A little note below of my day spent in Loxton with Michael,Julie and Adam.Relating to the picture uploaded yesterday,  "The Boys" surrogate grave Loxton,S.A., Anastasia an infant (Russian) baby girl. In memory of our darling mother we visited Loxton rose garden and cut roses to make the posie, .Toasted our mother with Baileys and simply took joy in how lucky we are to be "Stasia"s Kids" Michael also uploaded one of your most loved songs, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon around the Old Oak Tree"", Jeepers Creepers mum another song about the "Boy" and they call me "Precious" smile emoticon I don't only think of you every day Mum, we chat along as we always did! Until we meet again xxxxxxxxxx

Missed it again Mum! When I started work Sunday morning, Rabbits Rabbits, Rabbits, flashed through my mind......aaha I thought to myself it is only 7:30 am, this year I will get them all! Bugger! I forgot again, and the Boy got me, I think I need his apps! Now I can only focus on the first day of Winter.

"Rabbits, Rabbits, Rabbits Mum. You'll notice of course that I have the right day,been working on my time zones. xox"

Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits Mum. Yes, Michael has the right date this time. He said it's no good getting older if you don't get smarter too. Although I know in preparation for this he downloaded all of the world times & time zones to his computer to make sure he didn't get it wrong. Yes Mum, technology & a bit of over kill, he has certainly come a long way from long nights trying to get him to learn his spelling words for the next day of school lessons................
I can still see you drawing pictures next to all the words & going over it & over it only for him to say "shed" instead of "garage". Hmmmm was it his bad spelling or perhaps your drawings?

Rabbits, Rabbits, Rabbits Mum - love you forever and miss you forever. Don't mind Bev, Michael was always a wonderful boy - your boy! You spent so much time with him and look what a wonderful man he has become. Love Susan

Susan, Beverly and Margaret it was a good thing we left mum with her mobile phone she sent me a text today.
         Mum's Message From Heaven

I see you my darlings, all the time,
I know everything you do.
Would you believe, my dearest children
I’m even closer now to you!
I can see inside your minds,
Indeed, inside your hearts,
I even know you better now,
Than I did before, sweethearts.
I’ve always loved you – you know that,
But maybe now I love you more,
I love the adults that you’ve become,
Just as I loved the child before.
I know how much you miss me,
Well, I surely miss you, too.
I miss our talking and our laughing,
And all we used to do.
Whether you are six or sixty,
You’ll always be my precious child.
You’re the babies that I carried
And the adults that helped me smile.
What you need to understand,
Though death has taken me away,
Is that I’ve not left you, my darlings.
I am still with you today.
My family, I could never leave you;
God, of course, would not want that.
Physically, we are apart,
But our hearts are still attached.
I love you all the time,
You cannot get away from me.
That’s the way a Mother is
Right until eternity.
Every day I’m with you
I see you from above,
And I want for you to know
How very much you’re dearly loved.

Rabbits! Rabbits! Rabbits! Mum. You'll notice of course that I have the right day, I think I need to buy Michael a current calendar. I remember you tried so very hard with his spelling but I think you should have worked harder on the time zone lessons. Love you & I'm thinking of you always.

Rabbits, Rabbits,Rabbits. Mum xox.

Mum,your best schoolfriend passed away on the 8th Oct. "At least it wasn't my birthday" I hear you say. I thought I must prewarn you ! We know how you hate suprises.I'm sure you will hear her wonderful laugh bellow out, before you see her lovely soul. R.I.P Ella Margaret Henderson.

Mum, you have been whispering in Jamie's ear! While visiting you for your birthday yesterday he was on his hands and knees trimming around your plaque, just as you did for Geoff all those years ago. I still have the green scissors, I will hand them over to Jamie.

Mum we would love a hello from you on the 3rd November, Butterfly will have your dressing gown xxxx

We always took you out to lunch on your birthday and without fail when the waitress came to take your order you would puff your chest out, preen your feathers and say with pride "Today is my birthday & the family is taking me out". What I wouldn't give to hear you say that just one last time.
Happy Birthday Mum.

"Happy Birthday Stash i've sent you some Elvis so turn your speakers up and rock out with the King tonight."

"Oh moody blue, tell me am I gettin' through?"

I'm pretty sure you are Michael, I can hear grandma laughing and tapping toes from here. What a great song for our beautiful one and only.  

Happy birthday Ma, hope you caught all those kisses we sent your way today. We love you - Karen, Mark, Julian and Nicola xoxo

Two visits from me in one week Mum, you must still be recovering from the shock!

What a wonderful memorial this is Mum - you must be so proud of your boy.

I can imagine that you are up there in Heaven "putting on a good show" as you used to say.

I love you to bits Mum - Your Butterfly.

PS could you please show that you are present in November, I will have your dressing gown with me to coax you out.

Rabbits, Rabbits, Rabbits, Mum. Wish you were here to get me first.

Rabbits, Rabbits, Rabbits.

To my darling Mum,
Happy wedding anniversary.
With love Susan.

RABBITS, RABBITS, RABBITS.

Hi Mum,
Just a quick note to remind you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You still haven't sent us the tattslotto numbers. Before you left us we got Bev to ask you to send us the numbers when you got to Heaven. We all knew that Bev was probably the only one with enough courage to ask you without shocking you about knowing that you would soon be in a position to do just that. If you remember Mum, you agreed to this plan. We have been very patient but as it is my birthday tomorrow I think the time has come for you to live up to your end of the bargain. Just putting it out there Mum, we know you will come through.
If you're having a problem getting the numbers to us Mum, use these ones:
2, 10, 16, 17, 27, 33 & 43.
If you don't like those numbers Mum you can use these ones:
2, 12, 19, 20, 27 & 33.
It's the big draw tomorrow night Mum so now would be a good time.
Love you

Hi Mum,
Thought there may be a shortage of flowers in Heaven being Mother's Day so I gathered a bunch for Michael & left them for you.
The past 2 years I didn't enjoy Mother's Day because I ached so much to have you with us, it just seemed a hard reminder that you weren't.
This year was different, I loved the build up to Mother's Day. For weeks now I was drawn to the card displays in the supermarket. I would read them with a smile, thinking of you.
This Mother's Day was for you Mum, not for me.
You didn't just leave footprints on our hearts Mum, you left stomp marks!
Love you and miss you Mum. So happy you were ours.

If Roses grow in Heaven,
Lord please pick a bunch for me,
Place them in my Mother's arms
and tell her they're from me.
Tell her I love her and miss her,
and when she turns to smile,
place a kiss upon her cheek
and hold her for awhile.
Happy Mothers Day Mum.
   Love you Forever
     The Boy
       XOX

My dear Mum, when Mick & I visited you late afternoon last Thursday (your 2nd anniversary) we were very surprised to see so many bunches of flowers and I thought to myself, Mum is going to put on "a good show". I called Bev to tell her about this and she said that she had taken a lunch break to visit you. Bev NEVER takes a lunch break - just goes to show how much she loves you Mum. She told me Margaret & the Boys had been there at the same time, must have been quite a party Mum because there were 3 little empty bottles of Baileys there. Its been 2 years now but it has gone so fast although I always feel you with me. Love Susan.

At first I was worried because you filled my thoughts all day every day. Then I was worried because I thought you wouldn't fill my thoughts often enough. Now I get enormous pleasure because you pop into my thoughts so often. It just makes me feel good now Mum, puts a smile in my heart, thoughts of you fill me with happiness.

Mum thinking of you today as i do every day but today i had to laugh remembering the late night visit from Susan and Bev and you trying to get them out about 1am. When they finally did go they kept coming back through the back gate. You said to me Michael go and lock the back gate, front and back door's and don't let them back in again my stomach can't handle the laughter.So many memories i will have forever.
     Love You Always
        The Boy
          xoxo

Mum I can't remember the pancake recipe!!!!

Grandma today was your 80th birthday so happy birthday to a well deserved any lovely lady as yourself, you were my angle and my rock and when ever I was down and filling sad you knew how to pick me up and make me laugh and I thank u for that and I am going to miss that, anyway their is a lot more that I can say about u gabby but we will leave it their for now, happy birthday love Vic ooxxx

Happy birthday grandma, love and miss u heaps and heaps and wish u were here! I want you to know that I think of and about you each and every day. Love always Vicki xoxoxo.

I wake every morning & think of you, during the day I hear your voice, feel your soft cheek & find warmth & comfort in the memories I hold in my heart. You are the last one I think of before I go to sleep at night. You were such an important part of our lives & that hasn't changed. Happy 80th Birthday Mum. Can someone in Heaven give her a very big hug her for me. I love you Mum.

My lovely mum, just the thought of you makes me smile and when I think of you I know what warm and fuzzy means. I know you haven't really left us, I can always feel you with me. Happy 80th birthday - love from your butterfly.

Hi Mum, today would have been your 80th Birthday, and I wish you were here. I wish that heaven had a phone so I could call you and hear your voice just one more time. I'm doing okay, but life will never have the importance or be the same without you.xox

My angel up in heaven, I wanted you to know,
I feel you watching over me, everywhere I go.
I wish you were with me, but that can never be,
Memories of you in my heart, that only I can see.
My angel up in heaven, I hope you understand,
That I would give anything, if I could hold your hand.
I’d hold you oh so tightly, and never let you go,
And all the love inside of me, to you I would show.
My angel

Grandma I remember times at rosebud when you would dress us up for the fancy dress competition. There was one costume that took you a lot of time to do which was me as a christmas cracker, I stood on the table for a long time getting pricked by the pins and kept getting told to hold still. Then finally you were done masterpiece complete, well as it was done i needed to pee no holes in it..

Mum, to-day is my birthday, I so miss you. My birthday was always made so special by you. Mum you would play that silly little song, "Happy Birthday Baby Mine". James and Adam would be reminded weeks ahead...........what are you doing for your Mothers birthday. The boys have done you proud Mum. I wish you were here, I love you Mum xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Grandma, such a amazing and caring person. Although living in a different state for most our lives, I have so many fond memories of you.
You will always hold a place in my heart
PS. Thanks for teaching me how to tie my shoe laces!

Stasia my Beautiful Mother In Law, You were gone too soon, but left me with so many wonderful memories to keep in my heart forever, that is until we meet again some day. Love Always Julie xxxoooxxx
Missing You Every Day...

AN IRISH FAREWELL


God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be.
So he put his arms around you and whispered “come to me”. With tearful eyes we watched you, and saw you pass away. Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, he only takes the best.

You were a strong and courageous woman in all things in life. The early years were particularly hard for you, but you made sure we never knew and we didn’t miss out on anything. We were teenagers before we found we were poor! We thought we were the rich kids, what a shock for us.We were all so very lucky to have been given the gift of you as our Mum. With you we always felt safe and loved.

Any woman can be a mother but it took Stasia Martin to be a Dad too.

My Beautiful Mum. I still find it hard to believe you're gone and harder to think of you without a tear but I know we will see each other again one day. Mum I am so glad we spent your last few months together, memories that will never leave my heart. I LOVE YOU DARLING always and forever Michael xox.