Good-Bye Grandma

It's hard to believe that she is gone. What a life! 94 years old with 4 sons, 9 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandson! She was a very strong woman. I'm sure that raising four boys was not an easy job, but she made it look easy. I've heard so many stories about them growing up, and most of them started with, "Mom, look what my brothers did to me!" She and Grandpa sometimes used creative forms of discipline. One day the boys skipped school, so they went to their clubhouse and ate all their lunches! Her sons loved her more than anything. They loved to go see her every morning and have coffee with her, or just sit and play cards and chat with her. Even in their 60s and 70s, she would still threaten to put them over her knee if she needed to! She was a loving wife. I remember her giving Grandpa Thompson his shots of insulin each morning. They were married for over fifty years before he passed away. She lived twenty-two more years after he died. She was able to see her oldest son turn 74! She loved having her family around her and seeing all the children. She spoil each of us rotten. Anytime you went to her house, there were always cookies, candy, orange slices, etc. She loved flowers of all kinds and kept a greenhouse of her own for a while. She will be deeply missed. I love you, Grandma!