A Birthday and a Funeral

Life has just been kinda uugghhh lately, I don't know how to describe it but stressful and sad, but yet also some really good days. As I mentioned in earlier posts my Great Grandma was sick, she passed away on the 18th. So then we had her funeral on Sat the 21st which is also Camilla's birthday. =( So we were busy with that and my sister flew in so I picked her and my cousin Diana up and then we went to Weaverville on Friday. It was a really nice funeral, we had it in a senior citizens hall where Granny used to eat lunch a lot when she had her own apartment. There were a lot more people there then I expected, and Kara and I counted 66 relatives out of the 150 or so people that were there! So now she is gone, I know she was ready for it. The last few years have just been spent wanting to go home. After the funeral we got a picture of all the Great Grandkids and spouses!

Here's the funeral folder some of the family made.

Camilla grabbing Lila's bow off her head and just being silly after the funeral.


Our newest family addition, Clayson Higgs a cute little man!


I can't believe that Camilla is 2! Its hard for me to fathom that I have a 2 year old! We had a little birthday party for her Friday night. Last year on Feb 19 my Grandpa died and so the party I had planned was canceled, so this year almost a year to the day Great Grandma died and so I went humm now what? I didn't want to go her first 2 years with out a birthday party! So we had a little one and Mom and Dads and it turned out good. There was a lot of my Moms family there and my brother and his family and my sister Kara. So she still made out like a bandit and enjoyed her cake and presents!



Opening the guitar from her Daddy!

So next year around her Birthday if someone else dies, I think I will just start having her birthday in January or something! =)
An update on my Aunt Zerelda, the tumor was worse then they thought and now Dr.s say they won't be able to operate. So anyway as Great Grandma always used to say, "Getting old isn't for sissy's"