Ready To Go Again!!

Passing the time...it seems its what I do best. Adjusting again to the reality that I live 3000 miles away...and gearing up to travel again...its a constant state of ups and downs...but isn't everything in life? I find myself participating in somewhat faux/Nana relationships...not to minimize those relationship at all...I truly love each and every connection that I have made...but truth be told there is nothing on earth even remotely close to the quick little snuggle of an almost 3 yr old grandson who only stands still long enough for a hug even though he is so excited you're finally here...but is also curious about whats in my suitcase and the goodies smuggled in from the USA... or the joy on my 6 yr old granddaughters face when she see's me after 4 months and she knows that the special "California Nana" time is about to begin..because after all she is quite experienced (for better or for worse) in this bi-coastal different country Nana-Granddaughter relationship. As for the New Kid on the Block..otherwise known as the latest love of our lives our 15 month old granddaughter...the little girl who is stingy with her smiles and snuggles...but when you finally get one you know it was totally worth waiting for..and go figure this...is soooo totally crazy attached to her Papa...even though she has only seen him as much as she has seen the devoted Nana...but such is life.....he treasures every moment when only Papa will do. I gear up and pack and shop and count the sleeps...and spend my time 30000 ft in the air remembering all the trips and the airports that came before. Each one a special little treasure that I get to bring out and remember every little detail...and try to pass the time again until we taxi and I get impatient waiting for my fellow travelers to just get off this plane...and immigration and the long walk down corridors and down escalators...and then those automatic doors open.....my heart knows what is waiting on the other side.....I hear a giggle and "there she is"....I am the luckiest Nana in the world!!