RIP Grandma Shirley

We got a call from Kent on Monday evening that Grandma Shirley passed away :( This was very sudden and unexpected as she was not sick at all. It is actually Grandpa Ronald who has been sick and was scheduled to have surgery on Tuesday morning. Grandma Shirley is actually Rob's step-Grandma, but her and Grandpa Ronald have been married for 38 years.

The funeral is tomorrow in Michigan, but I don't think we are going to be able to attend. We feel really, really guilty - if we didn't have kids we would drop everything and be there in a heartbeat. We weighed the option of taking the kids to MI, but that is a long time in the car (over 12 hours) in a 24 hour period. If we had family here, we could leave them with them (hint hint family...move here!)

So to the family who reads this, please know that we will be thinking of you tomorrow and please give Grandpa Ronald a hug for us....(and Aunt Lynne; I miss her!) RIP Grandma Shirley....you were such a sweet person. I still remember when we were at her house for Christmas when Justin was just a baby. I was feeding Justin and she told me to enjoy the time when they are young because it goes by too quickly. She said that was one of her biggest regrets in life was letting someone else pretty much raise her kids while she was working so much. I haven't forgotten that and truly took it to heart! You are loved and will be missed.......

Please say a prayer for Grandpa Ronald; he's going to have a tough road ahead.