Elsie had this on her site and I just loved it...so here it goes.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Friday, May 4, 2007
Retail Therapy
Nothing like a little shopping to make me feel better! {Too bad hubby never feels good after I hit the mall. LOL}
Here are a few things I couldn't resist for Ms. Olivia.
Here are a few things I couldn't resist for Ms. Olivia.
And well here is a little something for me...
And no I didn't forget to get something for hubby...I bought him a few shirts also!
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
This afternoon as I watched Olivia playing in our backyard, I couldn’t help but stop and think about the fact that she will not have any memories of my grandfather. It made me so sad, to know that she will never see firsthand what an amazing, loving, caring and generous person he was.
Thankfully I will always have the memories of him and her together last year. At how excited he was to have all of his great grandchildren visit him. If I close my eyes I can see his smile and the look of tenderness that washed over his face as he sat watching them all play together.
Those are the moments that I want to remember and always treasure, the moments that I now struggle to journal as fast as I can so that I don’t forget them. I want to make sure that I can share them with my little girl and have her at least know from me what a wonderful person her great grandfather was.
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I also want to take this opportunity to THANK my amazing and caring online friends. Girls, it is truly a comfort to know that you are here for me! I love the fact that even though we haven’t all met, we all have a deep friendship that surpasses our love for scrapbooking.
THANK YOU!
Thankfully I will always have the memories of him and her together last year. At how excited he was to have all of his great grandchildren visit him. If I close my eyes I can see his smile and the look of tenderness that washed over his face as he sat watching them all play together.
Those are the moments that I want to remember and always treasure, the moments that I now struggle to journal as fast as I can so that I don’t forget them. I want to make sure that I can share them with my little girl and have her at least know from me what a wonderful person her great grandfather was.
……..
I also want to take this opportunity to THANK my amazing and caring online friends. Girls, it is truly a comfort to know that you are here for me! I love the fact that even though we haven’t all met, we all have a deep friendship that surpasses our love for scrapbooking.
THANK YOU!
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
On April 21st I received a phone call early morning that completely changed my life. My grandfather, whom I loved very very much passed away. I know that no one is ever really ready for this type of call, but I truly never believed that I would hear those words from my mom that day.
Yes, we knew that he was sick, but never once did we imagine that he would pass away so quickly. The doctors always held out hope and thankfully so did HE. He was in the hospital for just a few routine treatments to his kidneys and his heart just gave out. I thank GOD for granting his last wish, that he die a peaceful death and that he took him in his sleep. It is a comfort to know that he did not suffer.
There was no time to stop and give in to the pain that I was feeling, for plans needed to be made for us to attend the funeral. Having my grandparents living in Portugal has always been hard, but more so now because it would take us another 24 hours before reaching my grandmother. All I could think is that she needs us, and I couldn’t help but curse the fact that I couldn’t just hop in my car and be with her faster.
Thankfully my dad come to the rescue and really helped us finalize all details for our flight. My mom, brother and I left that day with heavy hearts for we were on our way to say goodbye to our grandfather and at the same time leaving our families behind. We did not want the children to make the trip and see their great grandfather in the coffin. Let them remember the funny, joking man that they spend 2 weeks with last summer.
I have never remembered such a long flight in my life – those 6 ½ hours seemed like they doubled. But thankfully we made it there ok!
It was so hard for me knowing that we would only have a few hours to say goodbye to him prior to the funeral. Everything was set and well in Portugal the funerals are either the same day or next day, so we didn’t have the time that we wanted, but at least we had some.
The next five days there passed by so quickly and really in a blur. I held back my grief and tried to help both my grandmother and mother. My poor grandma, after 65 years of being with him she now finds herself without her partner, her companion, the love of her life.
I am now trying to deal with the fact that he is gone and that I will never hear his voice again. I know that he is in a better place and that GOD knows what he is doing. I try not to ask the “WHY?” because I know that we have to trust in him, but it’s so hard. I pray now that he will help us all deal with our grief and that he gives my grandmother the strength to pull through. She is now alone which makes me so sad!!!!
Yes, we knew that he was sick, but never once did we imagine that he would pass away so quickly. The doctors always held out hope and thankfully so did HE. He was in the hospital for just a few routine treatments to his kidneys and his heart just gave out. I thank GOD for granting his last wish, that he die a peaceful death and that he took him in his sleep. It is a comfort to know that he did not suffer.
There was no time to stop and give in to the pain that I was feeling, for plans needed to be made for us to attend the funeral. Having my grandparents living in Portugal has always been hard, but more so now because it would take us another 24 hours before reaching my grandmother. All I could think is that she needs us, and I couldn’t help but curse the fact that I couldn’t just hop in my car and be with her faster.
Thankfully my dad come to the rescue and really helped us finalize all details for our flight. My mom, brother and I left that day with heavy hearts for we were on our way to say goodbye to our grandfather and at the same time leaving our families behind. We did not want the children to make the trip and see their great grandfather in the coffin. Let them remember the funny, joking man that they spend 2 weeks with last summer.
I have never remembered such a long flight in my life – those 6 ½ hours seemed like they doubled. But thankfully we made it there ok!
It was so hard for me knowing that we would only have a few hours to say goodbye to him prior to the funeral. Everything was set and well in Portugal the funerals are either the same day or next day, so we didn’t have the time that we wanted, but at least we had some.
The next five days there passed by so quickly and really in a blur. I held back my grief and tried to help both my grandmother and mother. My poor grandma, after 65 years of being with him she now finds herself without her partner, her companion, the love of her life.
I am now trying to deal with the fact that he is gone and that I will never hear his voice again. I know that he is in a better place and that GOD knows what he is doing. I try not to ask the “WHY?” because I know that we have to trust in him, but it’s so hard. I pray now that he will help us all deal with our grief and that he gives my grandmother the strength to pull through. She is now alone which makes me so sad!!!!
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