Today is my grandpa’s 74th birthday. As you know we had a large sing-ding on Saturday night to celebrate him. Of course there was left over food to eat and beer to drink yesterday so we made our way back to Grandpa’s and spent the day there sitting in the back yard, listening to music, talking, laughing, viewing each others pictures from the night before while drinking a few cold beers. The party rental place had left the bounce house thingy over night and the kids were playing in it again. We had kids everywhere yesterday. After the bounce house was removed they broke out the water balloons! lol
My aunt just called me on my cell phone to tell me something The Snitch told my Grandpa yesterday. Grandpa said the kids were playing and running as they had been all day. He was sitting to the end of one of the tables we were at when The Snitch stops what she’s doing, runs over to her Great-grandfather and says Grandpa, I keep hearing Grandma Irene whispering to me, she wants me to tell you Happy Birthday from her. Then she hugged Grandpa and took off to continue playing.
My aunt told me it took my grandpa a minute to compose himself and blink back his tears. He told my aunt The Snitch hardly ever just comes up and talks to me, because she’s too busy playing when we’re there, and out of the blues she says that to him. He really felt it was from my Grandma. I’m not even going to ask her about it because I don’t want her to feel like we’ve made a big deal out of this, you know? And I don’t want her to keep this to herself if it ever happens again. I just want to hug my girl right now.

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April 21, 2008 at 7:03pm
Laurel
Wow. Out of the mouths of babes. What a special little girl your daughter is!
April 21, 2008 at 7:37pm
The Diva's Thoughts
Oh my goodness. That is an amazing story. Wow!
April 21, 2008 at 9:31pm
Beth
That is SOOOOO sweet girl. Why you gotta make me cry? Give that girl a big smooch for me.
xoxoxo
April 21, 2008 at 10:27pm
Carrie
I started crying when I read that. Gosh I just want to hug her.
April 22, 2008 at 1:53am
Nikki
I am crying over here. What a great story. I believe it was from Grandma too. Wow!
April 22, 2008 at 1:58am
heidi
What a wonderful story!!! What a sweet girl
April 22, 2008 at 2:56am
Angie
That is the sweetest thing I’ve ever heard. I truly believe in that kind of stuff. Precious.
April 22, 2008 at 3:44am
Karen
OK…that is beyond sweet. Made me cry.
April 22, 2008 at 2:17pm
Chris
Awww….soooo sweeeeet!
April 22, 2008 at 4:33pm
Aimee
oh my goodness. what a great way to send a message.
April 22, 2008 at 7:02pm
Flyinfox_SATX
I feel that children have always been connected closer to the afterlife and the energy that is beyond this realm that we know. This does not surprise me about what your daughter said and did. I just think that it is a shame that as we grow old we lose that connection somehow….just as how we lose our innocence.
Give that little girl a big hug and kiss and let her know you love her. That is really all she needs to know.
Flyinfox_SATX
April 22, 2008 at 8:12pm
Shar
That totally brought tears to my eyes. Absolutely amazing.
April 23, 2008 at 3:47pm
crazedreamer
This story made my heart warm! I’m positive that was your grandma.
April 23, 2008 at 4:08pm
Beth
awwwww…she loves her Grandpa and is obviously, very tuned into to her surroundings. Kids can do amazing things….
April 24, 2008 at 3:44am
Ann
OH wow. That brought tears to my eyes. Hug your girl for me, too.
April 24, 2008 at 12:41pm
Ang
Aaaawwwww!! Just makes your heart melt! You know it has to be true! That would have taken a good bit of thinking, even for an older child, to realize how much something like that would mean to him. Wow! Powerful and sweet! {{Hugs}} to both Grandpa and Snitch!
April 29, 2008 at 9:36pm
Omu
That is seriously awesome!!!