The Important Things

Many people say that the "important" things in life are money, love, God, family, and friends; not necessarily in that order. I would have to agree, saying that family is the second most important of those important things, directly behind God. And right now, the most important member in my family is my grandpa. Recently finding out that he only has a couple months to live, many other family members have come into town to visit him while they can. This began to make me feel bad because they come into town from Denver or Kansas City and I live about 6 miles away and rarely see him but I am working on changing that.

Some people apparently disagree with those things being the most important. I invited my sister to go with me to visit him tomorrow. She originally agreed to go with me, but then all of a sudden decided that shopping for a new car, that I don't think they either need nor can they afford, is more important than seeing Grandpa. This basically broke my heart, and I can't even imagine what Grandpa would say if he found this piece of information out.

While talking to an aunt shortly after learning my sister wasn't going, she said that it's not my job to control the world even though sometimes I try to control it. I realized that that is basically what I am trying to do. I am trying to control what my sister does by what I believe she should do, and I can't do that, no matter how much I would love to.

On a brighter note about Grandpa, for Christmas he gave money to all of his kids (all 11 of his kids) and told them to split it with their kids (totaling 33ish grandkids). I ended up getting about $600 to spend on something that is NOT necessary for life to go on, no school, no car, no food, no gas, basically leaving me with clothing and jewelry. What I did with money was supposed to be something that I would alway remember Grandpa by. I found a black and white diamond set consisting of a ring and a necklace for just under $600. I will have it by February 6th, when we are celebrating his 87th birthday, which I think he will love to see what I got. Pictures to come soon.

Well, now that I have The Important Things figured out in life I should get back to the most pressing issue in my life... school, more particularly, homework...