On This Day

On this day last year, I was about 200 weeks pregnant - well ok maybe 35. I was worried my days of traveling out of town were numbered. Soon I would be way too pregnant to go anywhere and then I'd have a newborn so we loaded up Tucker and headed to Wynona to visit my family.

On this day,  I saw my grandma as my full of life, young at heart, grandma for the last time. A few days after this visit, she became sick and we lost her in just a couple of weeks.

On this day last year, we first visited my mom and step dad then headed over to my grandparents house. I remember being very impatient and frustrated as an 18-month old Tucker tore through my grandma's kitchen - getting into anything and everything he could! Why wasn't my grandma helping me?!? I obviously couldn't move around very well to chase Tucker and I was getting very flustered. I now realize she wasn't worried. She was only enjoying the joy, mischievousness and orneriness of this sweet little boy - just like his mama at that age and his mama's mama.

That evening, Wynona had their trick-or-treating. We sat on the front porch with Grandma and Grandpa. Grandma gave out little bags of candy that she had made up. She always went above and beyond and made sure something as simple as Halloween candy was a little more special. My grandma knew each kid that jumped up on her porch - no matter how good their Halloween disguise! We sat and laughed and visited and ate candy. When the little bags of candy were gone, she went inside & filled her bowl with a Tootsie Roll mix of candy. And then the orneriness in my grandma came out! While she passed out the off-flavored Tootsie Rolls to the kids, she would hold back the chocolate ones for herself! We even called her out on it and she just laughed. After all, it was her candy to do with what she pleased!

And so now on this day, I'm so thankful for that day and the precious memories I'll always have.

Tucker Joe and his Grandma Violet