Chapter 6    Page 6
Goodbye to Grandma Mary

 

Latter at magnolia lane things were quite, everyone was trying to sleep. but there was too much running through Margo's head, for her to try to sleep.
she knew magnolia lane would never be the same without grandma Mary.
As she watched Daniel sleep, she thought back to the day that she met  
him. And how sure grandma had been that he was the one for her. she knew  before Margo did ,that Margo and Daniel would have a lifetime together. And now she knew even as she lay dying, that Margo was having twins. Margo put her hand on her  tummy and said, don't you two worry,
I will make sure that you know all the history of magnolia lane, and I will tell you everyday what a wonderful great grandmother you had. then she drifted off to sleep.

the next couple of weeks seemed like a blur to Margo, grandma Mary's funeral, and  her mom and dad moving here, she felt like she was just going through the motions. everyday she walked out to the small cemetery by the rose garden, and visited the graves. She always made sure new flowers were on the graves. Everyday her tummy got bigger and bigger and the trip out to the cemetery got harder and harder to make.
she tried to get things back to normal ,so that they could open the doors to the new magnolia lane bed and breakfast. She missed grandma
Mary more every day, but she knew how proud grandma would be of how she was handling everything. Joanne told her the other day, that she had changed so much in the last year. she said I am so proud of you Margo you are a wonderful person, and I am so happy that I am you're mother. Margo brushed the tears from her eyes and said, Thank you mom, but I had two of the greatest role models that any girl could ever have. And I just want these babies, to be as lucky as I have been. I want them to have a good life ,and to know all about their heritage, here at magnolia lane. Joanne hugged her and said, they already are blessed to have you and Daniel as parents, and I know you two will do a great job raising them.

Then Joanne said have you thought about names yet? yes we have said Margo, we are going to name them Maggie Jo, and Mathew lee, I like that said Joanne, yeah me too said Margo, Daniel came up with noel lee, and I picked Maggie Jo. Well I think that they are wonderful names, said Joanne. Margo said thanks mom, what I can't believe is that they will be here in two more months. we almost have the nursery finished Daniel and Tony have did such a great job on it. they painted it white ,drew some clouds on the ceiling, and then some grass with a picket fence, and sunflowers ,on one side and a race track with some cars on the other side, it looks really good. And we have just 2 more weeks till our grand opening of the bed and breakfast, the website I set up has really paid off,
we already have 4 reservations. wow said Joanne, that is wonderful but don't over do, Maggie Jo and Mathew Lee need a healthy, relaxed mother. I won't mom I promise, I would not do anything to jeopardize, the health of my babies or my health either. well ,Joanne said I guess I had better get home and get dinner ready for your father. she reached over and kissed Margo's cheek and said I love you baby girl. Margo giggled ,and said I love you too mom, see you latter. After Joanne left she went to the kitchen and fixed a cup of tea, about that time misty came in ,and the two of them sat down together and talked and drank their tea.

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