[Fae*Aibell]

I was having such a great day today, the first day in over a week that i didn't have to go anywhere, had the whole day to spend at home. Then i found out i got the co-host position on UK and Ireland mommies, i am co-hosting with Sharron (Lady Valkyrie) i am so excited about it and really looking forward to doing it.

Then this evening DH and I were clearing out the rest of our attic and i was going through a bag of odds and ends and i found a bag of jewellery my nana had left me after she passed away when i was 4. I had forgotten where it was and when i picked up the bag two of the necklaces fell out and all the beads fell off them, the beads just went everywhere. They are not expensive necklaces by any means, but i am so dissapointed in myself for not taking care of them, and i feel my nana would be so dissapointed in me too for not looking after them. Im absolutly gutted at the moment and am hoping i can fix them in some way. I was hoping to eventually pass these down to Amelia when she is older and i really could kick myself for being so careless.

[Hippy Witchy Chicky]

I'm sorry hun ((HUGS)), it wasn't intentional, don't be too hard on yourself ♥ Hopefully you can find as many pieces as possible and restore it into a smaller necklace or bracelet to pass down?

[swtneka]

[Lady Lotus]

YAY for the new co-host position.

Im sorry about your nana's necklaces but you have the pieces and you will be able to fix them up. Im sure your nana isnt disappointed in what went down.

*hugs*

[shanise.robertson]

but the good part is you found them to begin with maybe your nana wanted you to spend this time on it so you could reconnect. there is always a bright side

[Layce]

I was thinking that maybe this happened so you could spend some time thinking about your nana....she's with you and wanted to connect with you for some reason...maybe a meditation while you try to fix the necklaces so that you can figure out what she is trying to tell you? I feel like she is just trying to get your attention, and now that she has it, wants you to take the time to reflect on the connection between her and your baby girl....

don't feel sad, she wants you to know that you are still with her, and she wants to connect with your daughter.....timing is everything.

P.S. Congratulations on your co- hosting gig!

[*PurpleMidnight*]

sorry about the beads...if you have picked them up yet...,put a stocking over the end of a vacumn pipe and ttape it there...then turn on the vacumn and suck them into the stocking! or you could brush them up into a scoop!

[mindy scott]

I'm sure she would understand nanas always do get as many beads as you can and have them restrung . Things like that happen all the time. Good luck and I'm glad you found them !

[Fae*Aibell]

I think i have found all the beads that came off, and i am going to try my best in putting them back together. Thank you all for your kind words, was feeling so down about it last night, but am feeling more positive about it today.

Layce, when you said ''I feel like she is just trying to get your attention, and now that she has it, wants you to take the time to reflect on the connection between her and your baby girl....don't feel sad, she wants you to know that you are still with her, and she wants to connect with your daughter.....timing is everything.'' it really struck a cord with me and means a lot to me. When i was pregnant with Amelia i went to a lady who speaks with angels and spirits, a really lovely lady who is great at what she does. She told me my nana was looking after my baby girl since she was concieved and was making sure to keep her safe (I was really nervous with this pregnancy as i miscarried in the 2 previous pregnancies and i lost Amelias twin when i was about 5 weeks along). She said that nana said to relax and everything was going to be ok, but that nana had one request to ask me and that was to give Amelia her name as part of hers. We had a whole name picked out and we were going to call her Amelia Maureen (my mam) Mary Kate (DH nan), that day i instantly changed it to Amelia Maureen Ellen (My nana). So my nana is definatly a part of Amelias life, and i thank you for making me realise that maybe this was just nana's way of getting me to think about her and about her connection with Amelia.

Oh im in floods here again just talking about her, but in a good way, i just wish she was around longer in my life than she was and that she was here to see myself and my kids grow up.

[Mod-Lady Valkyrie]

sweetie, I don't think we ever fully heal from losing our parents and grandparents, though it does feel better over time, apart from when we get these reminders. I keep getting little "nudges" that my dad is with me: it seems like whenever I have a hospital appointment they are playing Pachelbel's Canon in the waiting-room, which was the music we played at his funeral; and yesterday I was looking at these little pebbles you can carry in your bag with all kinds of messages on them - first I spotted the "courage" one which I feel is what I really need right now for my new job and for my labour and delivery - and right next to it was one that said "my dad". I didn't buy them, because I felt I'd already got the message from him, if that makes sense. So it makes me very sad that he won't be here to meet his new grandchild, but he is definitely with me on the journey right now. And I'm 100% sure that your finding the beads shows that your nana is with you on your journey right now, too.

Honey, the string/thread/etc those beads were on probably just got old and wore away, so that when you picked up the bag, they scattered. I seriously doubt you could have avoided that happening even if you'd had the beads in a special box or display case. And you have to admit, your nana got your attention!

Personally I would get a special box to keep them in, and if you're going to give them to Amelia, wait until she is old enough to have a special necklace, and then get her input in the way they are restrung.