It is difficult to accept when a person who has played such an important role in your entire life is gone. In two days, she would have been 93 years old and that is worthy of celebration, but it still feels like her time was cut short.
We are so relieved that we were able to be there so that she could meet Brendan and see Trevor again.
I am never good with words in times like these. We grieve her loss, we love her very much and will never forget her.
We cherish the memories made.
What a beautiful tribute to your gramma Tiffanie. I remember you going back for the celebration at 90. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time and I pray that the wonderful memories you have of her will sustain you always. She will always be in your hearts!
So very well said. Love you all and love you, Grandma.
There are no words to express what a beautiful tribute this is to Mom/Grandma/Great-Grandma.
She was so many different things to so many people.
In her last years, her favorite role was being a Great-Grandma. She adored all of the children, and they brought her great joy and big smiles. It was something we could share, and it made the bond between us even stronger, and I will miss her even more because of it. She loved to read the blog and spent hours looking at it and watching videos…sometimes making me play them again and again. 🙂
As a Grandma, she took great pride in her grown-up grandchildren. She was amazed at Tiffanie’s talents as an artist, and a crafter, and her ability to care of Brendan’s needs, while also taking care of Trevor, and she always would say, “is there anything that girl can’t do?”. And of course, there isn’t! She was proud to see Shannon get her doctorate, and loved how she would always take the time to visit with her when she came home. She appreciated all of Heather’s accomplishments and her abilities as a teacher and a mother, and her always bringing her things for no reason at all. She was happy to see Erin get her culinary arts degree, but what she would say often was what a loving and good mother she is. She felt so good about having a renewed relationship with Lindsay, and felt very happy that she achieved her CPA status.
There are many many things to say about the great-grandchildren and grandchildren, but I want to say something about her as my Mom. It’s the last few years that have been the most valued to me. Of course she took care of us as children, and saw to our needs, but it is in much later years that I began to understand her better, and felt a sadness for her that she wouldn’t “allow” herself to be happy or have things or to go places. It might have taken her way too many years to realize what is really important, and allow herself to believe that we all loved her just the way she was, and not for what she did or didn’t do, and because we were her family. I am sure that life will not be the same without her. I will miss her terribly, remember the good memories, and hope that she always knew, that no matter what, I loved her very much. I will try, as I always did, try to make her proud, and to appreciate everything she did for me and my family.
Great-Grandma…you will be missed.
Lots and lots of love,
Gramma
What a beautiful tribute and testament as to what family is all about. Each and every picture brings on a smile…how fortunate all of you are for having her in your life!! As Gramma knows we always loved Great Grandma and Grandpa and so enjoyed each and every time we were together!! There is no doubt that memories will ease your loss, but we recognize how difficult it is right now. We love all of you!! We are so very sorry. (((Hugs)))
What a wonderful tribute to mum. I have only known her for 10 years and what I have seen has been great. She always treated me as a son and I loved her very much.
I will miss her.
Thank you for the blog posting. The pictures paint such a nice history of Grandma. The girls, Kevin, and I are sad and will miss her so much. How special it is for the girls that they could even know a great-grandparent, let alone for so long that they will remember her clearly. Their memories will be of a caring lady who took great interest in them, someone who was alert and curious. I will remember sleep-overs with Pepsi soda floats and buttery popcorn. Grandma was the closest thing to a grandmother that Kevin had too, as his own grandparents passed away when he was young. We will miss you Grandma.
What wonderful tributes, both the post and the comments! As I told Shannon last night, Bobbie was the only person who could call me “Kid” and get away with it. 🙂 And really, it was endearing. She was always kind, welcoming, and generous to me. I have only to glance around the house–at the house itself, in fact–to see the many ways that she has helped and cared for and loved my family. She will be missed greatly.
Love and sympathy to the entire family,
Jon