Goodbye Aunt Robin

-Today I was thinking of the yesterdays.  When I think of my childhood at least one or two memories come up with cousin moments.  Don’t they for you?  I never really lived close to any of my cousins but I absolutely got excited when holidays and rare visits would mean that we got to drive up to meet them.  It was a really BIG time if we actually got to spend the night!  

I would be featured in the lovely purple 80s ensemble 

A large part of that memory reserve was at Aunt Robin’s house (my mother's sister).  She had one son my age and one daughter my brother’s age and it was such fun to visit.

-Today is Aunt Robin’s funeral.

-Today I was also diagnosed with a strand of the flu leaving me at home instead of traveling to be with my mom, brother/sister, and cousins.

-Today I’m going to try to write a tribute to such a loving soul.

-Today is all about my Aunt Robin and sending her to her heavenly home with Uncle T.  still I most worry on my cousins, M. and B.  They have had to lay both of their parents to rest too soon and I ask for your prayers for them.  

-Today I reminiscent about the carefree days of ‘yesterday’.  There were not enough times of being carefree but I still treasure the chasing of fireflies, hide and seek, the playhouse at ‘Grannys', and always KFC picnics.

Things I treasure about Aunt Robin-

She was Hilarious 

When you first meet Robin she comes across as a very modest and conservative southern woman, but underneath it all she was pretty dang funny.   She cracked me up with her commentary on life.  The last visit I made, I think I recall her telling Connor she would be a very scary wrestler if she wore the same outfits of the women on WWE by simply walking out.  No wrestling moves needed.  ‘They would be amazed and quiver in fear by all the cellulite and veins’ she told him.  

She also liked my blog (you have to have humor to like my blog).

My mom is to the left and Robin is to the right. 

I think Carlee shares some major family resemblance.  

She was Faithful

Robin was faithful during the good times but most faithful during the hard.  While she had plenty of hard times, she always amazed me at how positive she seemed.  She had a fundamental belief in Jesus Christ  She may have hit the panic button but she never did it when I was around.  She once told me her church was like a close second family.  She enjoyed going and was an active participant in teaching, learning, and creating within her church.  I know the church kids loved her.

Robin and Mama (missing sister Judy, I couldn't find one picture)

She was Organic before it was ‘Cool’

This woman could make anything- quilts, halloween costumes, dresses, crafts, gourd bird feeders, clothing, etc.  When I was little, she had (in my eyes) a huge garden where I would eat fresh peas, pet goats, and even taste goat milk and cheese.  I would just run around the fields around her home like a crazy person.  She and mom shared a love of animals.  Robin always had dogs, cats, horses, chickens, and goats at her home (I was so jealous).  Her children showed horses and they all participated in many, many blue ribbon activities at the fair. I bet she has gazillions of blue ribbons and trophies from that time.

I really liked purple.  

She was a Peacemaker

Aunt R. had two children, two sisters, and a brother.  I think being the oldest of ALL of my siblings, I tend to be a bit more sassy with my family (I can hear Aunt R. saying 'sassy' hmmm. that is one word for it'), so I'm always in admiration for those Peacemakers of the world.   Aunt R. kept the sass down and the PEACE up.  In front of me, she always spoke of family with love.  Anytime one of the kids in the fam. would make a mistake, she always had kind words for them because after all, 'haven’t we all made those mistakes?'  Robin loved us all and liked for everyone to get along.

Robin and M. 

Robin and K.

Robin was absolutely devoted to her family, her children, and granddaughter

Anytime I visited with Robin she kept me up to date on her 'babies'.  She knew when they were going through hard times that they would find their way.  She knew when they were having high moments, to give glory to God.  She knew that her children were gifts and she loved being a mama/grandmama to them.

She was incredibly proud of her clan as she should be.

She had one beautiful granddaughter, K. (the same age as Connor) and it was double the blessings when she came along!

I believe Aunt R. was at peace knowing her precious K. had a great dad in M. and an awesome Aunt in B.

Cousin M. and Cousin B.  

(I didn't purposely try to find embarrassing pictures but it was the 80s we all look like this)

K., M, & B

(I had to steal more current pics off facebook, so they wouldn't kill me for the early ones.

aren't they all so dang cute?)

Aunt Robin you will be greatly missed.

Your Niece, 

A.