SAYING GOODBY TO TERESA

FOR THE LAST WEEK I HAVE BEEN PREPARING A VISUAL TRIBUTE ABOUT TERESA'S LIFE. I'VE ALSO MADE UP 100 PROGRAMS AND SOME FLYERS. THIS HAS BEEN VERY THERAPUTIC FOR ME AND HAS HELPED IN MY GRIEVING PROCESS. I WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT TERESA AND HOW BEAUTIFUL SHE WAS GROWING UP. I THINK IT WAS INTERERSTING FOR EVERYONE TO SEE HER FROM BABYHOOD TO ADULTHOOD. I ALSO HAD MY THOUGHTS TO PREPARE FOR MY REMARKS AT HER MEMORIAL.

WE HAD A LOVELY MEMORIAL FOR TERESA ON SATURDAY MARCH 12TH. BART, CLARISSA, DEBRA AND I ALL GAVE REMARKS ABOUT TERESA AND WHAT SHE MEANT TO US. WE WERE PLEASED WITH THE TURN OUT OF HER FRIENDS FROM THIRD WARD, FIRST WARD, AA, THE COMMUNITY, HER WORK AND WHERE SHE LIVED.

IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE BART, SUZY, DEBRA, AND OUR COUSIN RUTH AND HER FAMILY AND ALL THE COUSINS THAT WERE ABLE TO COME. HAVING SO MUCH FAMILY AROUND HELPED US ALL TO COPE WITH OUR LOSS.

THIS PICTURE IS OF THE 4 SIBLINGS LEFT IN THE EAMES FAMILY. THEY ARE BART, CLARISSA, DEBRA AND I.

HAVING LARA AND TAMI WITH US FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS REALLY BEEN FUN. OF COURSE WE MADE COOKIES AND HAD OUR TRADITIONAL COOKIE DOUGH PICTURE.

WE OFTEN COMMENTED ABOUT HOW MUCH WE LOVE BEING TOGETHER AS A FAMILY. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW BIG THE GROUP IS, WE HAVE A GREAT TIME. IN JUST OVER A WEEK, I WILL BE SEEING TASHA'S AND DADRA'S FAMILIES. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. WE WILL BE ADDING A NEW GRANDAUGHTER ON MARCH 29TH. TASHA AND JJ HAVEN'T DECIDED ON HER NAME YET. THEY HAVE 3 NAMES THAT THEY LIKE AND WILL DECIDE WHICH NAME AFTER SHE IS BORN.

IT'S SO INTERESTING HOW WE SAID OUR GOODBYS TO TERESA AND YET WILL SAY OUT HELLO'S TO A NEW BABY IN OUR FAMILY. LIFE IS INTERERSTING TO SAY THE LEAST.