What an emotional time!

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What an emotional day!

Well, my grand parents (only living) came to visit here in Georgia today.  They came with my Great Aunt Betty (lost her lifetime love Uncle T years ago), and Uncle Eugene (lost his life time love Aunt Margaret in Aug). 
I don't know if you recall, but I lost my great Aunt Margaret back in August.  It was a real hard time to deal with...because she was the last to GO, and loved very deeply!
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So, here I sat with what I always knew 'all of us' sitting there, as normal.  But there were just a few missing!
I sat watching my beloved Grandmother...... My grandfather was so weak that he could not even get out of the bed (of almost 60 yrs together).  It tore me up dramatically.
This song, is all I have coming to mind. 
I am so thankful for all the memories that we all have together.  I grew up with such a tight close family.  Now, they are all going away.................................
I hope and pray I can take up their slack!


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sassynewbody  Professional Pro Dec 28th 21:20
Yeah...this pic was taken today....
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snakesmum  Senior  Dec 28th 21:24
Hi Jen, That would be an emotional day - but you did have some of the family around you, which is great. Memories are something that noone can take away from you!

sassynewbody  Professional Pro Dec 28th 21:27
Absolutely Jean.... It just REALLY made me think..... Especially watching this video with this old man...... I LOVED talking to my great grandmother growing up....I grew up that way...... I had a lot of GREAT flash backs...don't get me wrong. But man I saw everyone that is gone now...there in the room right with us! And thought to myself......I pray this is my family years to come. The laughs...tears....most of all. Family together.
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Beth Schmillen  Professional  Dec 29th 12:05
~ Hello Jen ~ That was a very precious bitter sweet moment you had with your aging family members. So many are still with you? You are very lucky, young lady!!! I can think back when my grandmother was nearing the end of her life and I really didn't deal with it well.... I was in my late teens or early 20s ? it's hard to recall because I had an ID that said I was old enough to go in and have a beer even though I was way too young looking ! But I think I was still 19 when she passed. She never heard me play the guitar or sing the folk songs I'd played in the late 60s... some from early america's history that came over with the first settlers of this continent from England etc... How did that happen? Well, her husband (she'd been widowed during the depression and then remarried years later) my Gramps teased me so bad about everything that I wouldn't bring my guitar to their house because I didn't want to hear what he said about my playing... I really regret that. I can't sing worth a darn anymore ...as in the sweet young voice I had disappeared after so many years of not singing much and (ahhem...) smoking cigs... but now I believe she hears me playing the intermediate lvl Classical Guitar Music that I've taught myself... My other grandmother, Dot, who was my stepmother's stepmother! ... learned to paly the oragan when she was nearly 70... She'd always wanted to play the organ so one Christmas, Grandpa Larry got her one of those organs for the home and pre paid music lessons and she got so she could play so nice! That is why I've never stopped playing... Because of Grandma Dot (Dorothy)... My father's mother, Bigmama, lived to cook one last Christmas Dinner. She'd been so ill and her arthritis was so bad no one expected her to do a thing and there she was cooking as she always had for the whole family in Tennessee... She was a grandmother of my heart because we didn't really spend much time together with living in different states (Ill & TN) at a time when you could be traveling on hwys that were still gravel !!! Think of all you've learned and lived with these wonderful family of yours! You no doubt will draw on their strenths and humor at times... but you will no doubt learn their flaws as you get a bit older also! What could those have been? (smiles) Maybe the same as you? Happy New Year! Beth

Beth Schmillen  Professional  Dec 29th 12:11
Jen? I thought you were a blonde! LOL

Peaceful  Senior  Dec 29th 12:24
Clover ---------- I walked Here this day .... Not as Graciously (As in my youth) but with steps taken Wisely (At my age) Inside my Soul, I know that one day I will never leave this Clover, and yet I am Soothed,Blessed and Welcomed in this Sacred,Secret place Wisely accepting the Knowlege that my Flesh will nourish that which once fed My Spirit.... Jeff Greene Copyright ©2007 JeffGreene Here's to your New Life, Precious One... May Blessings Abound For You And Yours!

Alas y Cia  Professional  Dec 29th 12:42
Hi beautiful girl, That is a beautiful real story too. And a beautfiul song to go with it. Have a wonderful 2008. Love Jenny
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Lisa G Intimates ~*~  Committed  Dec 29th 12:55
That's so sweet Jen. It is sad to see our elders start slowing down. I try not to dwell on the thought, that it will happen to us all one day. The other day, it crossed my mind, that one day, even my kids will be old men. I enjoyed reading your blog. I had to take a deep inhale and exhale after reading it. You emotions and feeling come right through the monitor. A nice reminder that we all need to love our love ones every single day and try to spend time with family and friends every chance that we get. I'm glad your holidays were feeled with so much love around you, and very special memories of your family. P.S. Good thing my dang speakers still are not working, as much as I would have loved to hear the video, I know I would have cried...lol. Hey..it's my wedding anniversary today, gotta to go put some makeup on for dinner, can't be crying..lol. awwh..look at me, my eyes are watering up. It's okay...thanks for sharing this hearfelt blog with us all, Jen. Luv Ya! Have a good one!

Lisa G Intimates ~*~  Committed  Dec 29th 12:57
Oh..by the way, your poem is beautiful Jeff!!!

fishie  Advanced  Dec 29th 12:58
awww Jen... *hugs to you* I have one set of grandparents with me as well. I call them almost daily (gramps is now in a "home" but grandma still lives at home on her own - spunky gal) and I stop by when I can. These are the same grandparents who practically raised me, so I know what you mean. I love my grandparents so much. They are a treasure to behold and enjoy while ya can. I am just so thankful for every moment I have I had with them...they taught me so much. Darlin' just remember the love and those memories will last forever!

Marja Opsteegh  Advanced  Dec 30th 06:09
Hello, I can relate too your story. I lost my grandparents a long time ago. My grandma died when I was about 15 years. My granddad died earlier. My other grandma died when i was 4 years, and my granddad died a few years later. So i didn't exactly know how it was to have grandparents. Until today i miss to have grandparents and until today i wonder how it would have been. They neither have seen my daughter. But i have to agree with you that these days are very emotional. I have this feeings every year, and they begin to show up a few days before Christmas and they fade away after the new year. Let me wish you all a happy new year and hopefully with a lot of happiness. Greetings Marja
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sassynewbody  Professional Pro Dec 30th 11:59
Thank you all for your sweet stories! Family is so very important! This time of the year, is a special time to remember your loved ones! I had the chance to grow up knowing my great grandmother, and I have always loved to hear the stories of the 'elders' growing up. Makes today seem like a breeze! Jeff, your poem is very beautiful...thank you for sharing it here!!!
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sassynewbody  Professional Pro Dec 30th 12:08
Beth....LMAO I never know what color my hair is.....but today it is my natural...brown! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Thea Westra  Professional  Dec 30th 22:25
My grandparents all died while I was in Australia and they were back in Holland. My father passed away Christmas 5 years ago and his brother and sister died the same year. That was my emotional year. I empathize with you very much. Time for a little personal nurturing for you, I think. Here's a poem that a good friend of mine shared when my father died. IN THE NEXT ROOM Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped away into the next room. I am I and you are you; What ever we were to each other, that we are still. Call me me by my old familiar name. Speak in the way we used. Put no difference in your tone: Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow Laugh as we always laughed at little jokes we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Why should I be out of mind because I'm out of sight? I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner. All is well. Canon Henry Scott Holland (1847-1918) England. Plus, you may appreciate this one too: http://www.forwardsteps.com.au/docs/TheRose-song.pdf Thinking of you and with you in spirit. Namaste, Thea

sassynewbody  Professional Pro Dec 31st 17:20
Thank you Thea...they are LOVELY!!!!!!!!
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jeszica  Innovator  Jan 3rd 01:38
You're lucky your grandparents are still alive. I lost my paternal grandmother when I was about seven. She was about 72 when she died. I can still remember the few times she bathed us because our parents were busy trying to make ends meet. My maternal grandma just turned 80 last month, but I saw her only a few times. Besides, she's got so many grandchildren, I don't think we can get a little closer. She's a very strong lady, who was widowed at her 40s by her husband who had a second family. She raised my mother and my uncles and aunts all by herself. Thanks. Now I miss her.
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