Sad day......

Incredibly sad day today...just found out my dear sweet neighbor passed away on Monday night. We saw some activity Tuesday morning after returning from bible study, but it was just police presence when we got home. I had just seen her getting her mail the week before. She loved to travel, so I was hoping there was something else and she was away on a trip. Last year she went to Turkey and brought the girls braclets and other little things. Even brought me a travel kit from the Turkish Airlines. Always wrote such sweet notes to the girls....they were her Big J Middle J and Little J. They always hugged her. When Netta told her she collected stamps Ellie made sure to get her some different ones. She also sent postcards to them during her travels. When we first moved to this house in 2012, Ellie and the girls clicked. We had left a place where the neigbor was so good to them and now they had Ellie to fill in. She was their Grama. Due to her travels she was gone quite a bit and didn't really like answering the door but had the girls over a couple of times. It won't be the same here without her. Wishing we had spent more time with her, but she did like being alone. Make time to visit your neighbors. Learn more about them. My heart is heavy and sad. Good bye Ellie. We will miss you a lot. Summer won't be the same without you.

Miss Ellie at her Christmas Party 2014 with her travel buddies. She's the beautiful lady in gold with gorgeous red hair.