By Eileen Umbehr
Have you ever had a case
Of the Grandma blues?
Well last week I got the bug
And didn’t know what to do.
So I booked the first flight
Out of Kansas City
And two days later
I arrived in Mississippi.
Jared and Erin came to greet me
Along with Asher and Gabe
Who ran as fast as they could
For hugs and kisses I had saved.
The day after my arrival
Erin surprised me with a treat
When our future granddaughter
In utero I did meet!
Our next stop was the girls' section
Of the local department store
I think she’ll be the best-dressed baby
From birth to age four!
After seeing his sister's wardrobe
Asher asked Grandma to think
"Do you know Mommy's favorite colors?"
Answer: "Pink, pink and pink!"
Gabriel was his usual
Cutie-patootie self
He said, "Don't interrupt me, Grandma –
I'm talking to myself!"
But not everything about my trip
Created laughter and joy
You see our firstborn son found out
He soon may be deployed.
But I have to remember
Freedom isn't free
That’s the reason he enlisted
In the United States Navy.
The news just made us treasure
Our time together that much more
We talked and laughed and reminisced
And said, "I love you" many times over.
Since none of us knows the future
‘Tis best to leave it in God's hands
And live one day at a time
As the Good Book does command.
On the day of my departure
Asher said that he would miss me
And little Gabriel cried
Making my eyes a little misty.
My next stop was Josh and Lisa's
To check out their new place
And attend Lisa's next sonogram
To meet our grandchild face-to-face!
What a miracle to see
Those tiny feet and hands
It almost makes the three-month wait
Impossible to stand!
But soon enough June will arrive
And with it two "grand-Umbehrs"
It's such a thrill to contemplate
We’ll be doubling our numbers!
In conclusion I would have to say
That my vacation was complete
But otherwise it really was
An ordinary week.
“Grandchildren are God's way of compensating us for growing old.”
~ Mary H. Waldrip
Asher and Gabe at the park
