Monday, November 28
Dear Grandma,
Today we delivered the blankets to the cancer center. Our goal was to collect 200 blankets for the patients currently receiving chemo in the valley. We are happy to report that we surpassed our goal and collected 243. A big thanks to everyone that donated blankets to the cause. Grandpa was really excited with the outpouring of love and support. The "extra" blankets will be given to patients receiving radiation therapy. Sadly enough they are always getting new patients, so there is a need for blankets. We attached a poem written by mom to each blanket. Last night, with the generous help of the Egbert family (thank you!), we were able to get all of the blankets ready. It was a good way to keep your memory alive.Yesterday marked the one month mark of your passing. It is amazing how 1 month can feel like 1000 years. We sure do miss you! We took a few carloads of blankets to the Cancer Center. Other families helped us deliver the blankets--Godderidges, Reeses, Egberts. The staff was so appreciative to receive all of the blankets. They are excited to hand them out to the patients during the month of December. They said that grandpa had come in earlier on his way to work. He said it was harder than he thought it would be to deliver them--he got a little choked up. When he has his sunglasses on, we know he is having "a moment". We all have them. They come at all times of the day over the "smallest" of things. We miss you more than words can say! Here is the poem we put on each blanket:
"May this blanket bring you comfort, and courage as you fight.
Hope to fill your days and peace to fill your nights.
Please know that you are thought of as you battle day by day.
To us you are a Hero, and in our hearts you'll stay!"
We love you!
Forever and Always,
Jaxon, Justus, Jace, Jett
Monday, November 28, 2011
Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 24
Dear Grandma,
We sure did miss you at the Thanksgiving table. You made holidays exactly what they should be, a celebration of love, life, family and tradition. To carry on your traditions, Aunt Christy asked mom to bring some fun decoration treats like you used to. Needless to say hers are not half as good as yours, but we made it work. We made turkey suckers out of chocolate, candy acorns and Teepees. They turned out pretty good. We know that you would have given them that extra special something to make them perfect. We celebrated at Brad and Christy's. We kept waiting for you to come downstairs or turn the corner to enjoy the festivities, but were reminded that can't happen. Still hard to understand. We did have the ping pong tournament. Bo and Brady were sorry they missed it. Pretty good competition this year. Jaxon was able to play. He did pretty good. In the end, Nate won--I think we were all a little surprised :) but he deserved it. Grandpa lost to Brad--pretty hard to take. All in all it was a fun day to celebrate how blessed we are. We are trying to concentrate on how lucky we are to have had you in our lives. It sure doesn't dull the pain. When you are blessed with someone so amazing it is hard when they are no longer around. We miss you so much!
We hope you got our Thanksgiving balloons--no turkey attached this year, maybe next time :)
We love you!
Forever and Always,
Jaxon, Justus, Jace, Jett
Dear Grandma,
We sure did miss you at the Thanksgiving table. You made holidays exactly what they should be, a celebration of love, life, family and tradition. To carry on your traditions, Aunt Christy asked mom to bring some fun decoration treats like you used to. Needless to say hers are not half as good as yours, but we made it work. We made turkey suckers out of chocolate, candy acorns and Teepees. They turned out pretty good. We know that you would have given them that extra special something to make them perfect. We celebrated at Brad and Christy's. We kept waiting for you to come downstairs or turn the corner to enjoy the festivities, but were reminded that can't happen. Still hard to understand. We did have the ping pong tournament. Bo and Brady were sorry they missed it. Pretty good competition this year. Jaxon was able to play. He did pretty good. In the end, Nate won--I think we were all a little surprised :) but he deserved it. Grandpa lost to Brad--pretty hard to take. All in all it was a fun day to celebrate how blessed we are. We are trying to concentrate on how lucky we are to have had you in our lives. It sure doesn't dull the pain. When you are blessed with someone so amazing it is hard when they are no longer around. We miss you so much!
We hope you got our Thanksgiving balloons--no turkey attached this year, maybe next time :)
We love you!
Forever and Always,
Jaxon, Justus, Jace, Jett
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Day by Day
Sunday, November 20
Dear Grandma,
Crazy how the days keep on coming. It is hard waking up every morning knowing you won't be here. Miss you so bad. We're starting to get back into a somewhat normal routine-new normal we guess. Grandpa is back at work, mom goes back to school on Tuesday, Aggie games with daddy and grandpa, birthday parties, pajama parties, etc. Jaxon, Justus, mom and dad ran in the Turkey Trot on Saturday-well dad and Jaxon ran, mom and Justus walked, at least they finished:). It is a white winter wonderland here. Grandpa shovels his walk along with all the neighbors-as usual, now he also goes to the cemetery to clear a path for you-now that is true love! We are all hanging in. Day by day. We know everyone means well, but we're trying to figure out why the "natural" question people ask is, "How are you?", "How is your dad/grandpa?". Are there really answers to this question?
Love you! Miss you more and more each day.
*the blanket project is going well. We have 140. We hope to have about 60 more by this Friday so we can deliver them before December to the cancer center. Thanks to all those that have participated.
We Love You!
Forever and Always,
Jaxon, Justus, Jace, Jett
Dear Grandma,
Crazy how the days keep on coming. It is hard waking up every morning knowing you won't be here. Miss you so bad. We're starting to get back into a somewhat normal routine-new normal we guess. Grandpa is back at work, mom goes back to school on Tuesday, Aggie games with daddy and grandpa, birthday parties, pajama parties, etc. Jaxon, Justus, mom and dad ran in the Turkey Trot on Saturday-well dad and Jaxon ran, mom and Justus walked, at least they finished:). It is a white winter wonderland here. Grandpa shovels his walk along with all the neighbors-as usual, now he also goes to the cemetery to clear a path for you-now that is true love! We are all hanging in. Day by day. We know everyone means well, but we're trying to figure out why the "natural" question people ask is, "How are you?", "How is your dad/grandpa?". Are there really answers to this question?
Love you! Miss you more and more each day.
*the blanket project is going well. We have 140. We hope to have about 60 more by this Friday so we can deliver them before December to the cancer center. Thanks to all those that have participated.
We Love You!
Forever and Always,
Jaxon, Justus, Jace, Jett
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Baptism and Blessing
Dear Grandma,
Today was a BIG day. We sure did miss you. Hard to believe that "Jaxie" is 8 and that Jett is here, healthy, and received her baby blessing. We had a lot of support--many family and friends were able to attend. It is hard when the one person we wanted there couldn't be. We know you are with us, but in reality it's not the same. We wish you could have held Jett in her beautiful white dress and Ooo'ed and Aww'ed like everyone else did. Mom needed help deciding if Jett should wear her hat (bonnet) or not--we decided yes. We wish you could have given "Jaxie" a big hug on his big day and shared in his excitement. He looked very handsome.
Mom and dad surprised everyone during Jett's blessing. She was given the middle name Kandace--Jett Kandace Tueller. She will probably always have to spell it correctly for everyone, but it is worth it:)
We hope you got our balloons! We sure do miss you!
We Love You!
Forever and Always,
Jaxie, Justus, Jace, Jett
Halloween Dinner
Dear Grandma,
Tonight we had our annual Halloween Dinner: dinner in a pumpkin. With your detailed notes and pictures :) mom was able to pull it off somewhat. Of course, not as good as you, but she is learning. Mom did say that it is hard work being you! We missed you at our "Boo-quet" table. Things will never be the same, we are just trying to adapt to a new "normal". Hopefully you got our balloons--next time we will sneak you some candy!
We Love You!
Forever and Always,
Jaxon, Justus, Jace, Jett
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Blanket Project Details
Dear Grandma,
Many have expressed interest in participating in Grandpa's "chemo blanket project". It is an awesome idea and a great way to honor your sweet generous spirit. This is what is needed for the project:
Soft fleece blankets-good to snuggle in during chemo treatments. We've seen some at Walmart, Kohls, Sam's, Shopko, etc. ranging from $10 to $20. Average size is 60 x 80 (give or take).
Those that want to participate can drop off their blankets to grandpa or our mom (Natalie) before Thankgiving. The plan is to take all the blankets (goal = 200) to the Cancer Treatment Center the day after Thanksgiving.
We miss you more everyday! Time is an interesting thing, today it has been a week since you've been gone. Hopefully all the weeks to come don't last as long as this one.
We love you!
Forever and Always,
Jax, Justus, Jace, Jett
Many have expressed interest in participating in Grandpa's "chemo blanket project". It is an awesome idea and a great way to honor your sweet generous spirit. This is what is needed for the project:
Soft fleece blankets-good to snuggle in during chemo treatments. We've seen some at Walmart, Kohls, Sam's, Shopko, etc. ranging from $10 to $20. Average size is 60 x 80 (give or take).
Those that want to participate can drop off their blankets to grandpa or our mom (Natalie) before Thankgiving. The plan is to take all the blankets (goal = 200) to the Cancer Treatment Center the day after Thanksgiving.
We miss you more everyday! Time is an interesting thing, today it has been a week since you've been gone. Hopefully all the weeks to come don't last as long as this one.
We love you!
Forever and Always,
Jax, Justus, Jace, Jett
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Chemo Day
Wednesday, November 2
Dear Grandma,
Today is Wednesday. We have affectionately known Wednesdays for the past few months as "chemo day". The day you would go and have your treatments. Even without you here, Grandpa Randy still went to the Cache Valley Cancer Center to visit with the "regulars" there. He talked to your favorite nurses and some of the patients that you've "connected" with over the past few months. These patients are our new heroes. They are fighting a battle that no one would enlist in and yet they are fighting it bravely, courageously, day in and day out just like you did. Sometimes it is hard to understand why your battle has ended, we sure do miss you. We are trying to take things a day at a time.
Grandpa Randy has a great idea. While he was talking to the staff at the Cancer Center he was told that there are 200 ACTIVE patients treated at their facility. What an insane number. It is hard to see everyone going on with their day to day life when we know what battles are being fought courageously, silently. So here is the plan. As family and friends we are going to gather 200 blankets to donate to the Cancer Center so that all of the patients will have something warm and comforting to get them through their treatments just like you did. We are going to deliver them the day after Thanksgiving. Mom is going to write a little note to go on each one. Maybe in some way this will bring these brave warriors hope and comfort.
We miss you so bad it hurts. Tomorrow it will be a week since your passing and yet it seems like an eternity since you were here. Hopefully the weeks won't always drag on like this. We know that life will never get easier, we are just hoping it becomes bearable.
We love you!
"Forever and Always"
Jaxon, Justus, Jace, Jett
Dear Grandma,
Today is Wednesday. We have affectionately known Wednesdays for the past few months as "chemo day". The day you would go and have your treatments. Even without you here, Grandpa Randy still went to the Cache Valley Cancer Center to visit with the "regulars" there. He talked to your favorite nurses and some of the patients that you've "connected" with over the past few months. These patients are our new heroes. They are fighting a battle that no one would enlist in and yet they are fighting it bravely, courageously, day in and day out just like you did. Sometimes it is hard to understand why your battle has ended, we sure do miss you. We are trying to take things a day at a time.
Grandpa Randy has a great idea. While he was talking to the staff at the Cancer Center he was told that there are 200 ACTIVE patients treated at their facility. What an insane number. It is hard to see everyone going on with their day to day life when we know what battles are being fought courageously, silently. So here is the plan. As family and friends we are going to gather 200 blankets to donate to the Cancer Center so that all of the patients will have something warm and comforting to get them through their treatments just like you did. We are going to deliver them the day after Thanksgiving. Mom is going to write a little note to go on each one. Maybe in some way this will bring these brave warriors hope and comfort.
We miss you so bad it hurts. Tomorrow it will be a week since your passing and yet it seems like an eternity since you were here. Hopefully the weeks won't always drag on like this. We know that life will never get easier, we are just hoping it becomes bearable.
We love you!
"Forever and Always"
Jaxon, Justus, Jace, Jett
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