celebration of her life.

the wednesday following moms passing was when we had her celebration.

jim sarver (maggie, one of my best friends from ohio, her dad) helped us set up an amazing little get together. some people say there were over 400, some say over 700..i'm not sure how many loving people were really there. it was incredible to see how loved she was/is. there was a line circling the barn going out into the woods of people wanting to show their respect to our momma/our grams/and us 5 kids. is was beautiful. my friends and moms friends came together; they brought food, grilled hot dogs, made ice cream, ... there was anything and everything...ohio people know how to do it!!! :)

us 5 kids are so lucky to be surrounded by so many openly loving people. so super lucky. we couldn't have done what we wanted to do if it wasn't for them.

we decided that we wanted it to be a party for her, a celebration of her life. not some super sad event, she would have hated that. ... i didn't get to take too many pictures, it was weird for me to even take these, but it was a wonderful coming together of her friends and family.

i thank everyone who was a part of it, everyone who sent flowers, cards, money, love etc. ...

we are loved.

this painting was done by one of my best friends, adam jackson, and his girlfriend, brianna sargent. brianna did the painting and adam helped with making it feel like my mom. ... adam knew her for almost 15 yrs. brianna has never met her, and just from the stories adam told her, she felt the need to make something special. ... this painting is incredible. looks just like mom. it's almost scary. :) all of us love it. i talk to it a lot

(weirdoooooo, i know, but i do)

on the back of the painting it says:

In loving memory of Linda Lee

A beautiful flower amid the delicate sea

remembered loved ones will never leave

our hearts, our thoughts, our memories...

1947-2009

THANK YOU!!!!

she is loved.

cathy hickey

who knows you?!

this is monica's best friend.

she rules.

she busted ass at cleaning when she came to the ohio house.

she totally rules.

thank you cathy, for bringing laughter and hard work with you!!!

we love you

the house, the house, the world

the walkway

love this jungle

chillin spot

one of moms fairy gardens

collections of nests, and thangs

she knew how to "fix up" any location

miss matilda wren sitting amongst my cleaning piles.

front stairs

kitchen wall

oops, upside down, but you get the point

i love this bathroom

bathroom again

and again

and again..

kitchen...ha. look at it. amazing.

kitchen

kitchen

above the sink, kitchen

back room...so nice

another back room shot, i love that tie dyed shirt hanging there...with one of her button-downs...so cool.

she was the coolest lady.

no idea what would hit us

this was one of her favorite meals.

IT IS MY FAVORITE!!! (she taught me)

i was so excited when she said she was craving it. Mitchell, Jon and I went to the store and made her fresh corn OFF THE COBB, mixed with green peppers, tomatoes, salt, pepper, and butter. we also made fresh mashed potatoes for her. she loved it. i wish she could have eaten more. i love her.

first day i got there. she was cracking sooo many jokes.

she was the most amazing woman. really, truly.

look at her incredible hair. all the nurses loved it, and they all said she was beautiful and her complexion was unreal. some of the nurses wanted her to adopt them. :) she would have, i know it.

it's hard to write about her, it's hard to try to move on. i hate it. i feel like i'm acting. the first time in my life that i'm making myself act a certain way. the real me would be crying all the time, pissed off at the world...but i'm trying to believe that she was sent here for a reason, and taken away for a reason. i hate that she's gone. i hate it.

i see her in everything though. she's every little bird that catches my eye, she's every little kitty in a window, she's me, she's my sisters, my brothers...she's the dragonfly on our roof in philly, she's the hawk mitchell saw, she's the plants surrounding our home on hamilton st., she's every smiling little kids face, she's every dog that gives me the time of day, she's any moment that takes my breath away, she's any shiny rock i see, any cloud, my grandma's voice, furballs all over the house, trees, corn, flowers,...the list goes on ... SHE IS LOVE. i miss her. i love her. i wish she was still here.

back up, before momma left us

i forget what this festival was called, but it was in allentown...

it was a great getaway.

jamie, gunner, dub...good times.

fried oreos

gyro. yum.

you know he's jealous of what she's getting.ha

so this is the fried dough. i've been looking alllll over the place for this in philadelphia.

still though...didn't really find what i wanted, it was not as tastey as it should be.

AN ELEPHANT EAR IS WHAT I WANT!!!

ohio is where they're at.

great pose by deebins.

no prob, just killin some grilled corn.

oh man, it was good.

living liferrifically

liferrifically, adv. when people do stuff that helps them enjoy life. If you do things that way it will bring good into the world. ex: They will have a liferrifically good time on the picnic and have a nice day.

(from Imaginationally by Michael Bernard Loggins)

(Creativity Explored)

*new*

i miss her