Today we are celebrating the life of someone so dear that I can’t possibly express the grief that we are feeling now that she is gone. We are incredibly sad to have lost my husband’s mother on August 26th. We take great comfort in knowing she is no longer sick or in pain. She was a wonderful daughter, sister, mother and wife and she welcomed me into her family as if I was her own. She was incredibly young at heart and loved to have a “large time.” We will miss you so much sweet Bettie Mom.

This post is dedicated to my wonderful Grandfather. He wasn’t expected to last the night and I have not heard what the night has brought to my family. I am dedicating an image of lightning to him because he worked most of his life for the electric company. Electricity was his thing. I remember fondly sitting in the garage with him watching the summer storms blow through and jumping slightly with every lightning bolt. “Wow, that was a big one!” he would say. Each one was a mini celebration of sorts. And if it got too bad we knew that they would call him in to come fix the damage and off he would go in some whirling storm. He was a good man to me and when he goes I will miss him greatly.  I cherish the fact that I still have his last name…

They are burying my aunt today. I never got to meet her in my adult life and I am so sad about that. In our one conversation over the phone she seemed a kindred soul to me and I was eager to interact more. I will instead have to be content with hearing stories about her. In memoriam – Dorothy Anne Kreitz  2/29/1940 – 7/14/2009. Rest in peace lovely lady.