Relay for Life 2011

 

 This first year after we lost Momma, I decided to participate in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.  Our team name was The Blue Angels, in memory of her.

 

Our team gathering before the event began.

 Survivors Photo and then they start walking.  Daddy is the only one not wearing the t-shirt.  : )

 My sister & I raised over $560 for the event, but she lives in CA and was not able to join us at the walk.  They had their own walk, however, hiking along the coast.  Other family joined me to help walking and we had someone walking all night.

 This is where Sarah stayed much of the night!

Happy Mother's Day!

I am so blessed that I get to be called Mom, Mama, Mommy, MomMom, Mother and Ma! I'm excited that next year there will be another one finding (his) voice in the noise. My heart goes out to those who have lost their little noise makers or were never able to have them in the first place.

I am so blessed that I had a wonderful Momma who was an amazing woman and a great example of all of the fruits of the Spirit that I'm now teaching to David: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. I miss her very much on this first Mother's Day without her.

Tiny Talk Tuesday in Memory

I haven't felt much like blogging lately. But I'll do this one in memory of Grandma, my Momma, who passed away February 11, 2010. She loved to read Tiny Talk Tuesday.

Grandma & David, 2007

Uncle Jimmy came to visit Grandma last week. My kids had never met him, so I asked: So what did you think of Uncle Jimmy?
David: He had girl hair.
Elizabeth: Yeah, it was white!
Uncle Jimmy has gray/white hair in a long pony tail.

Aunt Sissy was making David & Elizabeth peanut butter sandwiches last night and asked: Do you want squares or triangles?
Elizabeth: Triangles!
David: I want it like a man! (a whole sandwich, not cut)

Grandma & Elizabeth, 2009

We've had to talk about the subject of death. When I explained heaven, David replied: Now there are two people in heaven - Great and Grandma.

Dad did an excellent job when he talked to David. One night at supper, David said: Grandma's soul is in heaven.

We love you Grandma and miss you greatly.

Grandma holding Baby Rebekah, 2009

Momma's Snow

I never got the snow pictures on my blog, so here they are, finally! February 11, 2010 was a memorable day. The day I lost my Momma. The day the snow started falling. It was a peaceful, beautiful day. When I went to bed that night, I measured (with a ruler) 7 inches of snow in my yard. In Texas. I have never seen that much snow in this state! And it was still snowing!
David & Elizabeth loved the snow! Elizabeth kept saying, "It's gonna be Christmas again!"

Mother and son snow angels!

Father and son snowman construction...
turned out to be father snowman construction!

Snowballs!!!

The finished snowman with Dad's FD helmet & gloves.

Wow, it was really bright out there!

Dad's aerial photography
(from the signal mast in the front yard)
after all the snow slid off the roof of the house.
What a beautiful event!
I will forever remember this as
Momma's Snow.