(Sorry that's a bad photo~but it's a pic of a pic from 1974)
She became "Aunt Franci"
Then a few years later, my sisters started calling her
Aunt FiFi
Then the other day I was talking to this precious little girl
and she called her
Aunt Panci
and then when we were talking again she called her
Aunt Pranci.
I was thinking about all these names the other day while i was in the shower (hum, that's where I do my best blog writing.) and I laughed~How unoriginal was I? Aunt Franci? In my defense I was the oldest niece at the time.
It's taken me days to write this because I get so emotional thinking about her & how much I love her. She helped my mom with me when I was a baby (I'm guessing until she had kids of her own, probably even then still.) We have always been close. Even when I was finishing up college, she opened her door to me and let me live with her. We always enjoy going to her house for any kind of get together.
She has a great testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I've heard her share her testimony a million times. She's another compassionate person I know. (I've had such great examples~what's my problem?)
We don't talk near as often anymore, but when she emails me it makes me smile & she ALWAYS tells me she misses me. (and I really feel like she does). She always signs everything XO.
Aunt Franci, Aunt FiFi, Aunt Panci, Aunt Pranci, just wanted to let you know that we LOVE YOU!!! And you are in our thoughts & prayers! (And I hope you don't mind that I wrote this post about you!)
Autie
PS-That precious little Caroline also said after our last trip to OK, that Uncle Ron was her best friend! She has said this for weeks!
3 comments:
After I moved to Germany Grandma said you would look all over the house for me asking for Aunt Manci.
I've been every name imagineable and some I'd rather not imagine :)
Thanks for the wonderful post. I loved it!
What wonderful memories to share. I remember holding Aunt Francie when she a just a couple of days old. She was such a firecracker when she was young. Oh that's right she still is. A bit more reserved, but still a firecracker. That girl knows how to have fun.
She sounds like an amazing woman, no wonder you're such a great friend:)You've had some great role models.BTW...you are a VERY compassionate person!
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