Grandmother died on May 15, 2009 after a brief bout of pneumonia. Joyce was with her when she passed. The family gathered at Grayson and Jan's home. We had seven of the nine grandchildren with us. Some had not seen their cousins in over 20 years. It was really a time of celebration for us as we remembered what a wonderful lady Grandmother was. She was always happy and positive.
Our pastor was sick and could not conduct the service: so the girls asked Grayson to conduct the service. We had a large crowd which was heart warming for the daughters. Then Jan's Circle served a meal for the family at the church. On Thursday the family left for their homes across the USA. It was a wonderful gathering of the family. We will get together again sometime soon.
Jan, Grayson, and Marty went to Hendersonville on Thursday afternoon for a rest for the weekend. Grayson managed to take a nap each day and we went to bed early. Watched a couple of good movies and read our books. It was a much needed rest. Now we are back at home. We will miss Grandmother and will never forget her.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Mother's Day 2009
Well, Mother's Day certainly changes over time. But then all of life changes. Today we visited with grandmother after church. She was not feeling too good. She had fallen the night before in her bathroom. Fortunately she had not scraped or broken anything. But she was not her usual jovial self. She was a little down. She also fell the previous Saturday and hurt her arm and bruised her ribs. And she was very tired so we left her after a couple of hours. We then went to Gaffney where we had dinner with Aimee and Matthew. They are well and are getting all the wedding "stuff" organized. Jan got cards and calls from Rick and Jeff. So Mom was in overall good spirits; especially after the Mets won there ballgame. And a final note - we got Marty back. A lady in the neighboring subdivision rescued him from the rain and called the Shelter. He was glad to see us. I have since made the fence "escape proof". Hope your day was memorable!
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