days 10 & 11

Day ten was some one I don't talk to as much as I'd like to. That's tough because there are a LOT of people I wish I talked to more! I get caught up in the bare minimum of Facebook and email or at more a text message. I need to get on the ball.. get OUT of my house and make some home visits! Especially now that Charlotte is in school twice a week! I have plenty of time to at least make some phone calls.

Day 11 was a deceased person I wish I could talk to.... I'm so glad I put this off til today. Its grandparents day and that's who I miss! I lost my paternal Grandmother, "Memaw" when I was 10 and the only memory I have of her was sitting in her lap and being so comfortable and loved. I think that's where I get my "crawl up in their lap" feeling, that's how I describe how I feel about some people when I meet them.. I could just crawl up in their lap and be hugged and loved on.
Most recently, well, more specifically in the last few years, I lost my remaining 3 grandparents. Starting with my maternal grandmother "Grandmommy", I miss her so very much. I don't think I appreciated my grandparents enough until they were gone (typical) but I spent a lot of time with her as a kiddo. She kept my brother and I after school and I have small snippets of memories from that time. After her, I lost my paternal grandfather "Papa", I honestly don't have very many memories of him, just big family gatherings with him there. No personal interactions, but I have a feeling he would had a lot to teach me if I would have asked.  And lastly, in January of 09' I lost my maternal grandfather, "Grandaddy" and I'd have to say I miss him the most. He was truly full of life and it was agonizing to watch him without his wife of so long. Its hard to hear people talk about seeing and hanging out with their grandparents or sometimes even blowing them off! I just want to shake them and make them realize how much they'll miss them when they're gone. It's still hard for me to see elderly people walking around by themselves, I know they're perfectly capable and all and I don't think they need keepers, I just remember taking Grandmommy Christmas shopping and having to fill out her checks for her and put her hand in the right place to sign because she couldn't see. I just wish I could've wiped all their ailments away and let them pass of mere old age instead of illnesses and brittle bodies.
Anyway, that's who I miss the most.