Grandma Eileen Thompson

A few of my aunts posted on facebook today, which reminded me that it is my grandmothers birthday. She would be 95 if she was alive today. I am so grateful that she has a strong place in my memory and in my childhood. I thought I would take a minute to dot down a few things about her on this day, October 10th 2014.

• I remember her voice, it was a comforting sound
• I remember her taking us to a play about panda bears and it was really fun. 
• I remember her, in her home in Santa Anna, a home filled with wonderful memories for me.
• I remember her room there, simple, faithful. Not the master bedroom she shared with her husband; a smaller room, the room where she was a widow. 
• I remember her soft brown eyes, the freckle, her curly grey hair. 
• I remember her presence, though a slight women always, her character was strong.  
• I remember going to church with her. 
• I remember her cooking brown rice and uber healthy bran muffins. 
• I remember her meeting Reagan who was just a baby.

And memories...they fade, so I write them down when I can. Love you grandma, and I miss you.