My Mom's Cornerstone Quilt & Tribute

 My mom was the cornerstone of not only our immediate family, but our extended family & friends. 

My newest quilt Cornerstone was supposed to be my mom's Christmas gift.  I created the quilt using Buttercup Blooms by Gerry Robinson. Buttercup Blooms is a beautiful collection of antique floral prints in blues and grays with a dash of gold and sage. There are 25 prints in this collection, giving you lots of inspiration. The low volume prints in this collection are absolutely dreamy.

I was still working on it and sadly my mom passed away on December 31st.  She will be missed by so many. 

Growing up our house was the place where mine and my siblings’ friends would all end up.  So needless to say she touched so many lives in such a positive way.

This is a video tribute to her… grab a cup of coffee and little something sweet (even better if it is Chocolate ) …

My brother has always had a gift for writing Limericks and as a final goodbye to our mother he wrote her eulogy as a limerick. You may read it below:

My mom liked that I could write and speak in a limerick and rhyme

So, this is for her for the very last time.

 

Mom, carol, Mary carol, grandma, gram carol, aunt carol, Mimi, we all knew and loved her by a different name

 

Regardless of how you called her we all agree she is in the hall of fame

 

Married to  David, April 23, 1960, they become husband and wife 

And together they started the journey of a fulfilling life

 

44 years of marriage, dad left here first 

Mom continued knowing how to deal with the best and the worst

 

Dave and carol leave a legacy of family and friends 

And to recap it all you would think the story never ends

 

Three Children, Lisa, David and Christine, eight grandchildren, and

9 great grandchildren all stars in her eye

 

And each and every one of has a special tie

 

We asked the family to share things they recall 

And my job is now to share with all

 

No specific order to follow, hopefully some laughs, tears and a smile,

And memories that will last for awhile

 

Lisa the oldest lived as moms neighbor

Which was nice as they always could do each a favor

 

Lisa and mom had different skills that you may find funny

Mom could not sew a button and Lisa sews for money

 

Carol raised her children with the Church in her mind

Expect us always to be courteous and kind

 

Christine being the youngest had a tendency to skip

And to Carol she would just sass and lip

 

Carol was checking on an early Sunday morning 

To see if Christine listened to a stern simple warning

 

She Quickly found Christine at St Taco Bell 

 

And she let her know change your ways or risk

Going to hell

 

Carol loved spring and summer, to garden and plant flowers

 

and hers always grew and bloomed like she had super powers

 

Summer was about baseball and time in the pool

Growing up in house with no air, you learned to stay cool

 

Pool season was official when carol did annual cannon ball

Which really just looked like a real graceful fall

 

Dave and Carol did get to travel and explore some of the

Great sites we all know 

but there was special place she did like to go

 

They took the entire family to Disney, the place of Mickey and ears

And it brought them great joy as she talked about it for years

 

She was the cool grandma and would ride all the rides

She even went down one of the water park slides

 

There is a special place at the end of main street,

It is one where most families would conger and just meet

 

Mom hit a curb out of no where

And flipped dad from his wheelchair

             

Dam it Carol, Dad s words for day, but luckily everyone was OK

 

After dad past mom made new friends that would last

 

She spoke of them often and how they go to lunch and play cards

And how they would visit each other and sit in their yards

 

Mom loved to read and was incredibly smart

So, when it came to trivial pursuit her team was the one you wanted to be a part

 

Gram Carol / Mom loved Christmas the time to celebrate with joy

She loved watching the grandkids open a new toy

 

She loved her Christmas trees and had one every year

And when we take this year’s down it will be done with a tear

 

She loved all her grandchildren but had trouble keeping them straight

Which caused her to show up for the wrong dinner date

 

Mom had a special relationship with each grandchild and loved them all the same

She was sharp to the end, she called them all by name

 

Mary Jen was the first and had her special time

Their love and affection aged like a fine wine

 

Jessica was second, the first of Lisa s three, 

A lot like Her mother as the apple falls not far from the tree

Grandma took on the task that few grand children would ever ask

Teaching her how to drive and how to stay alive

 

MaryBeth recalled grandma had a rule,

Many would think this a special tool

If you ever get in trouble, I will always come get you

And never even ask “what did you do”

 

Then comes Kaitlyn, the one with the special smile

She always wanted to stay with gram for an extra awhile

 

A boy show ups, John David, breaking the girl run,

Doctor in the family she was as proud as the beaming sun 

 

Madison’s next, youngest of my three dancing girls

Gram never missed a recital of spinning and twirls

 

Christines, Oliva, the athlete, softball is her game

Gram would watch and yell her name

 

A pop fly went wild and heading toward gram with alarm

But Oliva took the hit and almost braking her arm

 

Olivas sister, Reese a shopper has a real special bond, 

That Gram fixed from above like she had magic wand

 

You lose a wallet full cards and money

And only gram can say I got it honey

 

Mom loved to shop with any one and all

She always was quick to respond when she got the call

 

Grand children, daughters, and friends many partners to choose

She was always happy no matter who she did use

 

She did have a special place in her shopping cart

For her daughter in law Janet who she loved with all her heart

 

As said earlier, 9 great grandchildren she knew all by name

And she would be proud as we can field a team for family baseball game

 

My talks with mom where typically on the drive home

I would call the house or catch her on her iPhone​​​​​​  

 

I see her name and number, and this will be hard to delete

But someday in heaven again we shall meet

 

There is so much more I can tell you about my mom and dad

Many days of happiness and a few days of sad.

 

The family has fond memories of Dave and Carols life 

And none would of happen if they never became man and wife.

~d. girodat 

 

Until next time ...

Lisa Jo