Friday, September 28, 2007

Grandma Hoddy

This past week has been filled with mixed emotions as we say goodbye to a very special lady. My grandma Harriet Bennett passed away Tuesday night after a very uncomfortable week and several years of memory loss. She was a wonderful grandmother, mother and friend. She always put others before herself and took care of those around her. She blessed many lives through her 35 years of teaching. She was my inspiration for becoming an educator, and I enjoyed many stories of her experiences teaching in a one room school house. She spent hours playing with us and always had a fun craft or activity to entertain us. Her jars of brown sugar cookies and white sugar cookies were always full and she made many Sunday roast beef dinners for us. My memories are great and I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to grow up with my grandparents in town. They were such a wonderful part of my childhood. She will be greatly missed, but I know that she is receiving her rewards in Heaven and watching over us each day!

Visit Roberta's noise from the zoo (link on the left) for another special note about my grandmother and a link to her obituary.

Vacation on wheels!




Jeff recently surprised me with a new toy! He thought it would be fun for me to drive something other than our "handivan" and also something for us to enjoy together. Since our little man doesn't allow us very much time together or an opportunity to vacation, we will be enjoying short respites in our Audi TT!

*Maggie is ready for a ride!