Every year for as long as I can remember, I've made sugar cookies with Gram. There have been several Christmases where I have been unable to go home. Wanting to carry on the tradition, I made them wherever I happened to be celebrating the holidays but always, I called Gram and either had her recite the recipe to me or I asked her for help in thickening the frosting for which she was famous. This is the first year I've made them without any input from her. My brother is with me and he pitched in to help. We both did it more to remember Gram than because we were hungry for the cookies. In fact, they didn't turn out that great. We didn't have our expert to call for guidance.
This is our first Christmas without her. We try not to dwell on the fact that she isn't with us but focus instead on the fact that she is with her Savior. As my brother said yesterday...she isn't in pain, she doesn't need her walker, her hearing aids didn't make the trip to Heaven with her and she no longer has to wear glasses...although we kinda hope she has a spare pair because we'll have a hard time getting used to her without her spectacles when we see her again!
I have some of her Christmas stuff set up around my house and enjoy looking at it, feeling like part of her is still with me. I'm sentimental, I know. I miss my Gram but there is a lot of her in me. That's a comfort, too. No matter how old I get or how long she's been gone - I'll always be her granddaughter.
So, as I remember Gram this year...here are some pictures of messiness, frosting, past Christmases and this year's batch of sugar cookies.
Our last Christmas together... December 23, 2009
AND....
Sugar Cookies 2010
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