Prayers of thanks for all of those hero's who work in the ER. At times it must be horrifying. God bless them all.
Good Merry Morning,
Well, I pulled it off! My husband would have been so pleased with how the evening of Celebration turned out. There were four different table themes including the red check style (repeated twice), lemon drops, Tiki Time, Fruits of Summer (at the food table), gold (x2) & white (x2) - on the table were games and fidget toys, gum, Kleenex with messages, some had a centerpiece. The Memorial table turned out great.
We never got through a quarter of the music I brought that was playing in the background while people were conversing with each other and some sharing stories at the table and others just catching up.
While people were eating, I played the special birthday video that #1 son made for his 70th birthday as a tribute had a few people in tears and others just enjoyed watching him grow up and become a father and grandfather.
The food - I kept worrying that I wouldn't have enough; there was so much variety to satisfy every appetite and the desserts were also in abundance, plus there was a candy table with grab bags to fill and I brought plastic trays and some people filled them with leftovers. I have several trays unused that I will drop off at the Crisis Centre this morning.
There were roughly 50 of the 60 people I expected who turned out and I shared a story about his life and two of them were Christmas related. Holding an adorable shelf sitting Elf playing a trumpet helped me feel like my merry family was present in spirit and it gave me strength and comfort to get through it with only a mild moment at the beginning when for a moment as I mentioned Gary's name and thanking people for joining us that I got a bit choked up and then set sail for some shared sentiment and laughter.
A few other stories were shared by others that gathered and the biggest surprise of all was to learn that a co-worker of mine had an older Aunt (who passed away) who was married to my husband's brother so we're actually related.
The next one is in two weeks and it will be a bit more intimate with family members and a true back yard BBQ style family picnic.
I think the toughest part for me is going to happen this morning when #1 son comes to take his car home with him. That will be a significant moment
because it truly means he is gone and not requiring the car anymore; plus it was my first set of wheels. At least I get to visit it whenever I want.
Off to a PowWow at Noon and then just relax for the late afternoon and evening with the cat (may have to do some work from home for a bit) and going to make lasagna for dinner and a few lunches during the week.
Keep a merry thought in your head!
God bless you and thank you for serving that family and every family that comes thru your doors. I can't be easy. But I sure do appreciate everyone in the health care profession.
Good Merry Morning,
Well, I pulled it off! My husband would have been so pleased with how the evening of Celebration turned out. There were four different table themes including the red check style (repeated twice), lemon drops, Tiki Time, Fruits of Summer (at the food table), gold (x2) & white (x2) - on the table were games and fidget toys, gum, Kleenex with messages, some had a centerpiece. The Memorial table turned out great.
We never got through a quarter of the music I brought that was playing in the background while people were conversing with each other and some sharing stories at the table and others just catching up.
While people were eating, I played the special birthday video that #1 son made for his 70th birthday as a tribute had a few people in tears and others just enjoyed watching him grow up and become a father and grandfather.
The food - I kept worrying that I wouldn't have enough; there was so much variety to satisfy every appetite and the desserts were also in abundance, plus there was a candy table with grab bags to fill and I brought plastic trays and some people filled them with leftovers. I have several trays unused that I will drop off at the Crisis Centre this morning.
There were roughly 50 of the 60 people I expected who turned out and I shared a story about his life and two of them were Christmas related. Holding an adorable shelf sitting Elf playing a trumpet helped me feel like my merry family was present in spirit and it gave me strength and comfort to get through it with only a mild moment at the beginning when for a moment as I mentioned Gary's name and thanking people for joining us that I got a bit choked up and then set sail for some shared sentiment and laughter.
A few other stories were shared by others that gathered and the biggest surprise of all was to learn that a co-worker of mine had an older Aunt (who passed away) who was married to my husband's brother so we're actually related.
The next one is in two weeks and it will be a bit more intimate with family members and a true back yard BBQ style family picnic.
I think the toughest part for me is going to happen this morning when #1 son comes to take his car home with him. That will be a significant moment
because it truly means he is gone and not requiring the car anymore; plus it was my first set of wheels. At least I get to visit it whenever I want.
Off to a PowWow at Noon and then just relax for the late afternoon and evening with the cat (may have to do some work from home for a bit) and going to make lasagna for dinner and a few lunches during the week.
