George spent the day over at his grandparent’s house on Saturday. He and JoJo were busy going through old family photographs.
They were both excited to show me their collection when I arrived. They found pictures of PopPop. They found pictures of Nana. They found pictures of cousins and uncles and aunts.
They found pictures of JoJo and PopPop as well. Pictures from family parties, holidays and vacations. All of them full of hugs and smiles. I think it was good therapy for both George and his JoJo to go through the memories.
George has been showing more signs of missing his PopPop, so he’s clinging tighter to his JoJo. This makes me happy because I know how important this time together will be someday.
I wrote about 6130 Indianola on Saturday’s Chalkboard. This is George’s 6130 Indianola.
What hit me hard Saturday afternoon was the number of pictures they found from the Shepley era. I was in a lot of those family pictures taken at parties, holidays and vacations.
George and JoJo found pictures of my dad and mom when they were still around. They found pictures of smiles and hugs that I forgot we once had.
Nana, PopPop, Cecilia, Aunt Jeanne and Don are all in heaven. Cousins, Aunts and Uncles live in Wyoming, California, Ohio and New York. The hardest pictures to view that can no longer be taken are the ones of George’s parents when they were happy and in love.
Today’s quote is from Andy Warhol and is perfect for a Saturday afternoon filled with looking through old photographs. It ended up being therapy for not only George and JoJo, but for me as well.
Eating Alpine subs and looking through family photos will be a good memory for George someday.
It is already the last Monday of March and the moon will be full tonight.
Go make some memories that will last a lifetime.
