To say the least the month of January for the Graff household has been nothing but EVENTFUL! On top of stomach viruses, ER visit, I also lost my last and only grandpa on January 10th. Some days it's hard to imagine that he's not a phone call away. He left my grandmother who he had been married to for 63 years. The saddest thing I had ever seen as she sat at his funeral with her head hanging telling me how bad her heart hurts. Epigmenio Arredondo did leave a legacy of 6 daughter, 17 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. The priest said it the best at his burial mass, "He was a simple man that did not require much. He was happy with the simple things in life." Paw Paw was never rich, never drove fancy cars, never had expensive clothes, did not have a huge house.
Yet, he was the happiest man on Earth.
I'm gonna miss him sitting in his blue chair, his plaid shirt and brown pants and the way he spoke to me like I was his only grandchild. The way he squeezed my hand to let me know he loved me! I will miss his amazing WWII stories!
I was honored to be your granddaughter! I can only pray that I can raise my two boys to be just like you!
I love you Paw Paw A!
On to my little Chase Bug! Chase had another reaction to something- not sure what it was, but something that caused hives! So another ER visit for my sweet, allergy boy!
This past weekend my Maw Maw came to visit! We sat outside for a couple hours on Saturday watching the boys play and sharing stories about Paw Paw!
Chase is now big enough to accompany Blake on his John Deere gator! I think Blake is excited to finally have someone that can fit in the gator with him!
MawMaw seem to be doing very well considering it has only been two weeks since Paw Paw passed away.
Blake was very sweet all weekend to MawMaw. Giving her lots of hugs and telling her, "I'm going to take of you." Even my allergy boy gave her a nice, sweet hug all on his own!
When MawMaw arrived at the ranch she had a present for me-this cute little baby! She told me it reminded her of one my babies (Blake & Chase) when they were infants!I think it's amazing that with 6 daughter, 17 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren that she can make us feel special individually!
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