Happy first birthday as an angel!

I usually get to use my blog as a place to share pictures of three adore able children, fun times and great memories. Today will be a different post for me. Today I will write my post to my Grandma Will, who today would have been 91 years old. Instead she is celebrating her first birthday as an angel in Heaven!

Grandma,
First, let me start by saying there is not a day that goes by that I don't think of you! Mostly good thoughts that make me smile and make me feel warm inside! Well maybe the warmth is just this HOT summer we've been having! Then there are also days that I think of you and what I miss about you, what I will not get to learn from you, what I could have done with you, or should have done with you. Those days are hard, really hard. I cry so hard as if I just lost my best friend. The tears come on so quickly that it's hard to get them to stop.

You were such a huge inspiration to me. You made me into the woman that I am today. I am a great mother, because of you. I have great hair, because of you. I have a good work ethic, because of you. I am like you in so many ways. I catch myself speaking like you with your Sicilian whistle with your "s's". I am proud to be just like you. What a compliment, if someone tells me that I remind them of you!

I want you to know that Roman is having a hard time. He doesn't want to go through any of your things still...He just isn't ready. I know that's not what you wanted. You had a plan for most of your things. You knew who you wanted to give the things to. But we're fine, we're waiting for him to be ready. When he is, we'll all be there to help him, one piece at a time.

Michael and Erin are having a baby boy in December. They are thinking of naming him Roman! How exciting is that?!?! We still miss Little Roman dearly. I'm glad you didn't have to experience losing him here on earth, rather you got to welcome him to Heaven!

Everyone down here is doing well, probably thanks in part to you looking over us. We miss you daily. I miss you daily. I just miss our daily talks. I miss your smile, I miss your spirit. I miss your love of nature and all of God's creatures.

It's funny, we have a family of raccoons living in our yard, and I can't help but think about how you loved raccoons and would feed them and tame them and let your boys hold them. I smile when I see them outside at night, and I wonder if you sent them to me...just to make sure I hadn't forgotten about you.

Well don't worry. I'll never forget about you. I look forward to being with you again someday! I love you Grandma! You were/are and amazing woman, with Amazing Grace!

Love,
Royal