My Life In 30 Years

Jason and I are always saying that we see a lot of similarities between our marriage and Jason's parents' marriage. While we were at their house today (we alternate Sundays with each set of parents), I witnessed this.
Jason's mom knocked over a glass of ice water. Kristen was at her feet and stood there in shock. She began fussing at Jason's dad. Kristen bent over, picked up an ice cube, and shoved it in her mouth. Jason's mom took it from her. Kristen howled in anger, bent over, and picked up another and shoved it in her mouth. Jason's mom began cleaning up the mess while fussing at Jason's dad for leaving it out. Jason's dad made comments about her dirt in his hole. I don't understand. Kristen began slipping and falling on the floor (I picked her up and started feeding her pretzels). Jason's mom and dad continued to make fun of each other.
We sat back down at the table, while they carried on. Jason's dad said, "What do you call a K-L-U-T-Z?"
Jason's mom said, "I don't know, but she's married to an A-S-S-H-O-L-E."

And Jason and I looked at each other and laughed. It's like looking into a crystal ball.

My baby is so sweet.

We took her to the viewing last night (she helped everyone perk up). I kept her away from the coffin...I didn't know if it would upset her or not. At the very end, Jason took her up to the casket so he could say goodbye. Kristen stared at her great grandmother solemly for a few seconds, no expression on her face, and then waved.

I cried all the way home.

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Mothers Day
One Year Ago



















Mother's Day This Year

















We'll miss you, Norma.
1931-2008

Sad Mother's Day

It didn't start out that way. We had a lovely time - we took MIL out to breakfast, where she made a giantic fuss over Kristen's new pigtails. We went out with my parents and my grandmother to lunch, and had another great time. We went to the nursing home to drop my grandmother off, and saw ILs walking up. We assumed they were going to visit Jason's grandmother, so we said hello. They told us Gram had died an hour ago.
We promptly handed Kristen over to my parents and went up with ILs to Grams floor. The family was there, sobbing and hugging each other. We did know it was coming - she had not been getting on well at all, and had been given one to two weeks to live. That doesn't make it any less heartbreaking, she was a great woman.

I'll have pictures tomorrow - both of happy Mother's Day moments, and a few of Gram.