Tami Quinlan
Hello my Wonderful Gram,
The girls are doing great. Rick is just fine. We are busy as ever, and always. You don't have to worry about us anymore. We know you always worried.
Although we had our arguments, I knew you would be there, if needed. You loved to come visit the girls for months at a time, and we loved having you. Until you cheated at cards, they said:) Yes, we all knew you did.
You drove your little grey mustang from St. Pete to Beaufort S.C. just to help Shannon get over chickenpox, and stayed longer when Sara got them too. You flew out to C.A. when we moved out there, just to make sure we were ok. Remember we went to see the Golden Gate, because you always wanted to go? Moved back to F.L. for a while, you drove down to Cape Coral for a visit or two. Arizona, no problem Tami, I will just jump on a jet, and head your way. Is it o.k. if I bring my sister too? Of course Gram, we can all go wherever you both want and have some fun. Let's go to the Dunes, we can even take the dog! Let's go to Viejas, let's go to the cactus farm and see old town! Thank you for having all the adventures we had!
I must also tell you, this is the first year without a birthday card from you. I did not believe it would be so difficult. It was just a card after after all. After the crying stopped,over something "so silly","that I never thought in a million years I would miss, I pulled the one you sent me last year, out of my office drawer. I marveled at the thought of how something so small could mean so much. It meant a lot to me and I always called to thank you for them.
I know as the years got on, how much more difficult it was for you, going to the store to pick one out that was right, and just for me. Then you would sit down and painfully write out your honest and loving sentiment. Putting the postage on it had to be hard too, on those rough arthritic days. Then getting up to put it in the mail, so it would arrive on time "clear across the country." I know we were always in your thoughts, as you are in ours.
I will never stop missing your cards Gram. Will be pulling out the one you sent me last Christmas and crying all over again.
Godspeed my Wonderful Gram.