Celebrating my grandmother

Three weeks ago my paternal grandmother turned 86.  We were out of town that weekend, but I wanted to make sure we got up to celebrate.  Life with three busy teens makes that challenging, but we finally made it up there today.  My mom joined us and we brought lunch in.  It was so nice to visit.  She is the most amazing woman I've ever met.  She gets around absolutely wonderfully.  She definitely is not one of those older people who live in denial regarding any diminished capacity.  In fact, she is probably more capable of things then she gives herself credit for, but she feels that at her age there are certain things she shouldn't do anymore.  It was absolutely wonderful to celebrate her today!