This entry has taken me a few days to want to write. Most of you know I wear my heart on my sleeve and am quick to make a comment/decision. We rang in an early New Year with the Kilbys (giraffes-tallest people I know), and the Morgans (labs-they have an awesome one and the best name I could think of for the best neighbors). Anyway in the morning I headed north while Shark has the Owl watching him and the boys. I arrived in Delaware to be with my family and go through the Farmhouse. Our beloved grandmother died in August and we needed to all be together again. It has taken a few days for me to decide what those days meant to me. To be with her possessions was bittersweet, it was like being with her but then more without her. What I left with was the sense that Gram left a legacy in every single aspect in my life. After recognizing this, I have written some thank you notes, remembered a few birthdays, organized my placemats, and served dinner on better china. Lookout we may using linen napkins at the ZOO. Another chapter of my life with Gram seems to be coming to a close and while my heart is broken, my head reminds me to be the gracious woman Gram was to all. Our family is making steps towards new traditions in new places and with the addition of Reynolds duPont IV "Rhett" (courtesy of Elizabeth and Reyn) we rest assured that life has a wonderful way of carrying on.
Stay tuned for New Year's resolutions!
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