The headstone for Les' grave was finally installed last week. When Cindy from the funeral home called to tell me, I was so excited. After I hung up the phone, I started crying. Not sure why it was so emotional for me, but it was! That evening I went out to see it, and I cried again. Maybe because it is so FINAL - it's all written in granite. Les picked out the shape of the headstone (just like his parents') - the kids and I added the scenery. It turned out great.
My cousin's husband died a couple weeks ago. His name was Dennis and he had been sick for several years. We met up a couple of times at the UW when Les and Dennis were both there, and those two hit it off - I think they bonded through their illnesses! We visited my cousins a couple of years ago down on the Columbia River, where they live. After that visit, Dennis would text Les almost every day. He was a huge encouragement to Les. I drove down for the weekend for the funeral. It was a great trip - I got to see lots of cousins and my Aunt Rose, whom I don't get to see very often. We did have lots of fun, also!
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| May, 2014 - Jody, Dennis and Les |
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| Our dads are brothers |
Mother's Day was a good day. I am blessed to have my children and grandchildren close to me. I am also thankful for my mom! Her and dad were out of town that weekend.
We have had a beautiful, warm spring and it is so good for my soul! I've had more energy lately and I'm so thankful. I've got a couple of trips coming up soon - it's good for my head to know that I have plans to look forward to. It was recently our wedding anniversary (woulda been 34 years!!), and that hit me harder than I thought it would. I just never know........... There are still times when I miss Les so much - I just think, "Now where is Les????" I do have many days where I say, "It's been a good day" and I am so grateful for that!
