Just a short note to all of you who are able to attend the retreat this weekend. I so wish I could have been there with you all, but there is just way too much happening in my life right now. On one hand it is supreme happiness as my oldest son is in from Connecticut for 10 days. I haven't seen him for 2 years and I do miss him so much. We are taking my 3 grandkids who live here in Indiana to Holiday World (amusement and water park) tomorrow and that will be so much fun. On the other hand, the time is rapidly closing in that those same 3 grandkids will be moving with their mom to Florida. She did buy a house and plans on being gone within the next couple of weeks. I cannot even express how that tears my heart out. They are what have kept me going since Clinton died so I know that not only will I be grieving them moving away, I fear that a lot of the grief that I may have suppressed from losing Clinton will come flooding to the surface. Everyone keeps telling me that this will give me a good excuse to go to Florida, but as we all know it costs money to travel and I am only one income and it isn't a big on. It's something I know I will survive, I have no choice, but I certainly don't want to go through it.
I will be busy with family and such this weekend, seeing the kids, visiting with Lance and my sister is coming for the weekend, but know that you will all be in my thoughts and my heart and I sure wish I would have been able to be there with you all. My plan is to be there next year!!! Please remember my precious Clinton. I love you all and send big hugs and lots of love to Utah!!!!!!
I will be busy with family and such this weekend, seeing the kids, visiting with Lance and my sister is coming for the weekend, but know that you will all be in my thoughts and my heart and I sure wish I would have been able to be there with you all. My plan is to be there next year!!! Please remember my precious Clinton. I love you all and send big hugs and lots of love to Utah!!!!!!
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Lynn, you will certainly be missed but I\'m happy for you spending the quality time with your family, especially those sweet grandkids! Enjoy the love and precious moments with them! We will certainly remember and lift up Clinton and all our children that have gone on before us. With love and big hugs, Diane
Lynn,,,I will miss you greatly...I so enjoyed getting to know you on the last 2 retreats...have fun at the park adn make sure Lance gets extra hugs!!!
YOU will be missed dear roomie. Savor your family time and just know that you are among loving women who will hold you when those grandies move. You are grieving another loss and there is no other way to look at it. Yes, of course you can go and visit them as they can you yet change is on the horizon and that is painful to accept. Just remember that you have been just as vital a part of their village as they have been for you. That will never change and do you have Skype as I know helps many feel connected across the miles.
Loving care dear one and I\'m delighted to hear that you are spending time with your son. Oh, two years is a long time... Lots of catching up to do.
You will be missed!
Hugs, Joanie
Lynn, I know it will be hard to have your grandkids move so far away. It would be hard for me too if mine did. Love and hugs, Linda
What part of FL are the grandkids moving to? You should use the eyes you have here in FL to help out...... I know my grandkids are close by, Mikie I dont get to see that often....
HUGS Penny