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Thursday, March 17, 2005

Dear Clara,

You must know something is going on in the house. People are not their usual cheery selves. Many people coming in and out of the house these past days. How can I tell you that you won't be seeing your lolo* everyday anymore?

Lolo and you had a very special bond that you shared. When you were just few months old and bordering on being colicky, only he could get you to settle down. The two of you just had to look at each other and do this thing where you point at a spot on the floor and suddenly slap your hands on the table. To the rest of us it didn't make any sense but it was a thing the two of you enjoyed doing.

You have many pictures with him and when you are older and ask me how he was like, I'll tell you how he would come home for lunch everyday and you would show him new tricks that you and lola would come up with. After lunch, you would spend time in the gazebo while lola clears the table. I would tell you that when he came home at night the first person he would look for is you. If you were half asleep and hear him coming in the front door, you would immediately jump up and want to eat a late dinner with him.

He was the typical indulgent lolo. When you wanted something that mommy and daddy won't give you, you ran to him and without hesitation he would indulge you. It was he who introduced you to chips and soda. And despite our numeruous attempts to discourage him, he still gave you a taste of them in secret.

He was very patient. I would tell you that he didn't mind the long shopping trips, especially if you came along. The two of you would be keep each other company when we would hop from store to store.

He would bring your lola wherever she needed/wanted to go. Weekends were their days.

He enjoyed our Sunday barbeques. Everytime he would set up the grill, he would call for you so you could watch him. You both look for ants and bugs together. You would point to birds and look for the cat that would sometimes pass by our yard.

He loved road trips. He didn't mind driving. It didn't matter where as long as the family was together.

He had all that he wanted. The family, the apo, the house, even his tv. There was little he asked for or even wanted. That's what consoles us now. That he was happy and was content in his place in life.

So when you see pictures of your lolo, think of how happy he was and how happy he made us. You were lucky to be his.

love,

Mommy



*lolo - grandfather : lola - grandmother : apo - grandchild

 

 
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