During the night, the world lost one of the sweetest and most GOOD persons ever to live.  Hubby’s grandmother passed away just five days short of her 98^thbirthday.  We had a big birthday party planned for Saturday but she just couldn’t hold on anymore.  While we know that this is a blessing for her as she has had little quality of life for several years now, we are selfishly sad over the loss.  She was a tremendous influence in my husband’s life and my own as well, though I have only known her nine+ years.  We’re talking about a woman who, when my husband was going to college, gave him fifty cents to help out.  She didn’t have much but she gave all she could.  I am happy that she is no longer suffering and I know that she was ready.  She’s been ready for years and has often asked anyone who would listen, “you don’t think the good Lord has forgotten about me, do you?”  She was the matriarch of a large family – 6 children, 16 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, and 20 great-great-grandchildren after an assisted recount, the totals are actually 6 children, 17 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, and 29 great-great-grandchildren.  She buried one child, one grandchild, and one great grandchild.  She will be missed very, very much.