The Girls and Grandma

Amelia was really missing her Grandma and persuaded her parents to make a trip to Prineville so she could get a picture of us together to hang in her room. What a sweetie. I always hate to get my picture taken, but maybe she will remember me more kindly than I do myself!

We always have fun together. I probably am the "craft" grandma because we make things together as often as we can. I really look forward to every stage of my grandchildren's lives and hope that when they are teenagers we can still have fun!

While Amelia was getting her picture taken Hayden and Lia needed to be a part of the fun too! I made Hayden and Amelia's matching dresses recently. It was fun and brought back memories of sewing for my own girls. I need to do more of that again. Lia let Aunt Amanda put braids in her hair, which is quite an accomplishment! The funny story from this weekend was when Lia was helping Amanda make cookies and she told her that she liked Amy (Amanda's cousin). She said Amy tells stories without books, she tells stories with her mouth! Amanda told her, "That's because Amy can't read!" Of course, that all got back to Amy and the battle is on! You gotta love our family!

Another tragic loss

This is my mom doing one of her favorite things. She didn't ask for much out of life and never complained. She worked hard all of her life, retiring when she was 8o years old! She still bowls on a league and does volunteer work

On Oct. 20th she was in an accident and died the next day from her injuries. I was able to spend the morning with her and talk to her, with her responding with a shake of the head before she started to fail. I was not prepared for this and I am having a very hard time dealing with it. I have a lot to take care of now and I struggle through each day figuring out what to do. Not to dwell on the sadness, I thought I would include some other photos:

This is two weeks before mom died. We took a trip to California together to attend her younger brother's 50th wedding anniversary. We got to make a long ride down from the mountains where they live, into Stockton in a stretch limo. This is her brother Jim, mom and her sister Doris in the limo.

All of our children were home for the funeral, as well as two of my three brothers and mom's brother and sister. This is from L to R: my sister-in-law Elaine, my brother Steve, Me, Curt, my brother Kent, mom's sister Doris, mom's sister-in-law Paddie, and her brother Jim

It was fun to see Emily and her cousin Megan get together. This is the first time since they have become "adults". Megan just turned 22 and Emily is 27. They are a lot alike.

It seems like I only post a new blog entry when I have something fun or exciting, or something sad to ad. I will have to examine my life and find something worthwhile to share more often. I will miss my mom.