A Tribute to my Aunt Betty

As some of you may or may not know, I lost my dad in July of '04 and then 10 months later I lost my Aunt Toni in May '05. Both were very influential people in my life. I then lost my Grandma Sanford in June of '07 and she died of uterine cancer but I am convinced she died of a broken heart from losing my dad and then my Aunt Toni. No matter how old our children are, it is never in the "natural" order of things for a parent to bury a child.

This brings me to the present day and now I am in the process of losing another aunt to cancer. My Aunt Betty is a wonderful woman. I can remember growing up and playing with my cousin, Carol, who was 8 months older than me. The summer that I was 12 I spent every day at Carol's house and we played barbies, pretended we were Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac and would put on shows that only my Aunt Toni and Aunt Betty could stand to sit thru. They would cheer for us like we were rock stars and always sing our praises! Every morning when I would arrive at my Aunt's house she would make me eggs and toast and wrap my toast in a paper towel to keep it warm before she left for work. The damage Carol and I would do to that toy room every day was amazing. We would be told to clean it up and we would try but it was never truely "clean"! At least not to my Aunt Betty's standards! Oh well, we were kids, what else can I say?!

Some wonderful memories I of Aunt Betty.......she made the best best fried chicken ever!!!! She wrapped my toast in a paper towel as I said before to keep it warm before I ate it. She took excellent care of my great aunt Tooty and Dee Dee when they would come visit her on the weekends they didn't have to work. She had an endless suppy of comet for Tooty to scrub our feet with as we would swing on the swing set and then jump off into the mulberries from the mulberry bush in her yard. Tooty would take us up stairs in the bathroom and cuss up a storm as she scrubbed our feet clean from the stains of the berries! We ate dog buscuits while hiding in the mulberry bush just to see what they tasted like! Can you say "stupid?"! LOL! And we would get in a car in the middle of the summer with the windows up and see how long we could stand to stay in there so we would feel "cool" when we got out since the days were so hot. I think we even sat in a baby pool and drank baby bottles just to be silly! All this took place at my Aunt Betty's house and I have nothing but wonderful memories growing up and how much she loved me!

As she is nearing the end of her life I hope this post brings wonderful memories to any family members that read it. Betty loved me and I love her! That's all I can say! I pray God has grace and mercy in her final days and she finds peace and eternal rest in His arms! I love you Aunt Betty and will never forget the love you have shown me my entire life.

Love,

Long time coming....

I have to admit, blogging is not my thing. I always try to do my best and sometimes I realize my life really isn't that interesting and what should I write about. I read other blogs and these women always have something to blog about so what's my problem? I have yet to find an answer to that question!

Basketball is officially over and baseball is in full swing. That's what we do here at the Limberg house. We flow from one sport right into the next without a break in between. Jordan tried out for a travel basketball team in Rockford and we have yet to hear if he made it. He just informed me today there is a team in Seneca he wants to try out for so I'm secretly hoping Rockford doesn't pan out for him and he can play in Seneca since it's sooooo much closer. The price of gas would really hurt us if he had to drive to Rockford on a regular basis. Once again we will be hitting the road for Kota's baseball team.

Jordan gets his license at the beginning of May. I can not believe he is 16 yrs. old already! Time just goes and doesn't care if we are ready for it or not! Kota will be 12 on May 8th and again, my baby is growing up. Thank God Sunny never grows up. She will forever be my baby and always loves my hugs and kisses. Wish I could say the same thing about my boys. I'm lucky if I get a hug from Jordan these days. It's more like a passing "high five"! LOL! Kota will still hug me but not in front of his friends! That would be the ultimate faux pas!

We are on spring break next week. I can't believe this school year is almost over! Jordan's sophomore year is almost done and Kota will be in 7th grade next year! Oh where have my babies gone?! Oh, that's right....they are growing up whether I want them to or not.