Hello,
This post was started earlier today on my WordPress iPhone app, but got lost somehow. I spent a while on it in the car on the way to a funeral. Ben’s great uncle passed away earlier this week. He had been in a nursing home for a year or two. He had gone downhill and we never made it out to see him- I really regret that.
Today was very emotional.
Uncle Louie was amazing- his personality is indescribable. He had been married for 63 years to Aunt Pudge. I remember celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. They were both so happy.
His smile was contagious. He was the best storyteller- even if I had already heard him tell it before. My mother-in-law wrote him a letter that was read during the service today and I realized how special he was to everyone. The church was packed- so many people there to pay tribute to him.
I really wish that we had spent more time with him.
Benjamin’s grandmother moved into an assisting living center last week and this just reinforces the need to spend more time with her. And for the rest of our family that we take for granted. I’m again reminded to take time for our family, because they are what is most important to us.
