My FIL was laid to rest at
Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery last March 18th. This was the first Memorial day celebration that he wasn't around anymore so we took the kids to visit him and other loved ones.
We put a small flag for him but forgot to bring the flowers to replace the old one. We will bring it to him this Father's Day. Losing my FIL was abig loss for the family because he was a big part of us especially for my kids. He was the only grandparent by blood that they know here so it was a blessing that he was involved with them growing up. They have great memories with their Pap.
Our son even did his dance move so his Pap can see it. I bet my FIL was smiling. My FIL used to always laugh when watcvhing EJ, he thought that EJ is definitely a wild character lol.
I am glad that my kids have gotten to t know their grandpa before he died. He was a big part of their lives since they were born. My Mom is on the other part of the world so the only time they would see or hear her is when I talk to her or video chat with her which is very seldom as the place where she lives have a very weak cellphone reception. Even when I talk to my Mom, they can't talk to her because she doesn't speak English. Sometimes they would tell her things and I would interpret it to my Mom in our language..
We still talk about Dad a lot. My husband was with me when I was picking a Father's Day card for him and he told me that he saw a perfect one to give to his Dad but then realized that he is no longer around. Slowly, we are trying to deal with the pain of losing him through remembering the great memories he left upon us.
