Farewell Granny

On November 4th, two bad things happened.

Granny MacKenzie (my mother's mother, aka MB) passed away after a short stint in the hospital. She was 88 years old, and was the 66 year wife of Robert W. MacKenzie, a WWII veteran and just an all around classy gentleman. We love both of them very much, and were very privileged to be in both their presences for a long time. Grandpa will carry on, and showed some of that class last night around old friends, family, and our children, his great-grandchildren.

Granny was destined for a nursing home after what we thought would be a few days in the hospital due to some fluid buildup in her lungs. My mother and aunt made a few trips there to be by the bed, but I don't believe she ever regained consciousness after a few mini strokes, and died peacefully.

Granny was a (as my sister writes) spunky part of the family. She never thought twice about speaking her mind, and we always appreciated that. Her extreme taste for shrimp and cocktail sauce seems to have been passed to Kristen, and I'm sure Kristen will never forget many plates of shrimp the pair devoured together in record times. Freddy and Grandpa are still arm wrestling everytime they meet, much like I have for years with both :)

Granny, you'll be missed! We'll keep Grandpa company as much as possible.



Oh, and the other bad thing ? Barack HUSSEIN Obama was elected President of the United States. Already there's signs that his massive ideas for "Change" aren't going to happen... After all, Jesse Jackson needs his moment, too, doesn't he ? *smirk*