"Grandchildren are the dots that connect the
lines from generation to generation." —Lois Wyse
We found out we were having
another grandwonder on our way home from the boat last fall and knew we didn’t
want to make any cruising plans for this summer. We wanted to have time to play
with our granddaughter, and have time to help take care of the new
baby. Some things are just more important than having fun on a boat…there aren’t
too many things, but grandwonders certainly are! So this is going to be a
transitional year for us…moving from the summer cruising we’ve been doing the
past three years to winter cruising. For now our plan is to spend next January
and February in Marathon (The Keys) and then go to Abaco in the spring…after
that who knows.
We planned to be home by the
time our new little grandwonder made his arrival, so we could be at the
hospital for the joyful occasion. But this new little person had his own plan.
We got the phone call last Wednesday morning at 3AM that Brytanie was in labor
and he was making his appearance almost two weeks early. I’m sure it won’t be
the last time he has plans of his own.
We had finished all the work
we wanted to get done on the boat while we were waiting for his arrival, but we
hadn’t quite taken the time to get home. I had a feeling we might need to leave
a little earlier, so I packed all our clothes and took inventory of what we
were leaving on Tuesday. After our son, Kyle, called with the good news, we
loaded the car and shut down the boat in record time and were on our way home
by 5 AM. It’s a 16 hour drive from Jacksonville, FL to Temple, TX and although
we wanted to be there for the birth I hoped the baby would come quickly…and he
did, very quickly. We weren’t even out of Florida when we heard he’d arrived.
Thanks to modern technology we got to keep up with the progress and had a
picture of our new grandson minutes after his birth. Not quite as good as being
there, but still very exciting.
Graham Thomas Marshall
arrived at 8:06AM (central time) weighing 7lbs. 8oz. and 20.5” long. Neither
Brytanie’s parents coming from California or us from Florida could make it in
time for Graham’s birth, but Stan’s sister got there just moments after he
arrived and she made a great stand-in Mom and Grandma until all of us got there.
He joins a large family on both sides and will definitely be surrounded by a
lot of love the rest of his life.
Graham Thomas Marshall
Congratulations! Sorry we didn't get to connect again before you left Jacksonville. I know you'll enjoy your summer and we'll look forward to your return in the fall.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! You are blessed. Have fun with the grands!!
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