Thursday, February 24, 2011
Day 37 - Sunday, February 6, 2011
Day 36 - Saturday, February 5, 2011
Day 35 - Friday, February 4, 2011
Day 34 - Thursday, February 3, 2011
Day 31 - Monday, January 31, 2011
Day 30 - Saturday, January 30, 2011
Day 29 - Saturday, January 29, 2011
Day 29 - Saturday, January 29, 2011 - The Garden of Prayer at White Chapel Cemetery is where my dad is laid to rest. Despite not yet having a grave marker, my sister was able to locate his grave by traipsing through the foot of snow, guided by my Aunt Doris via cell phone, whose husband (my dad's brother Uncle Carie) is laid to rest right by my dad. I made snow angels next to the statue, while my sister looked for the grave site. When she found it, we knew we were at the right site because of the three white floral arrangements placed upon it, with the ribbons "Our Poppa", "Best Dad Ever", and "My Guy".
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Day 27 - Thursday, January 27, 2011
Day 25 - Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Day 24 - Monday, January 24, 2011
Day 23 - Sunday, January 23, 2011
Day 22 - Saturday, January 22, 2011
Day 21 - Friday, January 21, 2011
Day 21 - Friday, January 21, 2011 - As the funeral procession approached the chapel at the cemetery, firefighters from the Hazel Park Fire Department were standing guard in front of a ladder truck outside of the chapel. (On the coldest day ever!) After holding it together pretty well through out the funeral, this sight caused me to lose it. What an honor.
Day 20 - Thursday, January 20, 2011
Day 19 - Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Day 18 - Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Day 17 - Monday, January 17, 2011
Day 17 - Monday, January 17, 2011 - My mom called me this afternoon to tell me that the hospice nurse said that my dad only had two hours to two days. After packing an overnight bag and collecting all of the kids from three different schools and driving for what seemed like days, I arrived at their house about 15 minutes after he passed away. These beautiful flowers were blooming at his bedside as we all said our goodbyes, shed our tears, and sang one of his favorite hymns, It Is Well With My Soul.
Day 16 - Sunday, January 16, 2011
Day 16 - Sunday, January 16, 2011 - Owen's first big homework project...a timeline of his life on a green poster board (his favorite color). He helped adhere the photos and the letters, which explains why they are not perfectly aligned, and he insisted on drawing a candy basket (since one of the photos is from a past Halloween). I love that he added his own little touches and wanted to be involved in the process.
Day 15 - Saturday, January 15, 2011
Day 14 - Friday, January 14, 2011
Day 14 - Friday, January 14, 2011 - Dinner and games at my parents' house with Jerry and Sara. Sequence is definitely a family favorite.
Day 13 - Thursday, January 13, 2011
Day 12 - Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Day 12 - Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - When I asked Owen to set the table for dinner tonight, he insisted on "making it special". He wouldn't let anyone come to the table until it was "ready". And by ready, that meant that he had wrapped both a knife and a fork inside a paper napkin and fashioned napkin rings out of rubber bands and placed them on top of every plate.
Day 11 - Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Day 10 - Monday, January 10, 2011
Day 9 - Sunday, January 9, 2011
Day 8 - Saturday, January 8, 2011
Day 8 - Saturday, January 8, 2011 - Liam's first individual wrestling tournament of the season, in an older age bracket (9-10, which he is at the younger end of) and a heavier weight class (67 lbs, which at 63.4 ounces he is at the lightest end of), and he took third place. Not a bad start to the season!
Day 7 - Friday, January 7, 2011
Day 6 - Thursday, January 6, 2011
Day 5 - Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Day 4 - Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Day 3 - Monday, January 3, 2011
Day 2 - Sunday, January 2, 2011
Day 1 - Saturday, January 1, 2011
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