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A Memorial
Mar. 6th, 2005 09:45 pmAs there's just no feasible way (time-wise) for us to be home for Aunt Mary's funeral, we had a small, make-shift memorial for her ourselves today. :-)
After church, the boys and I came home and changed clothes. I made a special note, and then we were off again. We picked out some nice, bright balloons, and we tied the note to the balloons. A.J. read the note aloud, and Jack and I held onto the balloon strings. We then drove back to the church to set the balloons free to go to Aunt Mary.
Aunt Mary's balloon message
Aunt Mary's message
The boys with Aunt Mary's balloons
The boys preparing to let go of the balloons
Once they let go, the balloons were quickly whipped away by the strong winds. The boys and I ran to another side of the church so that we could watch them for even longer, and then they finally disappeared. Once they were out of sight, A.J. asked, "Where'd they go?" I answered him and told him that, "Aunt Mary has them now."
Heavenward balloons
Mary Helen Alfred
(Also, if you are interested, HERE is a scrapbook page of mine that includes Aunt Mary. The page is of our visit to her and Aunt Frankie's house on Christmas Day 1998, and that's A.J. as a baby.)
After church, the boys and I came home and changed clothes. I made a special note, and then we were off again. We picked out some nice, bright balloons, and we tied the note to the balloons. A.J. read the note aloud, and Jack and I held onto the balloon strings. We then drove back to the church to set the balloons free to go to Aunt Mary.
Aunt Mary's balloon message
Aunt Mary's message
The boys with Aunt Mary's balloons
The boys preparing to let go of the balloons
Once they let go, the balloons were quickly whipped away by the strong winds. The boys and I ran to another side of the church so that we could watch them for even longer, and then they finally disappeared. Once they were out of sight, A.J. asked, "Where'd they go?" I answered him and told him that, "Aunt Mary has them now."
Heavenward balloons
Mary Helen Alfred
November 17, 1911 ~~ March 5, 2005
(Also, if you are interested, HERE is a scrapbook page of mine that includes Aunt Mary. The page is of our visit to her and Aunt Frankie's house on Christmas Day 1998, and that's A.J. as a baby.)
