Posted on 06:10, July 4th, 2009 by The 4th of July is very bittersweet for me. I love holidays (except for Halloween), but the 4th of July was my mom’s birthday. I am not going to retell the story here, but if you missed it the first time, you can read about what happened to her here.
We try to do special things on the 4th to help the girls to celebrate my mom. We usually avoid parties since I am rarely in the mood to go. It makes the girls sad not to know my mom, but we tell them all the good things about her. They enjoy hearing the stories (especially the ones where my mom bossed me around).
I hope you enjoy your 4th of July and will understand why there are no fireworks on Small Town Mommy today.
Happy 4th!
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Sending a hug your way. I’m sorry your Mom isn’t here to be with you all. I hope you have a good day remembering your Mom and keeping her memory alive for your girls.
Sending you & your family good thoughts for today. And always.
Maybe in time to come, you can view the 4th as a happy celebration of your mom rather than a sad reminder. It takes time to get to that point though, and in the meantime, get through the best you can. Hugs, pally.
Yeah, that’d make the holiday rough, sure.
I have plenty of fireworks at a guest blog I did today. You can get the link from my place (and maybe win an e-copy of my book, too).
Goat hugs….
Dear Anne-
My heart aches for you and your family over the senseless loss of your mother. I admire you even more for the strength it must take to survive what must have been the worst nightmare anyone could imagine and continue on to be the amazing person you are. I know your mother must be so proud of the woman and mother you have become and her legacy lives through you. Thank you for sharing this with us. Love-Allison
my thoughts go out to you and your family.so sorry about your loss,i’m sure you miss your mom very much.
nevertheless,happy 4th of july.no fireworks needed.
I’m really sorry. It’s very hard, I’m sure. Stay close with those around you.
I never blog this late LOL. I am sorry about your mom. My husband’s wife passed, and I never met her, nor my children. It is hard for my husband esp at Thanksgiving her favorite holiday. We were actually married on her birthday in honor of her. I hope you had a peaceful day.
I read the post about your mom. Again, I’m so sorry. I’m sure your daughters love celebrating your mom’s birthday and remembering her.
Happy 4th SmallTown Family!! I know this is a hard day but I hope you enjoy all the same. The smalltown girls should have sparklers in honor of their grandma, it should help remind them how much fun she was.
I hope that you had a great weekend. I can really relate to your girls as I never knew either of my grandma’s and I have a really hard time with that. I hear stories but it’s not the same.
I’m so sorry about your mom. I do remember that post and it just broke my heart. I’m sorry this is a tough holiday for you, as I’m sure many are. Hang in there, as hokey as that sounds. I wish I could say something more profound, but know I’m thinking of you.
I’m sorry to read about your mom. Sending {{hugs}} your way. Holidays are rough for many folks.
I am so sorry that your mother was stolen from your life like that… so unfair…
I remember reading that post…I think it’s great you do things to celebrate the memory of your mom, though I’m sure it’s hard on you but important for the girls. ((HUGZ!!))