Special moments in your life?...

 I lost my first Post I started....(1) being given an special "mother's Day card to "mom too!" by the little girl I raised while her mother was working...said we had an special kind of love amoung us. (2) Finding my SAT for college score was at the time in my junior year of high school indicating I was above 87 per cent of all the kids my age across the USA..(3) paid an compliment by an guy to "bug off" to another guy as an supervisor when he was going to give me "she's an woman libber" ..he told him, "Not her, she earns her keep for the job she has"...and also while working at an retail store, short of help and important inspection the next day and working my buns off to make things perfect, in walks an customer, just before closing and tore the hell out my section with the men's coats, and she knew what she was doing, I just walked away, went home and Screamed as loud as I could getting in the front door...my boss met me the next day and apologized for her behavior, and showed me the almost six foot trophy we won as best store in the district which covered from Alaska to California. I would say my son at granduation being given an community service award for helping the school get updated...which stays at the school in it's trophy case, so "his" kids can look at it now.  I had an border line mentally slow gal that worked for me, and she got married and all the time I knew her she was always asking me "What was normal" and I spent an great deal of my time telling her that there is no "normal" in life on many things...it's simply making the best of things. Well, she got married, and she insisted that the wedding not "start" until she knew I was there...because it meant a lot to her for me to be there...on her special day of her life. I was there, I never  put her down in any way. Maybe the day my hubby told me that he was awarded the Army Commedanation Metal out of Washington D. C. for this services while in Viet Nam also.He was one out of 3 out of 150 guys to come back alive, and most the others put down their life to keep him and his commanding officer protected because they knew with the information they knew that they'd be tortured to death if caught. In fact they gave them needles with poison to kill themselves with rather then be caught.  Lastly my son...everyone wanted me to have an girl and I wanted an boy and I got an boy.  Would of liked to had an little girl also, but I at least raised one kind of. I am enjoying my grandkids.Those are an few special moments that I remember amoung many though. I asked my son's teenage friends whom had their guitars with them one day to play me an song...so they looked at me and they whispered back and forth, grinned and played, "She's building an stairway to heaven"...an popular 70's song at the time.  

Life's full of special moments, but some stand out more than others. Definitely my most special was the birth of my son 36 years this December. Holding my other two sons, for just a little while.

Meeting a girl who I have got to know on an art forum. She drove down from the North 2 weeks ago and we went outdoor painting together. We sat in the shade painting the view across a lake. I felt I had known her all my life.  And recently, after a bit of online research staring at the computer screen at a copy of my paternal grandparents's marriage certificate.....in 1891 in Ireland. I never knew them and I can't describe how it felt to be looking at that record of the beginning of their life together, so long ago. Very special. 

I agree with Sue GR. So many special moments, some BIG some small. The big things like my new babies, the small things like standing on the beach on the Isle of Skye watching the sunset (those breathtaking moments).

My wedding day. Seeing my first Barn owl. The look my mum gave me the last time I saw her alive, after years of not recognising me (alzheimer's) the look of recognition from deep, deep within.

Ah, life is good!

At 17, packing my bags and leaving home, then arriving back in Englan.  Setting myself a very large financial target and finally reaching it. Saying goodbye to my Mum for the last time.

When Terry asked me to marry him at Clent - then someone had stolen my wheel when we got back to the car! Getting married in Oahu, Hawaii. Giving birth to my three sons. Watching my eldest very shy son get a standing ovation when he shone as Caliban in the Tempest in year 6. So many special moments with my family - too many to mention. Every day is special!

 Yes, I think giving birth is always "special" for me it was because I worked in the medical field area and had for 10 years and everyone knew me, they gave me an baby shower at work. But I came home after having my son, to turn around and place flowers on my mother's first "Memorial Day" Holiday since her death. but it's really been tough with my dad. My step-mother had him cremated and said two weeks later to me that her and her family would take care of things now around their ( my parent's..before hers) house and that was that. I've never been back since then. she has "dad's" ashes in an jar that she wants to have inturned with just her someday, last I heard. So "mom" all these years I have beeen able to leave flowers on her grave, but "dad" like I said, the first year after he was creamated..what do we do for him...Have an BBQ? It made everyone laugh, but without the ashes being placed somewhere for memorial remeberances... it's about all an person can do.

Elvis Presely's daughter is about to give birth to twins I understand.  Think he will come back and be her "son" this time around?....hum. Wouldn't that be an kicker though!!!  My dad and Elvis had the same great great grandmother. Her second marriage was into my dad's side...I sent pictures though to Vernon Presley's brother of her. we were doing an bit of history together on them at one time.   

I just remembered a breathtaking special moment, and guess what, I was on a bird watching trip.

We were down at Point Reyes, on the California coast, looking for birds of course. We were looking out to sea for some pelagic birds when a Humpback whale breached the water.

We watched it popping in and out of the water, and smashing it's tail. Wow!

I can't even describe what a sight that was, and it gave real meaning to breathtaking.

Like everyone there are so many special moments; One that stands out is the last time I saw my precious grandmother alive.  My family was gathered in the living room swapping old stories when suddenly my nanny (who was suffering with Alzheimer's) looked at me from across the room and got this huge smile on her face and said, "I didn't think I would ever see you again!"  For one last moment she knew who I was.

Another is when I had to put my sweet little cat, Merlin, to sleep a couple of months ago.  As painful as it was it does my heart good now to remember that last hour with him. To know that he was a peace and comforted by my presence. He didn't suffer. Okay, I have to go cry now!