My Aunt Fredetta

I don't do well as you all know with birthdays, but today is Fredetta 79th b-day, and what a blessing she is and has been. As I think back through the past years I have alot of memories. Many memories of laughing, crying, helping, and just having a good time. Younger years my memories are of begging our parents on friday nights to go home with Grandma and Fredetta and spending the night. We always made rolls in the morning and waited for Fredetta to come home for lunch, then the folks and who ever didn't stay overnight would come to Fredetta's house and we would have crisy chicken and tuna noodle. For dessert we would have the rolls we made that day with the homemade bread. I remember going to the store and helping her with inventory and loved hearing the stories she would tell. Then came the day that Grandma passed away and i remember her saying that she was now alone and what was she going to do. Well we left her know that she wouldn't be alone ever and that we would be with her every step of the way. We have had her with us for every holiday, birthdays, and now she is so much part of our kid's lives. Ever one of our kids have grown up loving her and when she is gone it will be very hard on them. At Jackie's wedding Caden comes up to mom and says where is Fedeta at grandma? That is how much she has touched each one of them kids. We have been so blessed with having her here. I remember her coming to Omaha and bring us rolls while we were at the hospital and to this day we know that when we get to nebraska she will have some waiting for us. There is nothing better then when it is one of our birthdays we get a card and in there is a letter. When you read them you feel like she is sitting right here by you visiting. Camille wonders when she is going to come here and stay with her. I am so thankful for the time that Camille had with her this past month!! Even though Camille thought it would be okay for Fredetta to sleep in her bed and Camille said she would just sleep on the couch. Once Fredetta got her talked into sleeping with her then Camille said that she needed to sleep in the front and Fredetta could sleep in the back. Fredetta has her bedroom set up that one side of the bed is closer to the wall and that is why Camille calls it the back. We do have so many good memories but at the same time we have memories of a bad car accident that we will never forget and all we can say is THANK-YOU GOD for giving her back to us for many more years with her she has touched some many lives. As a family we have been able to have been touched by her in so many ways and we are so thankful for all the memories. We ask God for more years with her!!! When we called her this morning she seemed so happy and talked to all the kids it is like when she talks to them and they give me the phone back it has made her day. The thing that made my day a week ago was when I went to the mailbox and had a letter from her just to say hi as I read it I cried and thanked God for her. Fredetta we LOVE you so MUCH you will never know!!! We will continue to pray for you each and everyday. As I write that it spring another memory when we would stay overnight in the morning she would always have a devotional and then we would knee and pray and she prayed for each one and didn't lump us together each one by name and their needs. I know that she still does that everyday when I call she always says right before we hang up Kim I pray everyday for each one of you and then she will say you Jared, Cameron, Coleman, Carson and Camille. Well I better go get somethings done before it gets to crazy around here. Remember Fredetta you are SO LOVED ALWAYS!!!!!!!! We miss you so much!!!!!