Sunday, February 01, 2009

Grandpa

We've been through a lot this past month. Rich's father passed away after battling a disease for many years.

It's such a blessing to have memories of Violet with her Grandpa. He would have so much joy watching her play and laugh and he always enjoyed pointing out all of her antics. After Fred was moved to an assisted living home, Violet always looked for him and would point to Grandpa's chair when visiting Syracuse.

We miss him painfully. We are so grateful for the time we did have with him. He was an authentic, caring, funny and generous man. I think Vi has more than his eye color, she has his humorous spirit and that undeniable twinkle in her eye. Truly, I think they were kindred spirits and if given the opportunity, would have probably formed a very strong bond similar to my Grandpa and me.

Each night when Vi is saying her prayers, she says, "God bless Grandpa in heaven." I can picture Freddie smirking at her and patting her little head. We can't wait to tell her stories about her Grandpa and how much he loved her.