{"id":25352,"date":"2015-06-18T07:12:11","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T11:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theenchantedhome.co\/?p=25352"},"modified":"2015-06-18T07:25:41","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T11:25:41","slug":"the-past-10-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/18\/the-past-10-days\/","title":{"rendered":"The past 10 days…….."},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi my dear long lost friends. I have so missed being on my blog and being in blogland in general. I feel so out of the loop, like a kid who’s been out sick for a long time making her debut back at school. As most of you know, we lost my mother in law a week ago this past Sunday. No matter how prepared you think<\/em> you are, you never really can brace yourself for the finality of losing someone you love. Finally having a chance to read over your many comments on my last post<\/em><\/a>, made me well up with tears of gratitude.<\/p>\n

I still cannot believe she is gone….she is and will be forever sorely missed. It was a whirlwind of arrangements to be made, including a private burial, a service and then this past Sunday we hosted a memorial day including a beautiful “service” where all the grand kids spoke including a few great grand kids and it ended with a beautiful slideshow of her life….it moved the entire room (all 200 people to tears). Then we had a wonderful sit down lunch for about 300 to celebrate her life….all wonderful 87 years of it:)<\/p>\n

The turnout was overwhelming and such a fitting and elegant tribute to the matriarch of my husbands family. It was an emotional day as it always is when you say that final goodbye. She was no doubt surrounded by much love that day, and as they say it takes a village and we all did our share to arrange for a perfect ending to a beautiful life.<\/p>\n

So Monday morning as I thought<\/em> life might slowly get back to normal, my son was involved in a very serious car accident. First off,? he is OK THANK GOD. He is lucky to be alive and everyone who saw this happen from the EMT to the police to the car salvage yard owner? and emergency room doctors said they still cannot believe he survived. My husbands mom was looking over him that day, this much we know for sure:) Him basically walking away with minimal injuries is nothing short of a? miracle.<\/p>\n

He was waiting? at a red light with 3 other cars when a laundry truck came plowing into them. It was bad. We got the phone call every parent dreads and hopes to never get. No life threatening injuries but he is really banged up and will require oral surgery and? some physical therapy. Still feeling a bit in shock over all of it but so incredibly grateful he is OK.<\/p>\n

Suffice to say I have shed more tears this last week than I have in a lifetime and have the puffy eyes to prove it:) I miss being in the land where all is pretty and good and need a serious dose of it! Today thought a fitting “come back” post would be the sharing of some of the magnificent flowers\/baskets sent to us by friends as my mother in laws favorite thing in life was flowers. We were so touched. You would not? believe the flowers sent to the memorial service, it was incredible and yet another tribute to how much people loved her.<\/p>\n

This is dedicated to my mother in law, the only other person in my life that loved flowers as much as I did (especially white ones)….<\/em><\/p>\n

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?Added one of my beautiful pots to this gorgeous arrangement<\/p>\n

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Some of the beautiful flowers and gifts….<\/p>\n

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At a time when cooking was out of the question with so much to do, getting in these wonderful baskets filled with so many of our favorite things was a serious treat!<\/p>\n

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This basket contained four dozen of some of the best cookies and pastries I have ever eaten! (Florie’s Finales)<\/p>\n

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Isn’t this a beauty? It was about 24″ tall and at least as wide…spectacular!<\/p>\n

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And the latest batch that arrived a few days ago, you know how I love orchids…<\/p>\n

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And these were from each of the tables at the luncheon-<\/p>\n

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We had two of my enormous ginger jars filled with huge sprays towered at almost 4 feet tall! I took one home:)
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And placed the 5 day old and still going strong arrangement in my living room, how I wish I could save this forever~!<\/p>\n

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We had someone take most of the flowers that were sent to the memorial luncheon to the burial site but as there were so many we had the rest sent to my mother in laws home where they flanked the side door door……<\/p>\n

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And by her front door….<\/p>\n

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So that my friends is what this past week was all about. It seemed fitting to make this my first post back. As I am busy catching up and helping my son get back to feeling himself,? I am going to do my best to get back to my regular schedule. Thankfully I have some posts saved and completed in my draft box all ready to go so you will be hearing from me sooner than later.<\/p>\n

To the many of you who left such beautiful comments, sent me special gifts and heartfelt emails…thank you from the bottom of my heart. I was so touched, you cannot even imagine,? by the outpouring of kindness and sympathy. It made a very difficult time bearable knowing that I was surrounded by the warmth and love of friends.<\/p>\n

It has been a very rough two weeks..I know it has to get better and I am taking it one day at a time. I look forward to hopefully settling down with a cup of coffee and trying to play catch up on all I have missed in blogland not to mention the countless emails, phone calls and thank you cards I have to take care of!<\/p>\n

Thanks for “hanging in there” with me.? Cheers to life, cherished memories with those we love and good health. Until next time…..<\/p>\n

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