We laid my Grandfather to rest on Wednesday, and I must say that I am very proud of the way I held myself together. That is, until we were graveside and my mother handed me the small rose bouquet that said “Bampa” (what my Grace calls Grandpa) and I lost it. It took me a little bit of time, but I managed to pull myself together and make it through the rest of the day.
Its time for the new patriarch, my Uncle Scott, to take the rightful place as head of family and keep us all together and on the road together. My mother has been the matriarch for 10 long years now, and she stepped up these past two years to take care of my grandfather when he needed someone. A task I’m sure wasn’t easy, but she did it, and she did it without too much complaint. There was some grumbling, some upset, but she loves him, and he is her daddy, so she cared for him until the end.
Grace just had her 15 month check up and is absolutely amazingly healthy. She weighs 22lbs 2oz and stands at an amazing 32 inches tall!! I hope she continues to be tall all her life, its what I wanted. Her eyes are turning darker and darker, making it seem all the more possible she will have her daddy’s brown eyes, but so far she continues to have my blond hair, and the curls has started showing up!
I think she’s going to be a gamer, just like her daddy. Or at the very least, an electronics junky! She’s my sweet girl, and usually a happy soul, and she continually surprises me with her ability to pick up on new words and use them. Her vocabulary has expanded beyond what I could have ever imagined a 15 month old saying, and the fact that others can understand her make me realize its not just all in my head, and I’m not making it all up.
Halloween is coming! I can’t wait to get all dressed up and head on out! I will definitely have lots of pictures to post.
Be well all….
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