Forever in our hearts, Grandma Quigg

On March 2nd, 2010 Grandma Quigg passed away peacefully in her sleep in Sidney, British Columbia. At 89 years old you could say it is somewhat expected, but when that day comes it is always surprisingly unexpected. Just the thought that I can no longer pick up the phone for a quick "hello dear" from my loving Grandma brings tears to my eyes. Her health was good but over the past few months her memory was fading. In January Shanna and I flew to Victoria to visit her, it was only a few days but I am so grateful to have made those last memories with her. We had some good laughs and enjoyed sitting with her and spoiling her with flowers and chocolate. She may not have remembered my name, but the "cute girl in the pink sweater" will do. Next week, Shanna, Danny and I will fly to Victoria to say our last goodbye to our precious Grandma, Etta May Quigg -forever in our hearts.

 

Here we go..............

So after following my good friend Cheryl's blog for the past year I thought it was time I joined in. Funny things happen at our house, almost daily and lately as I witness these events I snap a mental picture of how funny these events would look to others.

For example, a few weeks ago I couldn't find the cordless phone anywhere, I did find it eventually (in the last place I looked) in the TOILET! As I looked down into the bowl and saw the phone sitting submerged in the water wondering if I should reach down and grab it or ask Emma to, I snapped my first mental picture of how funny this picture would look on a blog no explanation necessary......

Then, just last week, I saw Emma carrying around my scissors that I use to trim by bangs once in a while, I said "those are sharp and you shouldn't be playing with them, so put them back where you found them". So she put them away. A few hours later I walked into the bathroom and realized I had something on my foot. I looked down at my black sock and discovered a lock of blonde hair.........so I called Emma and asked her "who's hair is this?", "oh, that's mine I just cut a little off this side and a little over here". So I quickly ran over to her and inspected the damage. Not to bad I thought, hardly noticable. Of course, I gave her a little "talk" about the danger of cutting her own hair. A few minutes later I noticed her still standing in my room lost in her thoughts, so I asked her what was up. She looked at me very seriously and said "so I probably shouldn't tell you that I cut Karly's hair too?" AAHHH, I picked up Karly and looked for the evidence of her new haircut, I must admit she did a pretty good job for an apprentice. I then walked into the bathroom and took my second mental picture of three more locks of blonde hair laying there on the bathroom floor. And that's why I thought these moments are just to precious to keep to myself, I hope you enjoy a glimpse into our lives with OUR SWEET GIRLS!