Halloween!!

Fern Bernice Wimmer

One of the hardest things I've had to witness was the three days I spent with my sweet Grandma Wimmer right before she passed. Yet at the same time….I would trade those days with her for the WORLD. We knew for a long time that she wasn't doing well and this past year or so we watched her go downhill so fast we knew it was just a matter of time. Then we got the phone call. She wasn't eating and it really was any day now. It was about 10 o'clock at night but I didn't care. I wanted to get right in the car and be by her side. Apparently most of her grandkids that could be there felt the same way. We all got in the car and headed up to her care center. What a tender night that was. All five of my siblings were there. And all of the Doug Wimmer kids were there. We all sat around and cried and laughed as we recounted so many of our memories about our Grandma. It was so hard to see her lying there so helpless. That's just not her at all. She's the hardest worker I know. Never stops. Always giving, always serving. And now it was even hard for her to breath on her own. Eventually everyone needed to go home. But my mom was going to stay, and I couldn't leave either. So we slept there, and because of Toby and his wonderfulness, he allowed me to be there as much as possible for the next three days. I'd sleep there, come home while he went to work, and as soon as he got home around 1 or so i'd head back up and spend the night again. I spend so much time by her side, holding her hand along with my Aunt and Uncles, and cousin Jill. It was such wonderful time that I will treasure ALWAYS. During one of the times I ran home to be with my kids for a few hours she passed. As hard as it was that I wasn't there I was so grateful that I was able to spend as much time with her as I did. Losing a grandparent, and especially my last living one, was one of the hardest things I've been through. A lot of tears were shed, but I couldn't help but feel grateful that she was with my Grandpa again. What a reunion that must have been!!! I have so many wonderful memories of her. She was such a HUGE part of my life. A second mom. My Grandpa and her were at EVERY special event in my life. Every birthday party, holiday, piano recital, dance recital, graduation, and so much more.  I know she will continue to be with me and I'm so grateful for her love and her example to me. She truly was and is one of a kind. Her funeral was so lovely and just the way she would have wanted it i'm sure. I was able to speak and say a few words and every single one of her grandchildren but Kate Moser were able to come.  Love you to the moon and back Grandma. I will think you EVERY day. Miss you so already. 

The Pumpkin Patch

Now it wouldn't really be Halloween without a trip to the pumpkin patch would it? Cash made us all laugh pretty hard when we were driving by it at the beginning of October and he says out loud, "Man this place sure seems to get busy around Halloween time." What a crack-up. Yes buddy it sure does. Tate just wanted to get down and play in the mud the whole time while his sibling were out on the hunt for the perfect pumpkins to decorate. They did a pretty good job and the tradition will live on.

Wimmer Halloween Farm Party

Yet another successful Farm Halloween party down in the books. My Aunt Ginny is incredible and spares no expense and making this something my kids look forward to year after year. The food, pinata, cake walk, relay races, goody bags, the canal, the whole atmosphere...just perfect. Reminds me of when I was a kid. We've been having these parties a LONG time. - The costume theme...well used to be easy to do a family thing but my kids are for whatever reason coming up with their own ideas (go figure) and although Elle came up with her idea and I was thrilled with it, Cash had his own idea and did not want to be the only one doing his thing, so Tate complied and we went with two different themes. Elle wanted to be Elphaba (from Wicked...told ya) and what a darling little Elphaba she made. Tob was the best sport ever as usual and made one heck of a scarecrow while my Dorothy costume left something to be desired. But Cash looked IDENTICAL to Anakin Skywalker and Tate nailed Darth Vadar.

The Wizard of OZ

After seeing the broadway show of Wicked we haven't been able to get enough of anything to do with it. The music, the play, anything to do with the Wizard of Oz...Halloween is coming up hint hint. So when I read in the newspaper that the IMAX theater was playing the Wizard of Oz on the big screen for one week only I was so excited to buy tickets for the fam. Although Tater bottoms loves the music and dances anytime it comes on, and honestly it calms him down when he's having one of his moments, we opted to leave him with uncle Jordan and we surprised the kids with an outing. MCD's was having kids meals in honor of the week long showing so we took them there for a healthy dinner and a free toy and then drove them over to the theater and didn't tell em what they were watching till it came on. So fun that they are getting older and we can enjoy things like this together. Such a fun night and a great memory for us. Was it expensive? Sure. But totally worth it:)