Ur berry special to me.....

Summer time is fun time

              Time to enjoy nature 

                       Enjoying the strawberries that are ripe today

                                     Today is the day I'm thinking of you

                                               I will be there in another month or in a week or two

                                                       Summer time is fun time........ summer is when I see you.

This is a poem written by Sweetheart for and about her Grandma-Great

(memories.....click here)

family phone night

Friday Family Fun Night

pizza--salad--grapes

Cookie and Sweetheart hardly think it could be a proper family fun night tonight when Nana isn't here with us. She left yesterday and they miss her already....So I suggested they ring her.
They had a conversation with Nana------over dinner------on the phone....and I think that made everything BETTER.
After they got off the phone....they were smiling, laughing and eating.....they said Nana was missing them too--so it was perfect timing to call!

Now we can officially call tonight Family Fun Night!

Let the fun begin....

C-U L8er Nana....

Seems as if the days have flown since we picked up Nana last week.
Now it's time for us to get her back home....

We enjoyed including her in our everyday routine.
Plus it's always a pleasure to have her over.
We don't know the next time we'll see Nana (and Cheii)....Sweetheart and Cookie always say, "We'll see you Tomorrow"....even though it might be next week or next month until we see them again.... I suppose it helps to feel like tomorrow isn't that far off.

This is for Grandpa-Great.........

Earlier this month Sweetheart's class has been building ofrendas for their Day of the Dead project.

This project has been finished and was on display at the Hispanic Cultural Center for public art viewing.

Sweetheart made one of the alters on display, commemorating her Great Grandfather, Richard Persinger.

--Click here for a quick reference to my previous blog about the Dia de los Muertos tradition--

She made a traditional Mexican (alter) ofrenda in memory of her Grandpa-Great. 

On Dia de los Muertos it is believed that spirits are welcomed back into the realm of the living world for one night a year to enjoy memories, food and fun.

The ofrendas was filled with all of the items she believed her Grandpa-Great would have like when he visits.

--Fine Red Wine (actually sparkling grape juice)--

-- New York style Pizza--

 (He once told Sweetheart that it was years since he had pizza and he'd love a slice)

--Real chocolate pudding with a side of whole milk--

--Fingertip glass--

--Wall Street Journal--

--Wagon--

--Pictures of family and friends--

-- A string of clear non blinking Christmas lights--

And many origami cranes and marigolds for delight

She misses her Grandpa-Great very much. 

She says she can imagine sitting and listening to all his great stories and adventures he had in his lifetime.

This was a nice opportunity for reflection for all my children and I.

Read more and see more about our Grandpa-Great 

Here

"We miss you and we LOVE you Grandpa-Great"

♥♥♥♥♥