Monday Challenge #6: Grandparents Day

This layout was started for a challenge at Apron Strings Designs (Apron Strings Designs Blog).  Grandparents Day is today, September 13.  This challenge came at the perfect time, because on Tuesday (9/8) my grandmother Tricia died.  She had been ill for a long time, and it was not a surprise, but it was still very sad.  I spent my free time this week working on a page honoring both of my grandmothers, who were incredible women.  I miss them so much!

 

The journaling on the left reads: Both of my grandmothers played huge roles in my life, and I loved them greatly.  Alice Erlene (Hendrix) Schwartz was always there for me through my life.  As a child she welcomed me to share in adventures and in my difficult teen years she was a steady force and confidante.  Patricia Josephine (McHugh) Branstetter was a consistent matriarch who taught me manners and etiquette and shared with me a love for cooking, reading, the sun and nearly a birth date!  both of these women are a part of me now ans forever.  Thank you grandmothers.  09-12-2009 

On the right, the photo on the middle left I picked out because in that photo my grandmother is wearing a green checked skirt.  This was an important skirt because my grandmother made me the same and matching skirt.  Even more incredible, and important to younger me, was that she made my barbie the same skirt too!  This from a woman who was a woman's studies major in college!  Yes these women were impactful on my life.  Scrapping was a great way to remember stories and honor them both.