Passing on

Dave's Grandma Rose did pass away this afternoon. She will be missed so much! She was a really strong, independent and amazing woman - even to the end. Thanks for all the prayers and comments. The above photo is of Rose with Dave's Mom, Bev.

My Cousin Thomas

This is my cousin Thomas, he and I share a birthday and he was just a year older than me. He passed away earlier this month from pneumonia He was a very special person. Thomas was disabled, but lived a very full and meaningful life. He was only 42 years old. My Mom was able to fly to Little Rock, AR for the funeral and to support my Aunt Maureen and her family. It was also wonderful that both of my cousins, Jeff & Mark flew out to be with the family.

We also got some bad news today that Dave's Grandma Rose may not make it through the night. We got a call from Dave's Dad that the doctor's are expecting her to pass in the night. Loss is hard and as we get older it happens more often. It is so scary how fragile our lives really are and how we can lose someone so quickly. It makes you want to hug your kids, kiss your husband, call your parent's and send an email to a long lost friend.

One Little Word

Ok, so I finally made my "one little word" album and my first two pages to go in it. My first word is "blessed" for the current challenge. I took this photo of my husband while we were on our Spring Break vacation a couple of weeks ago. I also did a page for "explore" just to get myself going. The photos of me were taken by my husband at Ft. Worden in Port Townsend . We found this really neat tunnel on the old fort and took some "artsy" photos. We had such a good time being together!

Spring on the Palouse!

Well, we had a snowstorm yesterday and the kids had a snow day in March! Everyone around here has a saying..."if you don't like the weather, wait a minute and it will change!" That is so true! Dave was happy (really!) to use his snowblower one more time this year! Hope wherever you are you are having sunny days!

Grandma Rose

This is Dave's Grandma Rose.
She is one of the most amazing women I have every known.
She is 95 years old and up until a few days ago...
she still lived in her farm house by herself,
she still drove herself around town,
she still volunteered her time to many organizations,
she still planted a huge garden each spring,
she still made amazing homemade applesauce from the trees in her yard,
she still played cards and scrabble,
she still baked the best potato rolls...
but this past week, Grandma Rose had a stroke and now for the first time in over 75 years
she is not on the farm. She is in a hospice center, where she is stable and being made comfortable. She is not able to speak and her whole right side is paralyzed. She is able to understand what is being said to her and is able to communicate a bit with nods and shakes. We wish we were there to help support her and the family. We love you Grandma Rose!