LOVELY MOMENTS WITH MY PRECIOUS GRANDCHILDREN…

~ Posted 5th December 2017 ~

I have been so busy with our Logotherapy students’ workshops, that I have not had time to write on my blog for some time, and I still don’t have time.  This weekend, I have been struggling for hours on end to work out how to download the newly created forms from the drive where they have been put.  I have up till now, never used Google Drive, so it’s all been so confusing and I feel for the poor young man who has been trying so hard to help me get it right.  I think we might have finally succeeded last night as a result of Sheldon’s incredible patience and understanding in guiding me and working out what the problems were on my side, and finally coming to a solution that would work best for both of us.  I was actually in a fit of tears yesterday afternoon, by the time Sheldon phoned… he caught me at a bad time… I was so tired and so frustrated with not being able to get it all right on my own and feeling as though I was surely burdening Sheldon… so, I lost it in the end, and he happened to call just then.  I am so grateful for all the kind and patient people in my life such as Sheldon…
 
If you read this Sheldon, I just want you to know how truly grateful I am for your time and patience yesterday and to sincerely thank you so very much! You are such an amazing friend! 
 
Hopefully, today I will be able to send the students their certificates and registration forms for the next course.  The certificates that Sheldon has designed are absolutely stunning and I’m so glad that our Introductory and Intermediate Logotherapy students of 2017, will be receiving them.  I nearly gave up yesterday and reverted to the old forms and certificates out of sheer desperation to get them off to our waiting students, but Sheldon persuaded me to keep at it until we finally got it right, working together.
 
Below: This sweet memory popped up on Facebook this morning and I just had to share…
 
Written 5th December 2013
Precious moments with my lovely grandchildren…
 
I love my grandchildren so much! I had a really good time with them last night... I love when I tell them I've got a surprise for them and tell Ash to hurry in the bath cos then I'll give them the surprise... so she gets out eventually and I take out a balloon for each of them... Ash looking totally disappointed "Is that all that's the surprise!"
 
Well... you can't say I didn't try... haaahaa!
 
But what was so sweet was that she already had a helium balloon that was still doing some very weak half-hearted floating which I loved, so she tells me after I gave her the one I blew up for her, that I can have hers and I must take it home... YAY!
 
I LOVE BALLOONS!!!
 
My lovely daughter had given me about 10 to blow up and hang in my home this festive season because she knows how much I love the things... but I couldn't resist sharing them with my grandchildren and left the rest behind at their house last night when I was babysitting so that they could have another “surprise” this morning!!! I got triple dose of joy out of seeing them enjoy them when they woke.
 
So now I don't have any balloons for me to hang up, but I do still have my lovely helium one that's forgotten how to float properly and I love it, cos my granddaughter, Ash, gave it especially to me... 
 
Just before they fell asleep last night though, Jordy couldn’t find his balloon which he didn’t want me to blow up, so it was still its floppy self... he was upset cos he couldn’t find it. I did a search after they had gone to bed and soon found it. Went through and he was already half asleep, but I whispered that I had found it and told him where it was. He showed such gratitude... “Thank you Yiayia. I love you Yiayia. Thank you for finding my balloon Yiayia. Goodnight Yiayia.” Too sweet for words!
 
Just before 11pm, my other granddaughter, Mickey, woke up for the bathroom... so I picked her up, and she just melted half asleep into my arms.
 
Ohhh what a wonderful feeling to feel the trust and love of a little child and to be worthy of it... what a precious gift.
 
So, when I took her back to bed, she was still half asleep, but still insisted I bring her balloon closer for her to hold while she went back to sleep...
 
Ahhh, the joys of grandchildren!  What a blessing they are.
 
Thank you for sharing with me…
 
~ Panayiota