids. I hope they'll forgive me.
Friday, July 23, 2010
she will remain in our memories...
Our one and only great-grandmother or Oma-ma passed away yesterday. She will be dearly missed! I feel like my kids have been so blessed to have had a chance to know her, even if it was only for a short time in their lives. I still clearly remember my great-grandmothers and they passed away when I was three, five and six. Maybe Stella's memories of Oma-ma will be rather cloudy and sparse, but I'm sure that Kaspar will remember her well. I often rush out to work in the mornings, and was not there when Steve had to explain the whole 'passing away' idea to the kids, but, surprisingly Kaspar took it with the utmost seriousness and with a very broad understanding of what it means. Stella, well she's a hit and miss right now. I'm not sure she gets it quite yet. She most certainly does not show it, if she does. I was contemplating for a few hours this morning, while lying in bed with the kids, if we should take them to the funeral. I've attended a whole lot of funerals as a kid and generally speaking, I'm not against taking kids to funerals... however, this time I've decided not to for very selfish reasons. I want to have the time to say goodbye to Oma-ma without having to entertain my kids. I hope they'll forgive me.
Monday, July 19, 2010
birthday
Time has got the better of me. Kaspar turned five! I still cannot believe that I have a five year old kid!!!Since it had been two years with no birthday parties for him, we decided to throw one, especially since this was the first year when Kaspar actually made choices and decisions about who to invite.
There was cake with Star Wars characters whose light sabers light up. There were loot bags and party hats (except that mom was not aware of the fact that party hats are NOT COOL!) and balloons and an orange bowl of even more orange "cheesies" and pizza and apple juice, of course ... and a gym size room full of toys and racing cars and an indoor park / climbing gym. Oh, what a party!!!
By the end of the four hours I was so exhausted that despite the three 'grande' coffees from Starbucks (close proximity) and a latte drunk at home before the party, I was pretty much ready to fall under the table and pass out. I was so thrilled that a few friends of mine stuck around and helped Kaspar build his newly aquired Lego bots and ships. I love Lego, but let me tell you... I'm NOT game after a party for ten five year old rug rats!
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