Goodbyes

Sadly, January was not a good month for our family but I've yet to mention any of it on our family blog.... until now.  Both of Mike's Grandmas passed away in a span of 17 days.  He went to Chicago for each of their funerals.  He drove both times totaling about 70 hours.  It was a very sad, exhausting & stressful month.  Unfortunately, the girls & I weren't able to go with for either trip and in a weird way it was for the best.  The first time Mike left the girls & I discovered we had head lice & the second time he left we came down with the flu.  Needless to say, Mike & I were both ready to put the sorrow & distress of a horrible horrible month behind us.  Thankfully, February is off to a much better start.  

Since, Mike's Grandmas were such a big part of his upbringing, it's only right that they are memorialized here on our family blog. Both were amazingly ladies in their own ways, one had a small family, one had a very large family but both loved Mike, his parents & his sisters with all of their heart.  I've said it before but I'll say it again.  I am so blessed to be a part of the families that these two special ladies created.  Without them, my husband wouldn't be who he is today.  

Here's a few pictures to remember Grandma Schuth & Grandma Lewandowski.

WoW!  This was our wedding day... 3/6/99  I'm so glad we took pictures with all of our grandparents.  From the left is my Grandma Tait, Mike's Grandma & Grandpa Lewandowski, Mike's Grandma Schuth, my Grandpa Copp & his partner Julia.  (My Grandma Copp passed away when I was 7.)  My Grandma Tait & my Grandpa's partner Julia are all that are all that's left of our wonderful grandparents. I'm so glad they were ALL a part of our special day.

Mike & Grandma Schuth... Summer 2003

Both of Mike's Grams with Madelyn when she was 10 months old... March 2004

Grandma Schuth, Maddy & I during a visit to Chicago... August 2004.

Grandma Lewandowski & Maddy in Chicago... August of 2004.

Great Grandma Schuth, Madelyn & Pudge... Fall or Winter of 2004?

Grandma Schuth's 88th Birthday celebration, pictured with all of her children... from the left: Bernice, Keith, Ed, Al, Joan, Carol & Betty Jean.

Great Grandma & Maddy... Summer of 2007

Great Grandma Schuth, Grandpa Schuth & Mikayla... August of 2008 at Allison & Mike's baby shower for Cameron.

Mike & Grandma, her 92nd Birthday... March 2010

Grandma & the Schuth grandbabies Mikayla, Madelyn & Cameron

Maddy & Great Grandma

Relaxing at the condo... October 2010... from the left, Grandma, Aunt Bernice, Mike's parents, Mike, Allison & Uncle Keith.

Farewell visit at Grandma's house Thanksgiving weekend 2010, just before she moved back to Chicago.

There are many more pictures but these are my favorites.  It makes me sad that one by one our Grandparents have been leaving this Earth for a better place, that even Mike & I, his parents, my parents are all growing older.  Time goes by so quickly, I wish sometimes we could just push the rewind button to go back to some of these days we spent together.  I hope that all of our grandparents are smiling down on us from heaven, we love them and will always miss them... 

till we meet again...