Remembering Marilyn

Tomorrow marks 30 years that have passed without my mother. 30 years ago tomorrow she died at the age of 40 after a year and half battle with ovarian cancer. She left 3 young children, Jocie 14, Jon 13 and Shari 10. She left her husband of 20 years Marvin. She left her mother, her father and her sister and brother. She left friends who loved her and a family who needed her. She left early that morning July 9, 1978.

From the moment my father told me, my life has never been the same. I have had a blessed and wonderful life filled with love, family, friends and so much more. But I have had to live all these years without her.

I spoke to my sister tonight and she said, you know what tomorrow is? We live it each year. I can remember when it was 5 years, 10 years, 20 years, and now it is 30 years. Time does heal all wounds. It hurts less, but it still hurts, or shall I say you still remember and you still miss the person. Time fades the bad and allows you only to remember the good. We were so young that now at this point I can only remember the last few days.

I know my mom went to heaven, I know I will see her again. I know she still loves me and I love her.

Call your mom tomorrow if you can, tell her you love her, give her a hug.

The greatest gift my mother left her children was each other. I love you Jon and Shari. She lives on in us. She lives on in our smile and our laughter. She lives on in her grandchildren.

Happy 4th of July!

Wow, one busy weekend. We had a great 4th of July lazy day and then headed over to Margo and Steven's for a 4th of July celebration. Margo and Steven were such great sports to have us all over being that they are Scottish and the 4th of July is not really their holiday. They got really into to and had decorations and and did an old fashioned bar-b-q. After dinner the poker chips came out and let's just say David Grace you stole my dice!!! We had such fun playing poker we didn't leave until after midnight! Last night Fern and David hosted game night and dinner and boy did we laugh. We didn't get home til after 2:00 am! We played a wicked game of dominos. Aunt Muriel stopped by yesterday for a bit. I need to get planning her big birthday in November. Hard to believe it is already July and we only have 5 weeks til our beach vacation.