My Grammie

Today my Grammie would have been 86 years old! The last birthday we spent with her was 4 years ago. We almost didn't make it because I was 8 months pregnant with Ashley and had been sick and in the hospital in Columbia with kidney stones but I was determined not to miss her birthday. Corey, Aly & I made the drive from Columbia to St. Louis to see her that morning. We picked her up from the Nursing home and took her to Red Lobster for lunch. She was only in the Nursing home a few months and was sharp as a tack. She always gave the cook a hard time about the food so she pretty much rubbed the fact that she got to go out to eat in his face. When I told him that she used to work 4 days a week at a doctors office up until 3 months prior to her stay at the nursing home he couldn't believe it. She always felt so special when we would visit and pick her up and take her out to eat. She loved showing Aly off to all of the other residents. The other residents were always trying to get Aly to sit on their lap and kiss and hug her. Gram made sure they knew that Aly was hers and not theirs!

I wish she was still here, she would have loved meeting her 1st great grandson. I like to think about all of the fun we would have and the things we would do if she were still alive now that we are living in STL again. Happy Birthday Gram! We miss you!