Hello granny,

I did not even realize it has already been 7 years! I still miss you today, just as much as when I found out you left this earth. Grampa recently left too, which has been really-REALLY hard&painful on me.... as he felt like my dad and my best friend...and when he was still here, it felt like I was able to keep you close to me somehow too.  I really hope that you both are together right now and somehow you are able to read this, just so you know how much you both mean to me... and always will forever.

I have realized more  now that you are no longer here.... that you both were amazing, amazing people. Mom was soooo blessed and lucky to have you as parents and that is why she is such a good mom, who I am so crazy lucky to have as my mom... and even Jamie my favorite uncle... he is such an amazing person. And the only reason they are both so incredible and loving and caring and giving and kind and just everything amazing is because you and grampa raised them with the amazing love that you did.

I miss you like crazy granny. Soon me and the kids will be going to a memorial thing the nursing home is putting together to remember grampa. I hope you both will be there in spirit. You are both loved so so deeply by me. My dream is that one day I will get to see you both again-that would be wonderful!!

Well granny.... I hate goodbyes so this is not goodbye.... I am sending my hugs and cheek kisses to you and to grampa..... and anyone else that might happen to be there(where ever you are) with you.... (uncle darrel, uncle guy, auntie madeline, bandit, my brother richard, and other children/people you and grampa lost when you where still here... send them my love too!)

Always and eternally,

Your granddaughter,

Jenny and 6 children xoxo

Seven years ago today we lost you mom and just this year we lost dad too. I take comfort in thinking that you are not alone and that finally you and dad are together. So much has happened since you left - four more grandchildren that would have loved you and dad so much. Its taken this long but now most of the time instead of pain there is joy when I catch an unexpected glimpse of you in a picture or melody ... or just find myself doing something and see how much of you there will always be in me. I am very lucky to have had you as a mom.

Love you always

I cannot believe it has been 6 years already. I think about you ALL the time and miss you so so so so much and cry all the time just remembering how amazing you were and how lucky I was to have a granny like you. Reading over everyones past comments warms my heart and brings tears to my eyes. Grampa has been doing so well since you left....he is so strong. And it brings me such joy when he hears my voice and is so happy that it is me. You and him are so much alike. Its almost as if a part of you stayed behind with grampa(like how married couples become one), and I can feel your love for me through him. I miss and love you so deeply and I have to keep my faith that one day we will meet again and spend eternity together. Sending my hugs and kisses and my love and the love of your 6 great grandchildren, who I make sure know who you are! 

And P.S.  all 4 of my girls have not let all of the beautiful jewellry you used to wear, go to waste. All of them cherish your jewellry and even wear it!  At first we had them in containers to remember you and Id even smell it from time to time(lol no Im not crazy! Lol).....because it smells like you still. But then I said to my girls if granny was here and could talk to us, she would say to wear her jewellry! So they have been, and it feels so wonderful to see that, surprisingly a lot of your jewellry brings back so many memories for me. Especialy cmas eve when you would always let me borrow some and summer times and it was so exciting for me as a young girl. Thank you granny for all of the amazing memories I will never ever forget.

Your grandaughter,

Jenny xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

I can't believe it's already been six years mom.  I think of you at least once everyday and there are so many times I wish you were here.  So many questions I didn't realize I still needed to ask you.  You are greatly missed and always will be.

Much love to you

Charmaine 

Mom;

Thank you very much for teaching our children how to play card games and never letting them win unless they did so honestly.

Love

Chris

Mom,

One year ago today, Dad called to tell me you had gone to meet your maker.  It's been rough on Dad but he does his best to keep your memory alive - every night before going to sleep Dad picks up the picture of the two of you and kisses you good night and then goes through the whole list of everyone you loved and says good night to all of them with you.

I can't believe it's already been a year.

I miss you and think of you everyday

I love you

Charmaine

Granny, I love you soo much. You are the BEST grandmother I could have ever asked for. I have sooooo many happy, wonderful, sweet memories my entire life of you...I don't even know where to start! I know one memory that was special for both of us.

 It was the summer of 1996.And you and grampa were very happy to my request to spend 2 weeks at your home in McCarthers Mills. At this time I was pregnant with my very first child only at the precious age of 18. As this was a challenging time in my life....granny you were always happy to talk me and you were always there for me no matter what I was going through.

I remember as I got to the bus terminal, I was ecstatic when I seen you and grampas little bright green car waiting for me(Im just soo in love with the both of you!). As I approached the car grampa got out and gave me the STRONG father like hugs that he always gives that would always bring such a warm, cozy, and safe feeling.As he packed my bags into your car, I climbed into the back seat I reached into the front seat to give you a hug and kiss..........I was so happy.

I remember you always had this warm beauty, that glowed about you. Your hair was always perfectly curled, looking so shiny and healthy and mmmmm smelt so good(just like the perfume you ALWAYS wore) =) You would always have some big shiny earrings and necklace on, that just brightened up your rosy smile.....that I could always guarantee you would have on, the moment you seen me. And of course you would ALWAYS be holding that BIG HUGE purse that was guaranteed to have some sort of candy or gum awaiting me! LOL....and I thought that was cool and always fun, that you would always be happy to find me a mint or a piece of gum, and you never seemed to run out. =) It was WONDERFUL.

One warm afternoon at your house, I decided that I was going to sun bathe. Every time I smell baby oil it takes me back to this afternoon.....I was laying down on the towel on your front lawn(and I loved your front lawn..the flowers were always soo beautiful and smelt so good on a warm summers day). And for the first time I felt the baby that was growing inside me move! I was in denial and shock and realization for the first time, that what was inside of me was really a real baby! LOL....

I ran inside the house and you were sitting down on the sofa watching television. I remember the smell of your house, the coziness of your living room, the atmosphere of your home was ALWAYS filled with love and peace so hard to find words to explain. I ran right into you (literally LOL-you even said, `Careful Jenny!`) , and you looked so curious as to what all the excitement was about! I took your hand and said,"GRANNY! GRANNY! FEEL RIGHT HERE! I FELT THE BABY MOVE!" Then your face instantly lit up with joy, and we waited, and we waited, and we waited.... Nothing. I was so disappointed. And then Grampa walked in, and we shared the exciting news with him, and he was also happy for me. Then just as I about to give up and go back to my sun tanning.....the baby(Angelica)kicked both of our hands together! It was so wonderful. My first child, and your first great grandchild. We were both so excited! I was happy to have experienced that with you, thank you granny for being there for me.

I loved just laying in your arms, you were ALWAYS warm and cozy and smelt so good! I had soo much fun spending that summers 2 weeks with you.

I could probably write a novel on all of the wonderful memories that I have of you granny.You were an amazing person, so kind, so loving, so bold, so honest, so straightforward, so giving of your self, so funny, so fun, so full of life...and much more. Grampa was truly blessed to have a wife like you. And your children were blessed to have a mommy like you. And I`m sure I can speak on behalf of your granchildren and great granchildren, that you are GREATLY MISSED-you were AMAZING. I will make sure that your memories and who you are will live forever, I will pass them to my children, and they will pass them to thiers and so on...

I love you with all my heart. And I would give ANYTHING, just to spend one more day with you. But I know one day again, I will see you again....for this world is not our home...we are just passing through, heaven is our home....and the angels I`m sure have beckoned you through heavens open doors into the loving arms of our Savior Christ Jesus. I`m in that way- soo happy for your freedom now Granny, because I know that`s what you wanted the last months of your life.

I love you granny. I miss you dearly granny. BIG HUGS and KISSES.

Forever and ever, your grandaughter Jenny xoxoxoxoxoxo

To: Lily

You were meant for me

I was meant for you

Nature patterned you

and when she was done

You were all the sweet things

Rolled up in one

You're like a plaintive melody

that never lets me free

But I'm content

The angels must have sent you

and they meant you

Just for me

From - Jack