February just plain stinks....

I'm beginning to H-A-T-E the month of February, because it is turning out to mean sadness...

February 16th, marked the one year anniversary of Lulu's passing, and let me just say it feels like just yesterday I got "the" phone call, and it hurts, just the same.  This has been a rough year for me dealing with Lulu's passing.  It's just hard to accept that she is gone (I refuse to go to the cemetery because in my crazy little mind, seeing the grave marker will just do me in...).  The kids talk about her often, which makes me smile.  In fact, just last month, Mackenzie had to go to school dressed up like she was 100 years old, and what better place to get "supplies" for this project than Lulu's house!  Oh, how Lulu would have loved to see this!  On a happy note, Lulu had a great love for People Magazine...and when I say great love, I mean don't you dare think about touching her copy of the magazine until she read it cover to cover and did the crossword puzzle:)  Well, People magazine did an article about Elizabeth Edwards the other month, and in the article they included a picture of the cemetery where she is buried, which just so happens to be the same cemetery where Lulu is.  In this picture, you can see Lulu's headstone!  LULU IS FAMOUS!!! (I don't tell people this a lot, but I think it was a sign from Lulu to let me know she is ok). 

On February 20th, my brother-n-law lost his Grandmother who had been sick.  Then on February 21st, Greg's grandmother, known to the kids as Faraway Great Grandma passed away.  She had been sick for sometime, but that didn't make it any easier.  Thankfully, we took the kids to Florida last December (2009) so that Zach could meet her.  He had a great time with her and she really enjoyed meeting and playing with him.  The family had a nice little service for her in Florida and Greg and his family were able to attend.  The kids and I stayed home because Boo had school and the trip was really short.  Greg said that it was very nice, and it was nice to see family that they hadn't seen in years.

Here are a few pictures of these special ladies that we have lost.  I chose the one of Lulu because she was SO happy the day that she met Zach for the first time...and that smile on her face is how I remember her.  The pictures with Faraway Grandma are from our trip...you can she how happy she was to see her great great grand babies...