Day 12

Next, I am thankful for my Grandma, Lucille Elizabeth Vogel.  At 92 years young she accomplishes more than most people do in a day.  I can only hope I can be ask active as she is.  She goes to water aerobics and chair aerobics daily.  She was in the classroom for many years.  She didn't quit volunteering until my mom retired.  She was a role model to me as a teacher.  She tells stories about walking to the country school she taught at in the snow on cold cold snowy days to make a fire in the stove to heat the school up.  How thankful I am that I don't have to do that!  After retirement she still stayed involved in school.  She tutored kids, did homeschool testing, and volunteered in the classrooms.  We are so glad she decided to move to Grand Island where we get to see her so much more often.

 Here she is holding the twins.

With Laney after Dance recital.  Having her close she is here to see so many of the great grandchildren's activities.

Holding baby Claire.  Originally when we thought we were having 2 girls one was going to have the middle name Este after her grandma Esthers.  The other girl was going to have the middle name Elizabeth after this grandma.  Then when we ended up with only 1 girl we could only use one name.  Since my niece Abbey is Abigail Elizabeth after this grandma we went with Este.

Grandma's retirement home has a trick or treating each year.  Grandma even dresses up!

The Vogel family at Connor and Claire' baptism.  

This is at Grandma's 90th birthday party in Auburn.  A few months later she moved to Grand Island.  

At Connor's 1st birthday (and Claire's 1st, Laney's 4th)

This picture is hilarious.  It was after Easter brunch meal and my kids had enough.  They were all 3 screaming.  Everyone else was laughing so hard we were crying!

So, the next week at Alex's First Communion we tried again.  Everyone did much better!

Grandma and Alex

Alex got an old rosary that belonged to my Grandpa Vogel for his First Communion.  Grandma has also saved a rosary of Grandpa's for Connor to have on his First Communion.  What a special piece to have.  It brought my sister and I to tears.

So, yep, I am pretty lucky to have this lady in my life.  She is such a great role model.  Did I mention she still works at editing articles for a farm magazine, reads daily on her kindle and makes sure to do the sodoku puzzle to keep her brain active everyday?