Grandmother

This is my sweet Grandmother Vaughn. We took these pictures at Chris' grandmother's funeral 2 years ago. I am so glad that we did. I think it is my only picture of me, my dad, my grandmother and Hannah. We will be leaving to go Mississippi tomorrow. Hopefully we will make it there before she passes away. Here is a letter that I wrote to her after she fell and broke her pelvis in December.

Dear Grandmother, 
I hope that you are having a good day. I wanted to take a few minutes to tell you how much I love you and how much you have meant to me throughout my life. I thought I would share some of my favorite memories of spending time with you and Granddaddy. 

I can't remember a time that I was not spending time at your house. I don't know how old we were when we started walking across the field to see you. I am sure we were always looking for a coke and a snack. The kitchen was always stocked with cookies and trash(chex mix that she would make YUM). At Christmas, we could always find a plate of pralines on the dining room table. We won't ever forget the time that we were walking across the field and someone stopped to tell mother that her girls were running away from home. No, they are just going to visit their grandmother. 

Summers spent swinging on the front porch, playing outside, swims at Ms. Dorothy's and ice cream at the Old Country Store on the way home. Spaghetti and baked apples for lunch were always our favorite. I would kill to be able to make that spaghetti. Homemade rolls, peach cobbler, soups. Your kitchen was always filled with wonderful smells. I was just telling Chris the other day about the bell outside the back door. You would ring it at lunch time and yell for Uncle Henry and Daddy to come to lunch. What a great family memory. All of us at the kitchen table on summer days. 

Bingo games, painting nails and just visits at the kitchen table. There are just so many wonderful times that were had. Coming down to try on a dress that you were making for us. Oh how I wish I had taken the time for you to teach me how to sew. 

We were so fortunate to be able to spend so much time at your house. Now, that my girls are growing up away from their grandmothers I realize that their memories will be different. I hope that in 30 years that they will be able to recount special memories of times spent with family. 

You are very special to me and I hate I am so far away. I can't wait for you to meet Lucy. Hannah is praying for you everyday that you will feel better. 

We love you very much, allison