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I think one of the hardest aspects of raising children at an older age is decisions can be more complex. Ex. In these days we’d be an empty nester and could begin looking for a smaller home than the one we’ve raised children in. Instead while looking at smaller homes I’m still looking into finding another four bedroom. I’m also considering country living but so leery of the travel time just to the grocery store and school. It’s hard to change your ways and lifestyle after so many years even if you are an avid Amazon user and most everything you need is being shipped to your door. I almost feel obligated to stay in Texas due to the children and qualifying for tuition paid in full one day for any State school. (Housing and books not included.) I am thinking it could hinder their decision regarding going off to college if I leave Texas. Then you think maybe one day the colleges will be available online. I am determined to find a simpler life and move one day. We are only in the beginning. Just trying to come up with a plan that works for everyone. My husband is 59 which is another aspect to the equation. Time does creep up on you quickly and creating the dream is something that often grandparents raising grandchildren put off thinking about.

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Let’s see if we can relate:  I know the deep down dirty of low. I also know the uptown happy of high. I know it’s often hard to find the happy medium. It is a bipolar of mankind. ~Barbara Bloom

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When I write poetry it’s not necessarily pointed at a situation or any one person. It is written with meaningful words which have multiple feelings and they may shine in many ways while also taking many directions. Feelings are wisdom written with ‪#‎poetry‬ ‪#‎love‬ and ‪#‎realtalk‬. I hope you can enjoy. Life is always about taking a chance.

I’m mad

I’m glad

I’m happy

I’m sad

I think some things are over rated

I’m surprised

I get hypnotized

I feel compromised

She just lied

That felt as if I almost died

So simple

So complicated

I’m like a ball deflated waiting on the next bounce

A complicated house

To feel

To have felt

It’s like hearing a neighbor’s dog yelp

It’s an inside cry for honorable help

Lost within

Every other day is a win, win

Waiting for another new sunrise to begin

Again working for that satisfying win, win

A new day to begin

It takes guts to do it again

After all it’s really about loving them.

Written By ~ Barbara Bloom

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Celebrating Terrible Two’s

We have to understand: I have a hundred complaints or more of my husband for rearing my Grands. I bet he has the same 100 complaints for me rearing my grands. Life~ two people with different feelings but in the end working together.

We found an answer to our quality bonding time. I don’t recommend our first trip which was 22 hour each way as we traveled all the way to my husband’s side of family in IL from Texas in two days. The time spent together between our grandchildren and my husband was wonderful while camping in a State Park. We bought a pop up camper so camping would be easier. I couldn’t take tent camping at my age! Now we are headed to a local campsite about an hour away in two weeks before school starts. It is an awesome experience with the grandchildren and I highly recommend it. Each child responded in a different way. The 19 month old really connected with us. Adventure does bring reality to things and memories that last forever for everyone

Do we inherited survival tactics or it is our experience that pays off which helps us conquer our fears of the past and present?  With each day we live and learn while striving to obtain happiness.  With all the pit falls we take detours.  By grabbing the happiness of a moment we can recharge.  With so many unanswered questions we can doubt ourselves.  Take my advice and just keep pushing forward.  Life is worth living.  This is how to live without regrets.

We all deserve to be needy once in while.  Our internal self being was never meant to be alone.  I know what it feels like to be stuck within the walls of oneself.  Often I live the circumstance of others.  That is exactly why they say every choice has a pro and a con which could also result in  consequences.

Making travel notes: I thought starting to pack a week in advance would be an advantage. I now think it would be better to wing it and just fly with the wind. When we get to the campsite it is going to look like we are having a garage sale!