The One Where Dad Number Two Joins Mom Number 2

 Yesterday was a sad day. After several months of putting up a valiant fight after falling four times in June, Dad number 2 passed from this world to the next. 

Dad number 2 was an amazing man. I have so many fu
nny memories of him, whether it was going down the hills on the airline in Canada, to his favorite stop at the Irving gas station there, to his search for a remote control on one Christmas Day years ago. And, who could ever forget his eyes light up at a favorite meal.

He moved to Putnam Farms this September, but never really got a chance to enjoy his new home. However, we know he was looking forward to his home in the hereafter, where he will be reunited with Mom 2 (whom he missed).

Thanks for all of the memories Dad 2. We know you are still with us in so many ways. We love you.

And bonus...check out the yearbook blurb we found online for him. It was the 1960s yearbook at  Wakefueld High!!! He had a lot of those dreams come true....including work on a very famous, hard to detect plane.

The One Where We Say See You Later to Mom 2

 

 

This was a sad week. The type of week no one really wants to think about.

 

Sadly, Mom Number 2 passed away on October 8. This past week, we held her service and burial. It was a tough couple of days, but with friends and family at our side, we were all able to get through it.

 

Yesterday, we said our "see you laters" at Walnut Grove cemetery (one of my favorite names for a cemetary) in town. She and Dad 2 bought the plot several years ago and it was my first time seeing it. It is gorgeous!

 

Although it is a temporary see you later, we know that someday we will see her again...and we know she has been around us the past few days.

The One With the Final Peace Out to Mom Number 2

 

 

 

Early this morning, one of those things you dread as a child happened. Emmie's mother passed away.

 

Mom Number 2 as I affectionately called her was quite a lady. She truly was the most amazing second mom a person could ask for. Funny, witty, full of insight, and a true memory maker, she was one part tough cookie, one part powerhouse, and one part stiff cup of coffee. She had amazing one liners we will always remember such as "wear your seatbelts at all times; love ya!" She loved her Dunkin's coffee, her rocks in our back yard and Canada, the lighthouse, and when in Nova Scotia, her Timmy Hortons!

 

Since I have known her, she has battled COPD, while also going through a variety of lung ailments. She put up a brave and valiant fight for the last 18 years going toe to toe with those ailments.

 

Alas, last night, we said our final "Peace Out" - one of my favorite phrases to her which she had recently begun to reply "Peace In" to - far earlier than I ever imagined. She led an amazing life and touched the lives of so many people.

 

She will be missed but never forgotten.

 

Peace Out Mom 2...and see what you can do about the Red Sox next year!!!  Love you

The One Where Mom Number Two Returns

 

 

It has been quite a year for Mom Number 2. She has been in the hospital at least three times. The latest followed a bout that has lasted five weeks.

 

She has had a rough go with her COPD. Each time she has a flare up - or episode - it takes a lot out of her and she seems a bit weaker. Although a fighter to the core, she definitely is tired. But, recently, a return home has helped inspire her.

 

She returned home yesterday, after a long time. In order to get her there, many hands made light work, from Tommy, Eric, Josh, Emmie, and I doing a late night reorganization of the house this past Friday, to Eric, Nancy, and Emmie sitting with Mom 2 many times the past days.

 

Here's sending out hopes and prayers to Mom 2. 

 

We love ya!