August 6, 2012 Lemonade out of Lemons Well it was a pretty tough few weeks for me. Had to have surgery, with some complications. But on the up side, the nurses were fantastic in the hospital, I got to be on the maternity ward and the babies were right across the hall. What I found so interesting about this is here I am on a floor where new life is happening everyday, many times a day and I am there to have a hysterectomy, to end,once and for all, the part of my life that had anything to do with bearing children. Now I could have gone to that pity party place, that I did so often in the past when I found out I couldn't have kids. That place that is woe is me, I don't have children of my own, I won't have grandbabies of my own and who will change my diapers in the old people's home? And for the first time I didn't have to go to that place. The reason is, I have made a life with my husband that I would not have made had we been able to have children. We took the cards we were dealt and won the card game. Why? Its like the old saying "making lemonade out of lemons". We made the effort to be involved in the lives of children. Our neices and nephews, we were adopted auntie and uncle to many kids over the years. Our neighbors kids. We were able to be a part of children's lives in the way you cannot always do when you have your own children. The fact that other people let us be a part of their kids lives was a blessing in itself. Now are entering another stage in life and our friends are having grandkids, I am fortunate enough to have a young friend who just had a baby and has included me in on so many wonderful events seeing her baby develop. It is wonderful holding that soft baby skin next to you and doing things that make the baby laugh and laugh..Lemonade out of Lemons, its pretty simple.