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Grammy G was what is known as an Army brat. That means that my daddy (your great-grandpa) was in the army and we moved around a lot. When I was growing up we usually moved every two to three years. It could be hard. Especially being an only child. That meant I spent a lot of time alone and learned to play by myself at an early age.

Don't get me wrong. I loved my life. Of course, to be honest, it was the only life I knew. What I was getting at is that I was used to change.

When I met your grandpa, I settled down to one spot. When we first got married, we lived in a duplex on 6th street. Grandpa's Granny lived in the other side of the duplex. It was nice there and we loved it but we both worked in North Austin. This meant we had to get up very early in the morning to get to our jobs. Since my job started at 7:00 am, we had to be on the road by 6. Trust me, nothing has changed. Grammy G was even less of a morning person back then. So we started looking for a house in North Austin.

We found a great little house. I loved that house. It looked like a doll house. It was very small but perfect for our little family. We were so happy there. That's where we brought your mother after she was born. Unfortunately, adding another child to the family (we already had your Uncle Tom) made the house a little small for us. So we had to look for a house big enough for the 4 of us.

That's when we found the house that Grammy G lives in now. Your mommy was 9 months old when we bought that house. Grammy G has been in that house 29 years this last July. As I said before, I was an Army brat and I was not used to staying in one place that long.

Your grandpa was used to coming home and finding the furniture moved around. That's what I would do when I needed a change. I would move furniture. That worked pretty good but right now I've run out of ways to rearrange my furniture.

Maybe that's why lately Grammy G has actually thought about moving. This last summer was really hard on me. The temperature was over 100 degrees most of the summer. The allergies have been the worse they've ever been. So I started thinking about the possibility of moving.

Then I thought about where I would go. I have family in Kansas. I have lived in Kansas and, even though it is a very nice state, I wouldn't want to live there. I have friends in Colorado and in Oregon. The weather would be nicer there. (At least until the snow came) But then I realized why I couldn't go to any of those places. It's because you wouldn't be there. I don't want to leave my wonderful beautiful grandbaby or my wonderful family. You are too precious and you are growing up so fast. There is no way that I would willingly miss a minute of my special time with you.

So thoughts of moving have put away until they sneak into my thoughts again. I will continue to try to figure out how to rearrange the living room and I will spend every minute I can with you. Afterall, home is where the heart is and my heart is all yours.