Still Stunned

First of all, thank you for all the sweet comments. It was nice to come back from a long trip and read your responses to my last post about the passing of my grandma.

I'm always a little shell shocked right after Christmas. There's the shopping and the baking and then we're either cleaning the house for company or packing up the car for Michigan. This year we wound up doing both after finding out my grandma was very sick. I'm a bit exhausted. I would like to blog more about my grandma, but I'm still in a bit of shock about it and she didn't want a memorial service of any kind, so the closure is not there yet either. A friend suggested doing a memorial service on paper just for me and I may try that.

Buttons was a trooper for our long (13 hour!) drive and I'm amazed at her patience and ability to occupy herself. When we vacationed in Vermont last summer, she would tell us her favorite part of the trip was being in the car. She loves to point out the sights, sing songs and sleep at will. She recently told me she'd like to be a truck driver.

Well, I wanted to post a little something, so here it is. I'm hoping to do a knitting post soon along with a Buttons / Christmas post. Right now, I'm going to go relax. Before that, I'll wish you all a happy and healthy 2008.

Goodbye

Thank you for your laugh. Thank you for giving my grandpa a reason to get out of bed. Thank you for the last present you gave to Buttons, a mold to make an impression of her ever-growing hands. Thank you for always being so happy to see me and the way you would laugh so easily at my jokes. Your life wasn't always easy, but I know your smile well. I'm sorry you never received the newest picture of Buttons that I sent you and I wish I could give you one more hug. I'm now going to be with our family and remember you.

Grandma, I wish you peace.