A SPECIAL DAY
Hello Everyone,
After working last night I slept in a bit today and after getting up have been doing some reflecting. Today is special to me for two reason…….
One —— it’s Grandma Andree’s 85th birthday. Happy Birthday Mom and Grandma………We love you !
Two —–Eight months today………it doesn’t seem possible. Sometimes I just stop short in my tracks and think about Kerrie and say to myself…….she’s really gone! I still have a hard time believing it. She’s still so real to me. I’ll be thinking of something and say to myself “wait till I tell Kerrie”. So…. I do….. we have lots of chats.
I think about this website and how it’s brought us all together and I think about and reread the posts. They are so important to us. Rarely a day goes by that I don’t check to see if someone has put something on here. And I think about the comments that have been made about Kerrie. Sometimes she seems to be portrayed as a perfect angel or a saint. I course I’m a little prejudiced and agree, but in reality, she weren’t all that purfect….. I love a nightshirt her friend Sandy gave her. It has an angel on it with a halo that’s a little lopsided. She knew Ker so well. 🙂 Kerrie was a loving, sweet person with a magnetic personality. Who but Kerrie would badge out of life right at 3:30 like the conscientious employee she was. I remember looking at the clock and thinking, way to go Ker. But she could be a stinker too (as we all can). She had her days. Most of you saw the upbeat, smiling, happy, bubbly Kerrie.  But, she had another side too. I knew that one, and that’s the one that breaks my heart. She had so many dreams of what was to come……and just as she was getting there………Boom!
So, that’s how I picture Kerrie……with that lopsided halo. I took pictures of her in the shirt, but she was so sick at that time that I have kept them to myself, but she sure appreciated the humor in the shirt and I want to be able to see her in it.
Remember our girl today and every day if you can. And keep all of us and everyone in your prayers.
We Love You
Joan
8 Comments
Jenn
Mom, thought your post was really beautiful.
I actually just went through the rest of the Easter Basket and found the sunflower seeds.. they were buried at the bottom? I’m going to plant them and see if I can actually get them to grow. Opened the eggs that I hadn’t opened yet.. and just wanted you to know that the significance of the 26 cents was not lost on me.. I remember..
I love you Mom
Texas Pam
Joan,
That was beautiful. I think about Kerrie a lot as well. Easter we were talking about dyeing eggs and how many we did as a kid. I remember going over to your house and you always died dozens of eggs. My childhood involved so much of her and when anyone asks me something about my childhood it always involves your family. I am sorry for all the pain you are going through. I think about all of you always…I check this web site everyday, I just don’t want to lose touch ever.
Love, Pam