Grandma Byrl

My sweet Grandma Byrl passed away on December 12, 2008. My sister and I flew home for her funeral and even though it was a hectic time for both of us to leave I'm so glad we did. There was a beautiful service for Grandma Byrl and it was so good to see all of my family, especially during the holidays.

Grandma Byrl was very special to all of us. She was the perfect grandma...the kind of grandma every child should have, and we feel so blessed to have had her in our lives. For the funeral service we had all the grandkids write memories of Grandma Byrl and here's a list of things we loved and will always cherish about Grandma Byrl:

Sleepovers

Homemade milk shakes

Learning how to crochet

Watching wheel of fortune

Doing puzzles with us

Making our favorite foods including: fried potatoes, tenderloin, mac n cheese, blackberry pies, pop's chocolate chip cookies (dough), wafer cookies

Walks to the water tower

Watching the deer eat apples off the tree

Calling for the peacock

Laying on her lap while she brushed our hair

She never missed a school or church event

Kept picture albums for all the grandkids

Never forgot our birthdays and she'd send cards and letter with stickers

$2 bills for our birthdays

Clam digging

Made afghans for all of us and loved to crochet

Took us to Casey's pond to fish

Picking blackberries and raspberries in her amazing berry garden

Trips to Aberdeen to get clam chowder at Skippers

Visits with the Avon lady and presents from Avon

Made calendars with stickers on birthdays and holidays

She would pray for hours at night for family and friends

She always made us feel special and loved

Her funny button down aprons with tissues in the pockets

Peanut brittle

Listening to her poem recited from memory

Long talks and holding hands

Her soft skin

Her lessons on fairness and integrity

Sharing

Having tea parties with Nadia

Always stopped what she was doing to give you a hug and make us feel welcome

Jordan known as Granny Byrl at the bowling alley

Our last memory of Grandma Byrl was at the nursing home. My two sisters, my niece and I went to go visit Grandma and we took her for a walk around the care center. We found a piano and my niece started to play a song since she had been learning to play. She played "I Know My Redeemer Lives" and all three of us had tears streaming down our face when Grandma put up her hand and flicked it to leave. So the tears turned to laughter and our last memory of Grandma will always put a smile on our face.

We will always love our Grandma Byrl.