The Madison gang of five has left the building..
Posted by JimSo it is strangely quiet after having numerous house guests, including a toddler, over the past two weeks. All had gathered for the passing of my Mother-in-law. As good fortune would have it, my sister and niece as well as my wife’s dear friend from Portland were also here on scheduled visits. It will take some getting used to the old routine.
Of course there is still all of the business of wrapping up the loose ends of some one’s life. In death and in life, Brenda always managed to work her way into the center of the room. She was never dull and provided the family a constant and seemingly unending stream of stories, each one just as funny as the last. To say she had some quirks and eccentricities is a small understatement. She never failed to amuse and entertain me with her unusual beliefs, ideas and phobias.
Brenda stories abound and I will leave the recording of those to her daughter Amanda who could write the funniest emails detailing grandma’s latest unhappy encounter with the real world. It is when those worlds collided that an hilarious story would emerge, you could count on it.
In the years ahead I will continue to appreciate her zany view of life . I will miss her but I know at family gatherings there will always be a endless re-telling of Brenda stories. And that alone will be her way of staying in our lives.
