Flowers and Firsts - A May 2010 PTR, 5/13 TR started! Link on pg 39

[SoonerGirl]

Oh I'm so sorry to hear about your Grandmother. They did come from an amazing generation!
Try to rest up as much as you can. I know you have lots to do.
If you have a chance though, you may want to stop over by my trip report. I have some news for you....

Hey Anita! I thought of you yesterday as I past Derby, Kansas

I'm trying to take a bit of time here and get caught up on the DIS, so I'll get over there soon - what I should be doing is going to the grocery store!

Thanks for the condolences, it was a hard day, but I grieved for her loss a long time ago. Alzheimer's is such an awful disease.

 

[manntra]

I am very sorry to hear about your Grandmother My last Grandparent passed away several years ago and she also suffered from Alzeheimers.....it is truly awful
Be well and take care

Tracy

Now I am off to see what Anita was talking about

Tracy

 

[PrincessInOz]

Long life and good health. Sorry to hear about your grandmother.

Rest up and take it easy over this Easter period.....

 

[kschafer]

Sorry to hear about your grandmother's passing. My grandfather had Alzheimers so I can understand how you feel like she went away a long time ago. It doesn't really make you feel better about your loss though.

 

[kcandbella]

Sorry to hear about your grandma. Even when it is expected, it is never easy. May she be at peace now.

 

[lovegrumpy]

Sorry to hear about your grandma. Glad you were able to make it back to be there with family.

 

[Charleston Princess]

Sorry to hear about your grandmother, Michelle!

Happy Easter to you and your family!

 

[Happydog]

Hope you have a Happy Easter with your family.


I was sorry to hear about your Grandmother.

 

[SoonerGirl]

Happy Easter Everyone!

 

[wigdoutdismom]

I hope the Easter Bunny was great to you all today!​

 

[KatMark]

Michelle, I was so sorry to read about your grandma. Both of my grandmothers have been gone for over fifteen years now (I don't really remember my grandpas as they both died when I was under the age of four), but I still think of them often. I lost my dad 18 months ago and I know what a difficult time this is. You are in my thoughts and prayers, as is your dear grandma.

 

[cdotla]

So sorry to hear about your Grandmother! I agree that their generation was something else - we could learn so much from their example!

 

[jenniferkeala808]

awww sorry to hear about your grandmother . Glad you got to spend time with your family though!! Hope you had a great easter!!

 

[SoonerGirl]

"It's a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of every day..." that song and ride! My kids and I walk around singing it all the time!!

Great plans for the MK. Those cinnamon rolls are heavenly!

I love the song too! Another one I sit here and sing along to when it comes on Mouse House Radio! Jared will sing it with me, but Justin just rolls his eyes - he is a teenager ya know, and way too cool to have fun!

Given the time that I am responding to this, you may very well be enjoying one of those yummy cinnamon rolls as we speak!

I am very sorry to hear about your Grandmother My last Grandparent passed away several years ago and she also suffered from Alzeheimers.....it is truly awful
Be well and take care

Tracy

Long life and good health. Sorry to hear about your grandmother.

Rest up and take it easy over this Easter period.....

Sorry to hear about your grandmother's passing. My grandfather had Alzheimers so I can understand how you feel like she went away a long time ago. It doesn't really make you feel better about your loss though.

Sorry to hear about your grandma. Even when it is expected, it is never easy. May she be at peace now.

Sorry to hear about your grandma. Glad you were able to make it back to be there with family.

Sorry to hear about your grandmother, Michelle!

Happy Easter to you and your family!

Hope you have a Happy Easter with your family.

I was sorry to hear about your Grandmother.

Michelle, I was so sorry to read about your grandma. Both of my grandmothers have been gone for over fifteen years now (I don't really remember my grandpas as they both died when I was under the age of four), but I still think of them often. I lost my dad 18 months ago and I know what a difficult time this is. You are in my thoughts and prayers, as is your dear grandma.

So sorry to hear about your Grandmother! I agree that their generation was something else - we could learn so much from their example!

awww sorry to hear about your grandmother . Glad you got to spend time with your family though!! Hope you had a great easter!!

Thanks so much for all of your thoughts and condolences, they really do mean alot

Like I told Anita before, really, she has been gone a long time already. That awful disease took the Grandmother that I knew and loved many years ago. She was just a shell of the great lady she once was. I think all of us were regrieving the loss we already had on the day of her funeral. It was a tough day, but as some of you have said, good to be with family that I don't often see being as they are so far away.

I hope the Easter Bunny was great to you all today!​

We did have a good Easter, they boys are growing out of it some though, so it's a little sad! I'll be back later with some pics from the day.

 

[mickeystoontown]

I am so very sorry for your loss. My last living grandmother passed away several years ago. She, too, suffered from Alzheimer's so I know how you feel about losing a grandmother even though she was still living. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.

 

[SoonerGirl]

I am so very sorry for your loss. My last living grandmother passed away several years ago. She, too, suffered from Alzheimer's so I know how you feel about losing a grandmother even though she was still living. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.

Thank you. I've read that they are making strides in determining what cause Alzheimer's, hopefully someday they will have a cure.

 

[SoonerGirl]

We had a busy weekend around here! I got home from Minnesota a little after 5 on Friday night. Jared had a baseball game at 7:30 (yes, his coach entered them in a Fri/Sat tournament on Easter weekend - once baseball season starts for us, it doesn't end until late July!) Anyway, we loaded up in the car not long after I got home and went to his game. They won 8-7, so moved on to Saturday.

Saturday we didn't have to be at the ballpark until 6:15 in the evening so I spent the morning getting caught up on the DIS, cleaned the house some, went to the grocery store and then made a dessert to take to my Mom's for Easter. Got to the ballpark only to find that they were a full game behind, our game that was supposed to start at 6:55 didn't start until around 8:30. Won that game so played in the championship right afterwards. They won that one as well, but we didn't leave the ballpark until 11:30, got home and to bed after midnight!

Of course, I wasn't about to let the family skip church on Easter Sunday, so I got everyone up to go to early service and Sunday school. We took some pictures of us all dressed up for church, well Don & I were dressed up - the boys, not so much

Don took one of me with my guys

And then Justin took one of Don & I together (as you can see, he is growing his gotee back - I'm glad, he looked very funny to me without it!)

After church we headed home to hunt eggs. In the past I have gone all out for Easter - wrapped gifts, full buckets and tons of candy filled eggs to hunt. This year was very different, I cut way back, mostly because the boys are really growing out of enjoying it. It's so sad that they are growing up so fast!

Anyway, here they are with their Easter 'buckets' because baskets are too 'girly'

It was a beautiful day, so we hid the eggs outside. This year in lieu of candy, the eggs were filled with money - and there were alot fewer of them! The kids were pretty pumped to be getting cash though!

Afterwards, I made deviled eggs and baked the rolls to take to my Mom's and we headed over there where we ate waaaaaaay too much! I brought a gift for my nephew, here he is opening it - he is such a cutie!

After dinner, the boys had another egg hunt outside.

Then Don, Justin, my brother and stepdad all settled in for a nap. The girls chatted and Jared and my nephew played games. All in all it was a very nice day.

 

[mickeystoontown]

What great Easter pics! I've cut back a lot on my Easter goodies too. I used to go all out but then found that a lot of it (with the exception of the candy) just kinda got sat to the side and forgotten. I bet your boys were super excited to see the money in the plastic eggs. I would have asked if I could hunt too!

 

[MHTeacher]

Sounds like you had a beautiful family-filled Easter day!

So sorry to hear about your grandmother's passing.

 

[KatMark]

What great photos. Has anyone ever told you that your DH looks a little like Brett Favre?