Rose Bowl Parade

Rose Bowl Parade

January 1, 1977~Pasedena, California

This is a beautiful painting our dad painted of the Rose Bowl Parade from 1977!

You can see our dad & lil brother in the painting at the bottom there.....

Dad and Mary

Mary & me at the Parade

Mom is holding Mary in this picture - you can see them circled up towards the top!

Our dad loved California and loved parades!

These pictures and his painting are cherished timepieces!

Sweet Mary

I remember you when you were just two, I remember you Mary....

My sweet sister, my dear friend. I cried a few tears today for you.... I just miss you so much! I hate that you had pain in your life and you weren't able to live the life you so deserved. Things just don't make sense in this life on earth.... I can only trust that it all happens for a reason and we will all be together again. I do believe that, but sometimes the grief and loss is just so strong. My throat tightens up and eyes flood with tears with only sweet thoughts & endearing memories of you Mary!!

I'm just so happy to have had you in my life. What a difference you made.

I know you are still with me...!

Young Sisters

I like this picture of Mary & Me........ it shows how Mary was always by my side even when she was little! This was just the beginning.

I could always count on Mary. My sister, my friend!!

Memories for MOM

I spoke to Momma today.

She was crying for you. She was talking about missing her little Mary. She cried for some signs to know you are okay. Please do what you can!

During her cries, she was talking about us at Disneyland and going through "It's a Small world" and loving Disneyland.

I had to run home and post these pictures of that time she cried about!

She mentioned LoJolla Beach, California too.

So many memories..........

How interesting that she mentioned these two particular times in our life and I happened to have them scanned to share.



This seems to be the era to remember. . . . .
I was talking to my sister Lisa on Sunday, reminissing about life with Mary in Long Beach, California. How close we were and the things we would do.

How we would hide in the closet when we got scared. We would get ALL our stuffed animals, huddle close together and sing "Jesus Loves Me" & "Cumbyah my Lord" ~ songs we learned in Sunday School.

As we were talking, the biggest brightest red cardinal flew into the tree just 5 feet in front of me. I was speechless. Then a female cardinal followed right behind. I just stared at the beautiful birds so close to me and screeled with delight in Lisa's ear. Before I finished admiring or even wondering if they were real, they were gone!

Oh Mary, so beautiful, so sweet & so fast. Just a flash, that's all I got.

Life is like that too: Beautiful * Sweet * Fast!

Momma misses you Mary ~ We all miss you!