Grandma Grace

It doesn't seem real. 

I talked to my Grandma the day before Grant was born. 

She was so anxious to hear of his arrival. 

I called her after he was born but by that point she was feeling too sick to talk.

She passed away May 3. Just days later. 

We celebrated her life May 7. 

You can read her sweet obituary here. 

My grandma was my friend. She loved me so much, more than i deserved. I want to record as many memories i have with her from as early as i can remember. 

My Grandma Grace had three children; Trisha, Joy, and Neil.

My father is her only son and the baby.

I am her baby's baby. 

And being the baby grandchild i feel like i got special treatment. 

My grandma and grandpa served many missions. She would often bring me home a dress from where they served. One incident that she never let me forget was when they were in Mexico. She bought the most beautiful hand stitched dress. She had it in their luggage in the trunk. Something happened where that luggage fell out of the car and the dress was lost forever. She was heartbroken.

My grandma loved to see me happy. We often played skipbo. I found out when i got older that she always stacked the deck so that i could have the skipbo's and win the game. 

I remember wanting to be EXTRA excited when she gave me gifts because i could tell that made her so giddy.

My grandma loved making me mashed potatoes and gravy, my childhood favorite. I also loved eating spaghetti-O's when i visited.  

My grandma and I share a love of reading books. She bought me many books and shared many of her favorites with me. I love the connection that gave us. 

The two most important things to my grandma were The Gospel and Family. 

She had so much love for each one of us individually. She called and wrote letters.

I am going to miss my visits with her and the phone calls. 

Grandma Grace loved my children. She loved all her great grand children. 

I need to remember my Grandma Grace and her example of love. 

I realize that that is an area i am weak in and could use a lot of improvement.

Because of Grandma Grace I want to treasure my family more fully and deeply.