November and December were busier than usual as we took trips to Las Vegas and South Carolina to visit our families. We also had visits from Richard’s brother and sister-in-law and then my brother and sister-in-law. In between all that, we had our regular activities including our granddaughters’ Christmas program at their church, on a Christmas train ride with them and to a tree lighting and parade with them. It was a fun and happy time for us.
With all this activity and the Omicron variant raising its ugly head, we did not get to go and place Christmas flowers on Lauren’s grave, which greatly distressed me. My sweet longtime friend Michelle went over and took care of that for me without even asking. I had bought the flowers and they are still in my Christmas closet at home.
We were able to go back and visit our hometown in Mississippi a couple of weeks ago and I was able to visit her grave again. I took purple flowers for the Lenten season. I was so glad to do that. I’ve said before this is my way of continuing to mother her in the only way I can. (Her sweet friend Brittany was the first one to bring this to my attention, and I never forgot it.)
I found a sweet picture of Lauren that I had not seen in a long time. I’m going to share it. I see a lot of my Vivian in that picture.
