My sis, Connie, on Oct. 4, 2008. We celebrated her birthday (Oct. 21st) while our parents were visiting us in Northern Illinois.

This has been a very sad time for me this past week. Connie passed away on Sunday. My other sister, Mary, and Connie’s daughter Christy, and I have all been trying to deal with those things everyone sooner or later has to deal with after a loved one passes. It’s a hard time for us all, but we will get through it somehow.