Avis C. Snyder

Dear Sweet Gramma,

You forever live in my heart! I think of you often and just smile! How lucky I was to have a Gramma like you! Thank you for all that you were and all that you gave to me! Our long talks are greatly missed! I love you! Love, Kimmy XOXO

It will be one month from today that you have been gone for one full year. You are with me everyday with all of your personal things you left behind...but most of all your memory lives on in your life style and stores that you told me.

2006 is not getting off to a good start. Frank has a brain tumor. It must be pushing on his left arm and causing dizziness with nausea. We will know more after his visit to a neurolist.

The coal miner tragedy would have touched you...

We are going to simplfy our Christmas decorating. David will be taking the deer and the small lights...after someone walked away with the deer close to where you sat...we just lost our spirit to set them back out this year.

Chris and I are working on keeping some of your Christmas traditions on Christmas Day.

I was talking with your niece Karen and we both enjoyed talking about you and Aunt Avis. We also talked about Grandma Duke. Grandma Duke had parakeets and after...

Today we turned our clocks back an hour and you would often say.... "OLD MAN WINTER"... is on his way. The evenings seemed so long and lonely until you moved in with me. You told me so often that most people would not understand that loneliness but I am my mother's daughter...as so many have told me since your passing...what an honor!!!!

Yesterday we were travleing down 83 and along Lake Redman the trees encompassing the lake were so beautiful. I could hear you talking about...

We are having your favorite kind of weather and mine. Saturday we had breakfast on the patio. While we were sitting there your favorite comment came to both Ira and I. "WHAT A BREAKFAST".

When we prepared meals you always had something nice to say. Cooking is not the joy it was when you were with us. Your place at the table is so empty. Your comments or one liners is like having you sit there with us.

The front door is open on these cool days and I can see you...

OH MY MOM....another phase of life is changing and that is our dear neighbors across the street. They have moved and closing Friday on there home. Laurie had to call me to share Dave's mishap because of the similar situation you had. Laurie laughed and said you must be looking down on us. It not only happened once but twice. Laurie had to laugh...and recalled you and so many memories.

It is like another nugget of you is changing. Your TV and kitchen table went to Chris. I still...

It is five months since you passed away and went to live high on that mountain.

I think of the many great times we shared and places we traveled.

I miss you terrible when I need a friend to call. You were always that first person I went to.

We shared a bond that "Mother and Daughters" across the world would be blessed to have. When sons take on a wife it seems that their wives become the first and most important person and all other realtionships...

Mom on this day that your nephew Ken is putting his wife Ann to rest brings you to mind. No matter when there is a death our memory flashes back to the challenges we had faced. Your suffering and Ann's is now past. The saddness of your passing and Ann's will fade but the love the two of you shared will live on forever in our hearts.

Viola lost not one but two sister-in-laws within a two week period. Her saddness she can not share with living afar. Viola has had to bear loosing...

You know the story Mom for that I am forever grateful. You shared your feelings for years for all to hear.

A Mother's love is endless you displayed that daily. It sustains us when you're gone.

I remember your love for your Mother and how you felt. You missed getting Grandma Collins letters after her passing. You kept her letters so you could read and read again.

You have left so many great treasures that I am finding since your work on earth is...