The past 6 weeks has left my heart feeling a bit raw. I wrote (a couple posts back) about losing my Great Aunt Mart. Well, since then, my husband has lost a long-time friend,who also happened to by a neighbor of ours. It was a very tragic accident.
After that, my aunt (married to my uncle for 30 years) passed away. She was only 60, but hadn't been in good health for a while. Still, my heart was breaking for all of her/their children ranging from 40 years old down to 19 yrs. old. (There are a lot of details to this which I really just don't have the energy to explain). One of my cousins, who was 21, came home from his Marine Corp assignment in North Carolina to attend his mother's funeral. Two days after she was laid to rest, he was fatally injured in a car accident. I didn't really know him well and in fact has probably only seen him once or twice since he came to live with my uncle and aunt when he was 4 years old. However, that doesn't minimize my heart breaking for the whole family.
My heart is really raw just thinking about my uncle and how he is even still keeping it together after losing both his wife and son in less than a week. My heart breaks for my cousins... I can't imagine losing a parent and I know exactly what it's like to lose a sibling.
I did manage to reconnect with one of my cousins after seeing him twice in about a week and half and hope to spend some time with him again soon. One of the funniest things I ever did (although it's probably only funny to me...) was done to this cousin.
I'm just trying to keep it together until school is out for summer. I need that nice long break.
In other news, some finished dresses:
I have one more to make, but it is a smaller size, so I have to trace the pattern again. Oh, and I did see my niece in her dress over the weekend and it looks great! My SIL said that someone has admired the dress and told her that I should be selling them because "people" would pay good money for the "boutique-y" style dresses. I always wonder about the prices that people would really be willing to pay for handmade items.
6 comments:
::Hugs:: I'm sorry to hear about all the sadness - I hope things start to look up soon - and summer is just around the corner! :)
So sorry for all of your losses Sally. I love the little dresses, but you're right about what people are willing to pay, unless you find the right market... Grandmas are often willing to pay more.
Prayers of peace for you and your family. Hope the next weeks till summer break go by quickly for you. On another note, those dresses are adorable! Great work as usual.
That is so sad. Prayers being said for your family.
Hello
I'm new to your blog.
Just wanted to say how sorry I am for all your losses, how very sad.
My thoughts are with you and your family.
Those dresses are just gorgeous and i agree you could sell those in a shop.
I'm so sorry for the losses suffered by you and your family. I cannot even imagine the heartbreak. Praying for peace to fill your heart as the summer comes and brings with it some down time.
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Your finished dresses are adorable.
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