She said MiMi!!!
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May 19, 2009, 12:14 pm
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She said Mimi…
Yesterday Sunday was Mothers Day.
It was about 65 and sunny and it brought relief from the weeks of rain we have been having.
We, here, are not fans of long periods of rain. We like our days long warm and sunny, especially this year since it has seemed like a very, very long winter.
We had a wonderful brunch at my nieces home with most of our family including my 84 year old mother, Ann/Annabelle. Krishtia my niece, provided us with great food and endless views of the Harbor and of a few brave Sailboats out sailing on a very windy day.
Ian and Suzie made the one and half schlep from Jersey. I was so happy to have them there. They are pregnant and due mid August with a “boy baby” .
My sister has 4 children and my brother 3 . They all take their proximity for grated.
We had had a great day but for me there is always this missing piece.
I had wondered if Justin even remembered it was Mothers Day.
On our ride home my cell rang, it was Anna (my Annabella)…and she called (age 21 months) to say “Mimi”… I have been waiting for such a long time for her to say Mimi ..Each time I say Mimi to her she responds to me by saying “Popa”, ugh!
It had become a game to her, but yesterday she said it and she seemed to make the connection that it was me..her Mimi on the “Hello” as she calls the phone.
This was such a wonderful Mothers Day gift. Marta got on the phone and asked us to come to Estonia …if it were only so easy …and if it didn’t cost so much…we would be there on the next flight, but it’s a fortune and there are never any truly good deals
Why not a 99.00 flight..for Mimi’s & Popas, then we could see our grandaudies when we want.
It was a very nice day and Ian & Suzie presented us with a video of their wedding…I will need tea and a box of tissues to watch it..
When we got back to our home waiting for me on the front porch were beautiful yellow flowers (my favorite color) and a box of chocolates from my family so, so far away.
We called to say thank you and spoke to Justin, Anna was calling me Mimi over and over but the time difference makes it difficult …we are awake, they are asleep or often tired and cranky. We wished Epp a happy Mothers Day…Epp is a very good Mother..
Marta was watching a DVD and didn’t want to talk.. Sadly sometimes I think Marta has more of a bond with her babysitter now ..and I fear our specialness is just drifting away … time & distance wear on the life of a Mimi & her grandaudie.
….but today was a Mimi & Anna day …she just filled my day with happiness and gave me the best Mothers Day gift of all …she said Mimi!
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She is making us all happy telling new words every day. Or even several words in a day.
Comment by Eppppp May 23, 2009 @ 4:48 pmMartha;
*”Sadly sometimes I think Marta has more of a bond with her babysitter now ..and I fear our specialness is just drifting away … time & distance wear on the life of a Mimi & her grandaudies.”
Epp told me that this made you feel sad ..This was never my intention.
I said to Epp that..
I am happy that she/they get along with their babysitter…and Martha is so very nice..
Why would I ever want my grandaudies, that I love so much to have a mean, nasty babysitter?
It is just that from where I’m sitting they get to spend so much time with you …and so little with me.”
I think you are a great babysitter. I am just always sad that I cannot be like all of my friends and live near my grandchildren.
I miss my family so much, all of the time and it never gets any better. It’s like a deep hole in my heart that I can never fill.
This is not in anyway about you…you are a very sweet nice young woman, who takes very good care of the little ones that I love so much.
Christine.
Comment by martannasmimi May 23, 2009 @ 6:57 pm