what's important anyway?

i ask myself this almost daily..

im at a fork
on the road i call life

if i stay straight
and continue the path i am on
there is a decent pay check
a way of living that i have grown a custom to
nice house
$ in the bank
but with those things does not come happiness
its lonely
my father and my step-mother
dont give a shit about my daughter
not even a card for easter
or ever an outing for ice cream
like grandparents should
they have more money than god
but i sometimes wonder if they have hearts
kira would be happy to play a simple game of go fish
but nothing



now i have a choice to take the fork
3 hours east to sunny ft lauderdale
where my mother,step-father,sister,and grandmother are
thats family
they know what quality time means
to love rather than buy
my mother
living 3 hours away
has come just to spend the afternoon
cuddle up with kira and read a book
kira's eyes light up as soon as she sees her
"TUTU" she calles her
hawian for grandma
no
we are not hawian
but mom thought it was cute
so for 7 years now
tutu it is


so that is the question
we all need money to live
but the quality of living
that is our choice
so we may have to work harder
a little more hours
the pay off
even if not in dollars and cents
is well worth it

so there ya have it
we have chosen the fork
deerfield,ft lauderdale,miami
not sure which one yet
all three beautiful
full of yellow
sun
family
peace
of mind that is
knowing we are doing all we can
to teach kira love
the best gift we as parents can give