Searching for all the right words....

I haven't been here in a while, there has been a lot going on. Just before Christmas the boys and I headed down to Little Rock to visit my Grandmother for possibly the last time. My Aunt Mary called letting us know that she was in the care of Hospice and it might not be too much longer. She just never recovered from an infection that had happened just before Thanksgiving. I didn't feel bad that Grandma was dieing, I was glad for her to finally completing this earthly journey and going to be with Our Lord and Saviour and my Grandfather who had passed 12 years ago. The boys and I made the trip very quickly (I learned to try something new for once and took a shorter route I was unfamiliar with) and spent the night at Mary's house. Grandma was being cared for by some wonderful Nurses who I can't thank enough for all the help they gave to my Aunt with the in home care. We made sure we told her (Grandma) we loved her and we had to go. Well, being me, navigationally challenged and such, we ended up missing a turn on our new route home and ended up 40 miles out of our way. I turned around and headed back the way I came until we were going the right direction again. As we came into Mountain Home I called my Aunt to let her know we made it and she let me know that she had just gone to check on Grandma and she had stopped breathing. Thank God she was able to go peacefully. I am going to try and dig up some pictures later and write a post all about the woman who I probably have admired more than anyone else in my life. She was an amazing wife, mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother.

Christmas Eve and Day were very busy simply because I had to take the boys up to my

mothers for her to watch while I worked both nights. Knowing we would be going to a funeral on Saturday and have to be down for the viewing on Friday we had to make sure we had everything packed and ready to go before I went to work. Needless to say we almost accomplished that goal!! The boys got new dress clothes for the funeral and both looked mighty handsome, but I didn't get any pictures as we forgot our camera at Grandma Miki's house. The pictures that accompany this post are from our visit with Mary and Christmas at Grandma Miki's house. I know the post is a bummer but the pictures are cute! More to come later I am sure!