For Valentine's Day I sent my grandmother who recently turned 92 a little package to brighten her day. I haven't spoken to her for some time as she was moved into a care center back home in South Dakota and now it is just too hard for her to hear me making communication very difficult. I miss talking to her because we always had such great talks. In my package was a stuffed dog that sang a Valentine's Day rendition of Shout while flapping his ears up and down. I felt this was perfect as she always got a kick out of these singing animals and my purpose of it all was to put a smile on her face. I finally got a hold of her last night and we only spoke for a brief 5 minutes...again too hard for her to hear me. Sadly she mentioned she has been under the weather all week and has not gotten out of bed, however, my package did indeed lift her spirits. The dog sits on the end of her bed and has been named "Arfie." She also mentioned how it brought a lot of smiles to the care center, exactly what I hoped for. I miss her so much and I can't thank my cousin Tracey enough for being in Yankton and helping take care of her as well as my Uncle Roger and Aunt Peg. My plan is to try and call her more often even if it is just for a few minutes...but also, to send her frequent letters like she did when I was in college. I have been truly blessed with a loving Grandmother who has always loved her family unconditionally no matter the distance. I miss you grams and hopefully we will be home to see you soon!
xoxo
YAY!! So glad to hear that she really liked your gift and that it did indeed lift her spirits!!
Posted by: Koren | February 16, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Aw...that is so cute! Almost made me cry! You're a good granddaughter; that was very sweet of you!
Posted by: Emily | February 16, 2009 at 03:59 PM
What a very sweet idea. :) I bet she'll be talking about that for a week.
Posted by: Samara | February 16, 2009 at 06:34 PM
I LOVE your hair in this photo...
Posted by: Mandy | February 23, 2009 at 12:43 PM