Mom: I miss you so much, more than I could possibly put into words. You were a strength of character & a character to boot. You could be tuff & difficult to understand & you kept alot to yourself, but one thing we always knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, was that you loved us. You thought we were all beautiful & could do anything we put our minds to. We were your pride & joy. You taught us many things, which we try to carry & pass onto our own children & grandchildren. Thank you for the teachings from a much wiser person than I. How was I to know how much these life lessons were to mean to me. I remember sitting by your bed in the last days & saying to you, 'what am I going to do w/out you"? And, indeed, I still don't know. It's very hard. I am so blessed that you were my mom & even more so, that I got to realize it while you were still w/us. You once told me, you considered me a friend, as well as a daughter, you felt comfortable sharing w/me. What a great honor that was & I hold it dear in my heart. I hope if Heaven is everything, a wonderful thing it's suppose to be, that you are finally carefree in mind & body, as you never were here. I love you mom & there's not a day, hour, moment that goes by, your not in my heart & thoughts. Until we are together again.