GiGi [{aKa}] Grandma and Date Night

Just about every night, Dannika has a "Skype date" with her Gigi (my mom).

She LOVES seeing her on the computer.

I wish we lived in Texas so that we could see her more often in person, but until now...

Skype it is!

Today, my friend Julie Palka posted a blog on her facebook page.

It was about a mother who's 4 month old daughter passed away suddenly without notice a few days ago.

You can read about here.

It totally broke my heart and I felt so helpless just reading it.

I don't even know her!

It made me realize just how precious life is and how in an instant in can be gone.

I get frustrated a lot with Dannika...

She's at an age where she wants to be independent but not old enough to be as independent as she thinks she is.

I get agitated and irritated with her sometimes.

After reading what this mother is going through right now...

I know my life isn't as bad as it seems sometimes...

And no matter what kind of day I have with Dannika...

I can always be worse...

My heart goes out to this family as they mourn and pick up the pieces to their lives....

I couldn't even imagine having to bury my child.

I really think I would just want to die if anything happened to Dannika.

After reading the blog, I felt compelled to do something special with Dannika.

She was in daycare today cause I had a lot to do at home...

I picked her up as soon as I was done with everything, and we did a "mommy and me" dinner date at my favorite restaurant..."Sundried Tomato".

She was the BEST date ever...

She is just such a lady...so poised...so elegant...

man, I love her so much :-)