I cant believe it has been a year already. It seems like just yesterday we were sitting at Gringos with Pete and Grandpa telling you, you were going to be a great grandma! I can still remember everything about that day. I remember thinking it was extremely odd that dad was calling my cell phone at 3:30 in the morning...and then he said the worst thing ever...grandma is being taken to University Med Center they don't know what happened but it's serious. Pete and I instantly jumped in the truck and headed to Omaha. We got to UNMC the same time as Derek, Marta, and Grandpa...after starting in the emergency room and then being told to go to one of the towers we finally ended up on the correct floor...the floor where we would stay for the majority of the day.....that was a year ago...so much has happened in a year...
In the past year we have started a Christmas tradition...of getting a cabin at Ponca State Park and going around the Christmas holiday...last year was our first annual Ponca Cabin Christmas...we are going again this year!
In the past year Elizabeth was born to Melissa n Clay...your first great grandchild...we all knew how much you wanted to be a great grandma...but we know you know this because your are her guardian angel...always watching over her...watching each milestone..which I believe she is almost crawling!! She is 8 months old already! So cute :)
In the past year Ethan was born to Pete and I...your 2nd great grandchild....you are his guardian angel as well...always watching him and his milestones...he wants to crawl so bad!! He will get it soon enough! He is 6 months old today....and getting ready for his first flight to Phoenix in a couple weeks...I know you will be watching over us as our angel :)
In the past year not a day goes by where I don't think how much fun you would be having with these two little babies...when we sit at your house with grandpa and the kids just roll around or sit on your living room floor playing...makes me wish you were physically there with all of us enjoying each milestone our children make. once again, I know you are always there watching over us and smiling and laughing at us, celebrating each milestone we make or each milestone our children make.
It has been a year of many ups and downs, and I'm sure things will get easier eventually, but your memory will never fade away from us and Ethan will know about his Great Grandma Shirley who was petite but had the largest heart of anyone I know and always had room in her heart to love another person. Great grandma Shirley who would attend all my chorale concerts and then let me know "that version of Beautiful Savior...I just love the way choir sounds while singing it." I know you will be listening on December 2 when I sing with the choir again and we sing Beautiful Savior again and I will see you smiling like you always did when we sang that song.
Grandma...you are deeply missed but never forgotten! Great Grandma...Ethan may not have physically known you, but he does and will know the amazing person you were and he always know you are watching over him....
I can't believe it's been a year.....I love you Grandma.
