Grandma's

This week my husband lost his sweet grandma.  She had been really sick for quite some time, but still when someone passes you love, it is always hard no matter how prepared you are.

Grandma N. lived to 89 years old...I hope that I can one day say that as well.  It seems that the generation she was from lived long lives and accomplished such great things...they endured great things as well; take the Depression for example...we think the economic downfall we have had the last year or so has been bad...imagine what that generation went through!

I know P. will miss her and today was exceptionally hard because we were unable to go to the funeral due to work and school obligations that couldn't be helped.  We did get to attend the visitation last night and had to drive home. 

I honor of P.'s wonderful Grandma I wanted to put some of my best memories of my two Grandma's...

1) Picking blackberries at the farm in Mickey-Mouse t-shirts as a child with my G-mom.
2) Making homemade peanut butter cookies w/ my Nana.
3) Laying on the front of the boat in bikini's "sunbathing" with my G-mom.
4) Shopping trips for fabulous shoes with my G-mom.
5) Playing in the yard and garden with my Nana...without her I would probably be truly terrified of bugs (yes-more so than I am now!)
6) Going to Church with my Nana, Aunt V., M., and Mom and having so much fun giggling and listening to sermons.
7) My homemade stuffed rabbit and dolls my Nana made me...I hope one day I can sew half-way as good as she can.
8) Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter with both grandma's...they were always special in their own ways from the toys, food, laughter, and love you felt when you walked in their homes.
9) My Nana keeping me and my younger brother during the summers...we had such fun watching movies, TV, cooking, and playing card games (nope, I never won!)
10) Cookouts and swimming in my G-Mom's backyard while reading trash mags during middle/high school years...she was the BEST cook (other than my mom and Nana) and had the best stash of magazines!