My Minutia

Last week was a rough one for our family. We lost my sweet Grandma. I have written about her before, and endearing stories about her and my Grandpa (who passed away nearly 5 years ago) on my old blog. They were the cutest couple…to me anyway.  I think this photo was taken of them in the 80′s.

Besides being a wife and mother, she was a wonderful folk artist. In her glory days, her portfolio was quite impressive and extensive. She was such a quiet inspiration to me. She was the first person who cheered me on as a child.  My sister and I spend a week with our grandparents in the Summers, and we loved peeking into her artistic world!

(self portrait of her as a child)

During those Summer afternoons, we relished getting a ball of clay from her. She made you think it was magic. When you saw what she did with clay, how could you not?

She will me missed. I know that she is happy and sitting right beside my Grandpa…reunited again. Here is a sweet photo of them taken in the early 70′s. She is holding a commemorative plate she finished for her farm town’s BiCentennial (if my memory serves me right). It was the first of many.

If you are interested, see more of her work on an old blog post I did: here

Wishing you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Enjoy every moment with those most precious in your heart!

Our last week has been an eventful one. The college kids are home and we are enjoying the days together. It’s great to be a fam of five again. Last weekend we toured the lights at Midtown Crossing. It was so c-c-cold. But there were so many great lights and store windows to check out!

We got Christmas tree up. The kids put the ornaments on and Allie got to put the star on top. Tall girls are good at that. I can’t reach!

The week was going along beautifully. Text book perfect. Then Wednesday we got 8 inches of snow. Thunder snow. Found ourselves smack in the middle of the blizzard. We were without power for 24 hours! I’ve never been so thankful for a warm cup of coffee and the chance to do 4 loads of laundry this morning.We are lucky….there are still thousands in our town without power!

The snow blower got one flat tire. Three snow boots were lost then found (two in the dark, and one in daughter’s trunk). The five gloves we came up with were just enough for our son to use to shovel the driveway. Even though two of them were too small. We got one cooler out of the garage for the frig for food that needed to keep cold. We spent lots of time charging four phones in the car, and we ventured out to get more gloves. Next time, we’ll be ready.

I hope it’s warm and cozy where you are!