A big birthday, and mysterious ways...

I have always heard that the Lord works in mysterious ways...

Today, my oldest son turned 5. What a milestone! Kindergarten in the fall... off to the REAL school ;) This morning he asked, "Mommy, am I 5 now?" I told him he was... he showed me his muscle and replied, "Then I am strong!"

Monday birthday celebrations are tough though, so we celebrated on Saturday instead.  My husband had to work, so my mother came in the morning and brought Pop Tarts for breakfast for all the kids, and a birthday gift for David: Real skates just like his sisters have!

After Daddy returned from work, David opened our presents: Some new t-shirts,  play-dough sets and a box of real big-kid Legos :)

Then we took a trip to see Daddy's grandmother, affectionately known as Granny Jane, in the nursing home.  Last month we went with some other family and she shared some of her leftovers from the memorial day cookout with David, so it seemed only fair that he would return to share some of his birthday cake with her! She even helped him blow out the candle!

After leaving the nursing home, we went to the park where the kids played on the playground and we took a fun family walk through the woods together, enjoying nature and all the beautiful sights and sounds!!

For dinner, a trip to Sam's Club. Yes, you heard right. They have DELICIOUS pizza, huge slices, for a great price. It is a huge bargain for a treat for a larger family!!

WHERE IS THE MYSTERY IN THIS?

A few weeks ago we learned that Granny Jane had stage 4 lung cancer and no treatments could be done.  She asked my mother-in-law if her "little buddy" would be coming back to see her, so of course we had to go, and thought she might enjoy sharing a small piece of cake with him. She seemed tired, but was sitting up in her wheelchair, talking with everyone, arguing with them in her usual way. LOL 

The next morning, Granny Jane passed away.  To be honest, we almost didn't go, as the trip took extra gas that we hadn't budgeted for... but now we are so glad we did. Always appreciate your loved ones while they are here, for none of us are promised tomorrow...