Light the candle and she is here!

Last night was the 3rd annual dinner /cookie exchange/cookie drive in memory of my sister inlaw Barbra. There were 15 lovely woman that attened 2 were new to the neighbourhood but had heard about the dinner via the hostess Anne, Barbra's neighbour and dear friend. It started at 7 pm, of course Anne was busy running back and forth and would not allow anyone to help, kinda had to do it on the sly, we all took turns.We organized the pot luck in the oven on the counter the cookies for Barbs kids the cookies for us, then it was time for a little smoozing and re introducing to the ladies as its once a year we forget names etc. We had some great laughs and a little drama , tripping over telephone line , then the reenactment for photo op, too funny.Poor Anne, her husband NORMAN had just crossed that wire line under two couches but it came out where one had to enter the family room , so there fore at least 6 of us tripped , I went head first into a plush queen anne chair, no harm done, but scared the stuffing out of a few as I flew by.Another hit the fireplace MANTEL and one the foot stool, Anne promptly found the connection after a search under couches and chairs and discounted it before someone fell into the fireplace.

AFTER ALL THAT DRAMA RAMA IT WAS TIME FOR DINNER SO WE TOOK OUR PLATES AND MADE OUR WAY INTO THE DININGROOM, ANNE LITE THE CANDLE SHE LITES EVERY YEAR SINCE BARBRA PASSED AWAY AND SAID WE ALL HERE TO REMBER SOMEONE WE LOVED AND TO CONTINUE TO KEEP HER CLOSE, THEN ONE OF THE LADIES RECOUNTED HOW YESTERDAY MORNING SHE WAS GETING OUT CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS SHE HAD NOT USED FOR A WHILE AND CAME ACROSS A BOX WITH CHRISTMAS CARDS, THE TOP CHRISTMAS CARD WAS THE SNOWMAN WITH CARROTNOSE AND STRIPPED TIE, SHE SAID I KNEW IT WAS ONE BARBRA HAD SENT , SHE LOVED THAT SYNMBOL OF THE SNOWMAN, HAD IT ALLOVER HER HOUSE AT CHRISTMAS, I had BOUGHT HER A STUFFED ONE THAT SAT AT THE END OF HER STAIRCASE. SHE OPENED THE CARD AND INSIDE WAS A CHARM OF THE SAME SNOWMAN, SHE TOOK IT OUT AND SAID SHE PROCCEDED TO CRY, SO LAST NIGHT BECAUSE SHE FELT AND WE CONCOURED THAT BARBRA WAS WITH US,SHE HAD IT PINNED TO HER
BLOUSE.THEN THE STORIES FLOWED AND THE MEMORIES AND SOME TEARS WERE SHED BUT IT WAS A CELEBRATION OF LIFE OF SOMEONE WHOM WE LOVE.
wHEN I GOT HOME I WENT TO BARBRAS pICTURE AND SAID I'D HOPED SHE HAD A GOOD TIME TONIGHT AND TURNED OFF THE LIGHT AND WENT OT BED.