Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Things to remember; Don't blindly eat prickly pears (cactus fruit), Always bait the right sized hook, Duck when a dirt clod is being hurled at you, Don't eat to many unripe apricots, Potato bugs bite, Black salamanders can't breath mud, Roses say so much, usually without words, There are no lifetime of tomorrows, tell those you love.... that you do... Things to remember; Sunday morning eggs and bacon after a Saturday night filled with laughter and music. Family gatherings in the park... early morning fishing trips.... Lemon meringue, banana pudding and pecan pie. Cedar tree's, climbing them to be part of the sky. The sounds of far away trains echoing, lulling me to sleep on so many hot summer nights at your house. Yahtzee and dominos into the wee hours of the morning. RC cola on ice. Dinner with both of you after a long weekend of snow skiing. ....so many things to remember.... What I want you all to remember isn't that we've lost someone dear, someone we counted on, someone we love... what I want you to remember are those precious things our family has done, that brought many hours, days and years of joy, happiness and satisfaction to our being this family. Grandma, Mom, great grandma, aunt Irene... and to so many... Irene Chandler.... from there a long story unfolds, past and present, stories each of us carries.... ...things I'll remember.
