Marnee
The future Mr. and Mrs. Bennett
Laylah Ali Bittner-Bennett- My big puppy
Grandma and I did so much together that it is hard to remember it all at once. The numerous walks to K Mart and Shawnee Park, always doing my laundry so perfect, feeling my butt to see if I had a temperature, yelling at Mom for not taking me to the doctor, helping me sneak my turtle on the bus so that I could bring it for show and tell…….ohhhh the memories.
Probably one of the most memorable things that I will always remember is this one time that we went to Shawnee Park. For weeks Grandma had pushed me in my stroller to the park and we checked on the ducks nest that had three or four eggs in it. I was so excited for the day we would go to the park and the eggs would be hatched and we would see baby ducks……that never happened. We went over to the nest just like always and each egg had been smashed. I looked at Grandma with tears in my eyes and said “who would do such a thing”. Grandma very calmly said “mean people Marnee just mean and bad people”. Looking back on it now it seems funny but I think it was the first time I learned of evil in the world. I had to have been 3 or 4.
I would do anything to have Grandma here now that so many things have changed. She would be so proud that I finally got my license and that I graduated college. I am getting married on June 27, 2009 to Lee who she also loved. I know she would love Laylah too…probably just because I do.
I know she is with me and all of us in spirit though. I see things that she used to do in my every day life and in myself just as I’m sure you guys do too. Lee thinks that it is crazy but, the milk has to be in the same spot in the fridge. I am also crazy about laundry and making sure the bed is made at all times. The hand towel in the bathroom always has to be folded just so and I find myself calling everyone “honey” sometimes. It is kind of scary but “Day Lord” it is a way to remember.
