Just another day…or is it?

Dear Mom and Dad, it is Friday, and while we could say it is just another day, it is not.   Every day is an important day according to Nana…

She tells me there are a lot of reasons that every day is important.  For example today is our cuz Nancy’s birthday.   She and her mom are far apart today, like I am from you, and everyone knows how hard it is to be apart.  So before I get to involved with my letter, I am sending out A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY MESSAGE to cousin Nancy and saying how awesome it is that Aunt Ida  brought her to the world just a bit ago… and we are all blessed because of it!   The smiles she has brought to the faces of so many people, the kindness and love that this world is so desparately in need of… these are all gifts…. and all because  a few years ago, on one special June day…. a little princess was born…

Some people think and they wonder if they made a difference.  We hear about the passing of Micheal Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, or Ed McMahon, and we think about these lives… Nana says never forget that all of us have a made a great contribution though.  IMPORTANT PEOPLE, or fame is… grandparents and parents just to name a few… and the difference they make in the lives of thier kids is truely the important stuff of life!  These sacrifices  – they may sometimes go without notice, but make no mistake MOM and DAD, I will always know the sacrifices you have made for me… and it is because of those sacrifices, that I AM.  YOU WILL ALWAYS BE, MY HERO’S, and these love letters will always be here for me to read over and over through time!  Just like everyone else on this planet, we all have families… and in those families, there are people like Aunt Ida, who have sacrificed so much for those she loves, her children, as HAVE  all  of my relatives accross this country and in Romania – have for theirs…  each one making a huge contribution to humanity and giving the the ultimate gift… their love. 

Nana had to go up to Northern Michigan the other day because her mom, Great Grandma, has very serious problems with her son.    The one thing this reminds us all of mom and dad, is that the world is so full of problems, and worries, that SOMETIMES it is so nice when someone is able to enjoy the simple things life has to offer.   Great Grandma Sally is so very tired, and worked so very hard all her life with the hope to give her kids the best life possible.   She did just that, and sometimes things turn – and they becomed so difficult to understand and they make life extremely hard.   In some cases, it is not in our control, and others, it is.   So we learn to accept the things that are not in our power, and we learn to change the things that are.   Nana said that Aunt Ida and her daughter have faced all of the challenges life tends to put before us, and always both carry smiles.   Same with Great Grandma Sally.   She still smiles, and makes me laugh, and plays with me, even when her heart is broken, and she feels she cannot go forward… she does.    I write about this because, I know you are both very sad with me in Michigan and you so far…. but like I promised, I am just waiting my time out here at camp, and soon I am going to be with you ALWAYS…. and this hard journey will be over.  Until that day, I am working very hard on growing and learning.  

Today was not just any day… it is not just Friday, or a day for missing each other, it is a day I have mastered a new skill.   Tell me what you see..

Here I am sitting up all by myself, no one holding me, and not using my hands.   You see today, and everyday, is special.  It doesn’t matter where we are, or what is going on in the world, we have to learn to appreciate the little things in life… they will make us smile.   A Happy Birthday wish, a little ‘passy’ time…

Lately if Nana puts me in my crib, I find a way to scoot around and put my legs and head where my arms should be…. and my arms where my head and feet should be…

Here are more of me today outside…

This grass is just awesome…

I know it is just grass, but I love touching it.

Look at me sitting by myself.

I am so big…

and so talented…

Look at this…

This is me, and the grass… who needs toys when there is grass to be played with.   Nana let me touch it, but made me sit on this thingy…. that is why I call her NO FUN NANA!

Actually, she does let me come out and play, and today she and I just hung out in the grass…

so… I should be nice.

I let her and the Nikon Beast take some photos, and she let me see the lens cap..

Silly Nana, didn’t you know where that would end up..

Here is what I think of the Beast!

Today is not just another day, we have to enjoy the simple things in life. Grass, our relatives, birthdays, passy’s and photos… we may be miles apart… but we are so lucky to be able to see photos, and hear voices on the phone.  We are so lucky that my situs inversus has not caused me problems, but makes me a special princess for you to love for a lifetime!  Nana is trying to finish her chapters that make the story of us, I, Mom and Dad, plan on writing the chapters of us for years to come, and today’s entry, is my way of  sharing with you that TODAY IS TRULY NOT JUST ANOTHER DAY… it is one more day closer to being with you!   Hugs and kisses, from your Little Miss Adorable, your daughter,

Guillanna!  P.S.  To my Gappy, you too are making a huge sacrifice and you and your daughter will be far apart soon, but know that Nana say’s you will always be closer than you know.   My mom is in Iraq, but I live in her heart every minute of every day, just like my cuz Heather will stay in yours.   Now you can vacation in the Carolina’s… and I bet you and your daughter will never ever let distance get in the way of love… just like me and my parents.   Where there is a will there is a way… and I am just very glad to have modern technology to help me show my love to my Mom and Dad.  Hugs to Heather from all of us at CAMP NANA.    (Tissues available at camp directors office if needed)