 In
Memory of Mable E
Morris
Grandma,
When I was younger, we used to lie in the bed together and dream about
the future. I would say that I was never getting married so that I
could spend time with you and that I was going to become a doctor so I
could buy you the boat home and motor home that you always wanted. It
was during this time frame that we did things like fishing, and weeding
your garden. We also frequented Kmart. We would always stop in the
café area and you would get a coffee and I would get
cheesecake.
I could never finish it all so you would put it in your purse. By the
time we got back to your house, it was always smashed.
When I got a little older I loved coming over your house because you
would let me do things that my mother wouldn’t allow like
talk on
the phone to boys. When we would go shopping (at Kmart of course) you
would let me pick out whatever outfit I wanted. After I tried it on, I
didn’t even have to show it to you. I appreciated the
independence that you allowed me to have. It was during this time that
you took braiding classes and you started braiding my hair. I loved it
because I thought that I looked so cute.
As I got older, I began to spend less time with you. I am not sure why.
But you were still my favorite person in the world.
When I found out that you were sick again, I was angry because no one
told me. But then I realized why- I couldn’t take it. I began
to
avoid you and I didn’t want to visit because I thought that
if I
ignored it, it would go away and you would be 100% healthy again. The
time that we spent together was very difficult for me because I
didn’t want to see you in pain. I cried often.
But then one day I found a photograph of you and I. And it made me
smile because it reminded me of the days when I was younger, and we
used to lie in the bed together and dream about the future.
Sunrise:
January 28th 1937
Sunset: January 19th 2004
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