Best day ever. Mike’s mom Coryn told me I looked like I was glowing. I felt like I was glowing with the love, joy, and sheer happiness that holding my grandson brings me. I’m so glad Esther, John Ben, and Misha were able to visit us this summer. Esther and John Ben planned to bringContinue reading “Grandma Life”
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Holy Week Musings
I bought the airplane ticket, and my heart sank. I knew that time was speeding up in the upcoming weeks, but I thought I would at least have more time with Basil in August, not the five days between when he comes home from his summer job at the Antiochian Village in Pennsylvania and whenContinue reading “Holy Week Musings”
Birth Story (It’s a boy!)
Esther has granted me the gift of reliving the experience of giving birth through her. It’s so much easier as a grandmother, but the joy and the love and all the overwhelming feelings are just as wonderful as they were each of the six times I birthed my own children. Tears and smiles come soContinue reading “Birth Story (It’s a boy!)”
Ohio Trip
I went out to Ohio for my spring break with nesting instincts at an all-time high. I planned on setting up the baby room, cleaning the house from top to bottom, and filling their freezer with home-cooked freezer meals. I also hoped that the baby might come early, but I’m back home now without seeingContinue reading “Ohio Trip”
Christmas Waltz Party
I whirled around the terracotta floors of my great room in Ed’s arms and enjoyed my evening of bliss. Mike doesn’t dance, so when Esther asked me for a Christmas party with waltzing and formal wear, Ed was the first person I invited. He looked dashing in his tuxedo, bow tie, cummerbund, knickerbockers, and knee-highContinue reading “Christmas Waltz Party”
Skulls Are Not Roses
Xenia is coming home in less than a week! With no time left, I made it my afternoon mission to seek out and buy phyllo dough to make baklava. Xenia’s walnut allergies are so bad that I can’t use my kitchen to chop walnuts when she is home. I missed the Middle Eastern store onContinue reading “Skulls Are Not Roses”
Xenia’s Ohio Adventure
Xenia wrote this blog in my voice and did a great job. She declared my rough draft too boring and demanded that I publish her scribble with nothing changed. Notes: Xenia has been in Ohio for four days and likes her new school and new circumstances. She mentions Kelly in the last paragraph. Kelly isContinue reading “Xenia’s Ohio Adventure”
Grandma Life
Early August 2023 Esther video chatted with me on Tuesday, on a mission to feel me out, but I am one of the most oblivious people I know. I took a break from organizing the pictures and icons which were spread out all over the sofas in the great room and sat in a stuffedContinue reading “Grandma Life”
Wedding Pictures
The wedding pictures and videos are in! It was one of the happiest days of my life, and these pictures and videos help me relive it. I’m so glad we have them. I loved the ceremony. It was a lovely Eastern Catholic church and the ceremony was very familiar to me complete with crowns andContinue reading “Wedding Pictures”
Weddings
My memories of Esther’s wedding are blurred snapshots full of happiness and joy. I have few videos or pictures because I left my phone and camera behind. I also turned off the part of the brain that writes Syra’s Scribbles as they unfold because, like being behind the camera, writing stories in my head takesContinue reading “Weddings”
Syra's Scribbles 