Kristin Brown
My Gramps by Kristin Brown Ernest Hemingway said every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another. My love for my Gramps will always be alive. Although he is gone, his legacy will survive. In the things he taught me and the love he would show our family. I am forever grateful to call him my own. Your smile and laugh will always be etched in my mind. Another Gramps like you would be impossible to find. I know your trip on earth was fulfilled and long. You had the love of a great lady and a devoted family. Your life was a blessing to all you knew. I know you're up there now, making your big debut. I know you had anniversary plans with Granny. I know you met Granny with a big hug and kiss. I know she's been waiting, but it's something I'll miss. Our visits, our memories are dear to us. I will miss Granny telling you to put your teeth in or to button your shirt. I will miss your phone calls, your pleas for a chocolate shake at ten pm. I will miss you telling me you had 71 years of a good marriage and that you missed that ole bird. I still miss the younger days when I would just tell the school nurse to call my grandparents when I was sick. Somehow Grannyâ??s potato soup and your trip to Braumâ??s for cookies and cream ice cream always made me and Staci feel better. I enjoyed being your favorite granddaughter and enjoyed the Christmas gift of that gorgeous red three wheeler, even if it was a tad smaller than I envisioned. You will always be my favorite wimp. I will miss looking at the phone at 7 am on snow days when you thought you needed to wake us up. Life was fun growing up and coming to your house to trick or treat or watch Friday the 13th when they were released to cable. My own children never missed one Halloween coming by your home. That was our thing. The phone calls, telling me you were lonely, you had cookies to share or that you needed help, were great memories in itself. Our last conversation on this earth you said you loved us girls and appreciated all the help we gave you and Granny. I will never forget that. In the end, I canâ??t complain about all the details whether it was good happy times like birthdays and holidays or even the bad times in the hospital and after Granny passed. You never even missed a birthday party for my own children. They will miss you too. We loved and appreciated our times together. No regretsâ?¦So many precious memories for which I am eternally grateful for. To a life well lived, it was truly all in the details. You will be missed but your legacy will remain strong. See you later wimp! God bless you and Grannyâ?¦Always