Working Nana Wishes . . . .Happy Birthday, Harriet!

Besides being more than disgruntled by the sure prospect of a root canal in my very near future, I’m a bit grumpy that working for a living trumps my desire to join the celebration over at my daughter’s, in Vancouver. Harriet is one today! And I’d so love to crowd into M&R’s home with the family and friends who will be celebrating there this afternoon.

In fact, this is one of the biggest pulls toward retirement, and I may someday write a post about the conflicting tugs. For now, I remind myself that I’m very lucky in the amount of time I spend with my little ones and that my work is still really important to my identity. The young families have their own busy lives, and I would be very wary of centering my own around those.

Instead, for now, I juggle — I’m pretty decent at this act by now!

And I send out Birthday wishes and blow fairy kisses across the water to this little girl

 Both cameraphone photos recently supplied by Harriet’s mom as part of the Make Nana Smile texting campaign, an extremely worthwhile local initiatve.

And I rememberher birth, just a year ago, and marvel at how much has changed in that short time — a miracle I’ve seen so often over the decades, one which never gets stale. . .

Happy Birthday, Harriet — Nana will see you soon!

19 Comments

  1. hostess of the humble bungalow
    27 November 2013 / 4:08 pm

    Love the red hair! She is a real charmer.
    I love getting those kinds of texts…

    • materfamilias
      28 November 2013 / 1:39 am

      the red hair is charming, isn't it — and I know you've got your own little redhead to cuddle. . .

  2. do,write. read
    27 November 2013 / 5:11 pm

    Thank you for the birthday love, Nana! (is what she would most likely say if she could see this post). Looking forward to seeing you soon.

    • materfamilias
      28 November 2013 / 1:39 am

      Saturday! 😉

  3. Unknown
    27 November 2013 / 5:47 pm

    Harriet is a cutie pie! Happy Birthday little one.

    • materfamilias
      28 November 2013 / 1:39 am

      Thanks, Susan!

  4. K.Line
    27 November 2013 / 5:55 pm

    Eeek -so cute! And I can see the tug to retire – than for more reasons that it means, um, retirement. Apparently this year has gone by in the blink of an eye.

    • materfamilias
      28 November 2013 / 1:40 am

      The confusion is that there are also tugs NOT to retire . . . but yes, isn't she cute? (says her biased Nana)

  5. Anonymous
    27 November 2013 / 6:12 pm

    Aah root canal! Me too. How can I be certain that is what I need? Help? Jeni

    • materfamilias
      28 November 2013 / 1:40 am

      Hmmmm — visit your dentist, pronto!

  6. Duchesse
    27 November 2013 / 8:50 pm

    A year already! Do not envy you the root canal but your granddaughters? Hugely!

    • materfamilias
      28 November 2013 / 1:40 am

      Yes, life does offer good to balance the bad. . . .;-)

  7. Moonboots
    27 November 2013 / 9:41 pm

    I can see the tug but admire your approach and balance. Happy Birthday to the little one with red hair. Gorgeous.

    • materfamilias
      28 November 2013 / 1:41 am

      Thanks, Moonboots!

  8. Lorrie
    28 November 2013 / 1:02 am

    Such a sweetheart. I empathize with the tugging. Happy Birthday, Harriet.

    • materfamilias
      28 November 2013 / 1:41 am

      Yes, I'm sure you feel it too!

  9. Madame Là-bas
    28 November 2013 / 1:49 pm

    It does not seem a year! She is lovely with her red hair.

    • materfamilias
      29 November 2013 / 3:47 am

      Thank you! This biased Nana cannot help but agree. . .

  10. LPC
    29 November 2013 / 11:19 pm

    A very happy birthday to all involved, the whole lovely extended family shares. And three cheers for red-heads, long may they wave!

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