82, 40, and 1
Apr 1st, 2009 by Anna
My mom and dad are holding my grandma’s hand in this photo. Sunday, March 29th was a day that we honored each of them. It was my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary and it was also the last day of my grandma’s life. She suffered a major stroke last week and our family came to her bedside to tell her one last time what she meant to all of us. It was a joyful and emotional celebration of her beautiful life. Alice Mae Priest was 82 years old.
My parents have spent the first 40 years of marriage working on their careers as educators and coaches, getting us three girls to become self-reliant, and entrenching themselves in the Murphys community. They are now reaping the rewards of the many years of hard work with my mom’s retirement and my dad’s semiretirement from teaching, grandkids, and the establishment of “The Spice Tin”. It is my mom’s dream to run a spice shop in Murphys and my dad is partnering with her 100% in making it a reality. What a beautiful tribute to their life together The Spice Tin is already. I’m so proud of their loving and supportive relationship. The Spice Tin has a blog. Add it to your RSS feed.
Finally, The Full Catastrophe has just celebrated its 1st birthday. My intention for this site is to document milestones in my family’s life. I love comments and feedback from readers, so please don’t be shy. The strange thing about keeping this blog is that the people who read it really keep me going. It is also very therapeutic to just sit and write every now & then. While I don’t have tons of energy for regular posts lately, I do feel proud of what I’ve done so far and more ideas of what to share in the future. In fact, I’m getting ready to try a 7 minute mile on the record. I better not hurt myself!
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What a sweet photo and post. I’m glad you were able to spend some time with your grandma and family, celebrating her life — big hugs to you guys, though, because I’m sure you’re missing her all the same.
Congratulations to your parents and to the Full Catastrophe — big anniversaries! I’ve got TFC on my RSS feed, and I’m always happy to see a new post, especially when there are pics of Oscar and Laurel!!
GOOD LUCK with the 7 min mile!
What a lovely post. I’m sorry to hear about your grandmother, but happy that you could be with her and hold her hand.
I’m so impressed with your parents–your mom really did it! Congratulations to them for The Spice Tin!
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I am really sorry to hear about your grandma… i know how hard it is to lose your grandma… Sending you lots of hugs.