In Loving Memory of Mom...: 09/01/2007 - 10/01/2007

Friday, September 28, 2007

Do you still cry???

This past week I have been really emotional. I cry at least once a day. Sometimes I find myself thinking of "the" day, the Friday before and just daily things I miss calling about to tell her. The Friday before "the" day Mom was so upset that she called me at work crying because food would not stay down. I was so upset that I almost called the doctor. Mom did call and found out that baked fish would stay down. That night John came home with fresh fish and we baked it up and had it for dinner. Mom was so happy that something actually stayed down. That would be our last meal together at the kitchen table. Memories like that bring tears to my eyes...

Last Friday John bought a wonderful gift for the house...a digital picture frame. It's amazing. He loaded a bunch of pictures of Mom and the family onto it, set it to music and let it play. It is really amazing. I turn it on everyday when I get home from work and then of course I cry while I watch it. If you haven't seen it yet bring a box of tissues with you. You're sure to shed a tear or two.

While thinking of the memories is what makes me cry, they are an invaluable gift that I have. No one can take them away from me EVER! These memories are what make the world go round...What makes life, life.

But I still ask the question...Do you still cry???

~Christine

Monday, September 24, 2007

Pictures...they are a falling...

This actually happened last week to myself, Michael and Lisa. Here's the story...I was in Steven's room, looking over all of the stuff that Teresa had brought over. See, she needed to stay with us for a couple of days before she moved out of state to Tennessee. Steven was letting her use his room for the 4 days. I was in Steven's room looking at all of the luggage and just wondering how they were going to get all of this stuff onto the airplane when I turned and looked into Steven's mirror. There on the mirror's edge sat a picture of him and Mom. I looked at it and it fell down...weird I thought. It has been up there for 3 months now and hasn't fallen. Well that's when the other picture that Steven had of him and Mom also fell down. Wow...I stopped. Mom you are here...knowing exactly what is going on around us. I got goosebumps up and down my arm. I put the pictures back up and there they have stayed.

The story continues that Michael and Lisa have experienced the same thing just last week. He wasn't sure what it meant but once I told him what happened to me it was clear. Mom is always around us. Watching us and knowing what is going on. Mom, we miss you and keep making those pictures fall.

~Christine

Have Rice pot will travel...

Mom’s huge rice pot was been making its way around. Mom’s used it to make white rice when she made rice and beans. The rice always cooked up so nice and fluffy. Several weeks ago John asked his mother for her Spanish Rice recipe…She wrote down the ingredients and told him the steps to prepare it...off John went. The rice came out awesome. Since then the rice pot has made it’s rounds…Joe & Roseann’s house and just this past weekend Palma & Joe’s. His rice is a hit…he even made it yesterday for us at the house. John feels honored to use this pot. He loves to cook and would always take tips from Mom. John feels connected to Mom through his cooking and by using the very pot that she used makes him feel like she is right there cooking with him...and we all know she is.

~Christine

Friday, September 14, 2007

A Great Lady...

She was an excellent lady and will be missed greatly. Keep her in your thought everyday and soon the tears will turn into laughter. I have been doing this and I find myself laughing more than crying, especially with Mia. She will know all about her grandmother, good times and bad.

~Michael

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Mom's Sausage & Potatoes...

So last night I decided to make one of Mom's signature dishes...Sausage & Potatoes. This meal requires several steps. First the sausage would need to be browned. Mom would whip out the fry pan and toss the sausage in. This made for a big, greasy, mess. I thought there has to be a less messy way...so I whipped out the broiling tray. Tossed the sausage, hit broil on the oven and tossed those babies in. While the sausage was doing their browning thing I cubed up the potatoes, seasoned them and tossed them in Mom's big, and I do mean big silver bowl. By the time I was done so were the sausage. I transferred everything into a baking tray, covered with foil and set the oven to 350. 1 1/2 hours later, Walla, we had Mom's sausage & potatoes. Oh don't get me wrong the kitchen still was a mess, just as if Mom had been there to make it...and I wouldn't have it any other way...

~Christine

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

A start...

Dear Family & Friends,

I started this blog today in loving memory of a remarkable woman...My Mom. I plan on sharing my thoughts, my sorrows...my life, in the hopes of helping me heal. My mom was everything to me and by sharing my days with her and you I will begin to heal from the inside out. Many thanks for taking this passage with me. Please feel free to leave a comment...post a memory, a feeling or something that you would like to share.


~Christine

Nana and her babies...

Nana and her babies...
Gavin, Matthew & Mia with Nana taken Easter Morning 2007