Our New Life in the Country: Happy Birthday Shelbie

Friday, 23 March 2012

Happy Birthday Shelbie

She's 12 years old today and our only Grandaughter, she's outnumbered by the boys, it's a good job she's such a lovely, pretty girly girl and can keep them all in line.

Have a lovely day, we're all thinking of you here in Manchester, Preston and Berkshire.

With all our love,

Nana Sue, Alan, Great Granny Joan, Great Grandad Syd, Great Uncle Graham and Uncle Jason.

*** *** *** *** ***

Dad is relatively comfortable in the Hospice but is slowly slipping away from us now. We all sit with him and have brief little flashes of recognition from him as he wakes slightly and reaches out for our hands, but then he drifts off back to the deep sleep he's experiencing now. It won't be long and we will always be with him while we still have him.

Thank you for all the hugs, we shared them between us and added them to ours.

Sue xx

17 comments:

Kim @ Him, Him Me23 March 2012 at 09:36
Thinking of you so much at this very special but painful moment in time. Am praying for you all.

Happy Birthday to Shelbie,she has such a gorgeous smile.
ReplyDelete
Replies
The Squirrel Family23 March 2012 at 09:38
Sue
you and your family sound lovely, the way you have talked of them in recent days oozes with love. I wish you all well in the difficult days to come
ReplyDelete
Replies
BadPenny23 March 2012 at 09:59
This shows exactly the double edge of life- celebrating your Grand childrens' birthdays while your dad slips away. They were lucky to know their Great grandfather - many don't.
Thinking of you x
ReplyDelete
Replies
Trudie23 March 2012 at 10:05
Thinking of you - Take care xx
ReplyDelete
Replies
Gem23 March 2012 at 10:09
I can't imagine how you must be feeling right now, I had a little cry reading this, it is so hard seeing a loved one slipping away. I can imagine you are in two minds, one wanting him to suffer no more but the other wanting him back, the man that you know and love and have many fond and happy memories of.

You are all in my thoughts, thinking of you today as I have been all week. Lots of love and hugs to you all x x x x P.S Stay strong x x
ReplyDelete
Replies
Julie 23 March 2012 at 11:47
Happy birthday to Shelbie. She has a beautiful smile and gorgeous eyes.

Sending lots of love your way.. thinking of you and your family. Take care. xx
ReplyDelete
Replies
Jo23 March 2012 at 12:17
thinking and praying for you all
ReplyDelete
Replies
Jane and Chris23 March 2012 at 12:35
To slip away with those you love by your side....no one could ask for anything more peaceful.
In my prayers.
Jane xx
PS Shelbie has THE most beautiful eyes!
ReplyDelete
Replies
rabbitquilter23 March 2012 at 17:47
Thinking of you, with love Heather x
ReplyDelete
Replies
Kim23 March 2012 at 19:32
Just dropping by to add more gentle hugs Sue. Thinking of you and yours. Shelbie is a very pretty girl.
ReplyDelete
Replies
Anonymous23 March 2012 at 20:33
What a great comfort it must be to him in his final days to know that you are all with him, surrounding him with love.

My thoughts are with you all x
ReplyDelete
Replies
Sooze23 March 2012 at 20:37
Just thinking of you, Sue
Regards, Sooze xx
ReplyDelete
Replies
Campfire23 March 2012 at 21:08
What a beautiful girl.

Blessings to you and your family.
ReplyDelete
Replies
aromatic23 March 2012 at 22:42
Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers now.... and sending you all of my love. Jane x♥x
ReplyDelete
Replies
Alison24 March 2012 at 09:40
Thinking of you all at this difficult time. Take care of yourself x x
Alison
ReplyDelete
Replies
Unknown25 March 2012 at 21:50
Oh Sue, just catching up.

You are both in my thoughts and prayers.

Will be accessing the new blog with Mr Sft's help.

Sft x
ReplyDelete
Replies
Anonymous25 March 2012 at 22:51
Thinking of you and the family, Sue. Hugs- Sue (Maa)
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

Comments are now turned off for this old blog of mine. Thank you for reading the posts, I hope you enjoyed them. xx

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.

This was my Blog, just me writing about our day to day life learning all about and then living the smallholding life. First we started on a farm in Oxfordshire, then we moved to a smaller place in Berkshire (both in England) and then we found a place of our very own at the bottom of a hillside in North Wales. Along for the ride were all our various animals, and we ended up with just our dogs, Suky and Mavis, our cat Ginger .... who secretly thinks he's one of the canine gang, a sheep called Ethel who wandered in off the road and stayed... and a roving band of egg laying chickens that live cheek by jowl with the local wildlife.

We grow our own fruit and vegetables, selling surplus plants and edibles at the gate. We sell the eggs the chickens lay, we reuse, recycle and rethink ... and life ticks over at a pace that suits us.

It was simply the wild and wacky ramblings of a 50 something townie turned country girl called Sue, who lost her heart to a sailor and started a new life in the country .... many years ago. On a path that took us from Cumbria to Oxfordshire, to Berkshire and then we found our home at the bottom of a wet and windy Welsh hillside by a busy main road.

Pull up a chair, grab a coffee and relax into a world of dogs, cats, chickens, polytunnels and veggies with the occasional grass munching sheep thrown in for good measure.

Sue xx

Disclaimer

Our New Life in the Country is my blog.

I use it to chart the day by day, week by week, year by year goings on in mine and Lovely Hubby's life. In it I also express my views and opinions, and say what I do and occasionally how I do it. I am hoping that this will prove to be a useful reminder for myself of how we did things, as we continue in our learning process.

If you chose to follow my practices it is assumed that you will do so with care and consideration, and question where necessary any methods or techniques I use to your own satisfaction and match them to your own circumstances.

The pictures in each blog post are taken by me unless otherwise credited, and as such should not be borrowed and used elsewhere without my consent.