FINALLY Mom and Dad's stone is finished! Who would have known it would take a few months just to get the design approved!!! The first issue we had was trying to figure out which side to put Mom and Dad's name on. We had no idea which plot mom was buried in. We called the person in charge of the cemetery and the funeral home. Neither one knew where she was buried. The cemetery didn't even have Mom's name down where she's buried on the plot sheet. The funeral home doesn't keep records of where people are buried. The funeral home worker said he could contact the grave digger. Finally, we had the monument place come out to probe out to see where Mom is buried. Sad huh? After all that work we did find out where mom is.
The traditional way to do things, it is the way they are at the altar when they get married and the woman is always on the man's left arm. I had no idea that there's a traditional way to bury a wife/husband. I found this info out from the funeral home director after one of my many emails to him!
Dad picked out the style of stone. He got this stone because it was perfect to put the Saying "The Circle of our Family is Forever." When Mom was in the hospital Mom, Dad and all us kids help make funeral arrangements. One of Mom's request was to have a flower on the front of the stone and the saying "The Circle of Our Family is Forever." We did just that. In the photos you'll see. On the front of the stone we put a rainbow because that is our sign from Mom! Under the rainbow is the flower Mom wanted and the word Family. Mom was all about family so it fits well to be our her stone! Dad wanted to have the wedding rings with their wedding date on the front. On the back we put WE ARE FAMILY. Mom loved that song and it fits well with our whole family!!! The words you see on the back is words from the Rocks we got from my good friend Joni! Dad and Mom have the rock "Spirit" that is the rock that we put in Mom's hands. When we are down and need a little boost we can look at our rocks and know Mom is right there with us! On the base it has all of our names on it! I think the stone turned out great and is everything Mom would have wanted!!! It's PERFECT!!!!!
Dad got a phone call tonight saying the stone was done. After work I drove down to T-Town picked up Dad and we drove to Dewitt to look at the stone! Dad loved it!!! Tomorrow they will be putting it on Mom's Grave!!! Hanson Monument in Dewitt were great!! (oh and the wording on the back are put in letters of lettering Mom picked out for Amy and my Believe rock she bought for us when she was sick!) This stone has meaning all over it!!
The traditional way to do things, it is the way they are at the altar when they get married and the woman is always on the man's left arm. I had no idea that there's a traditional way to bury a wife/husband. I found this info out from the funeral home director after one of my many emails to him!
Dad picked out the style of stone. He got this stone because it was perfect to put the Saying "The Circle of our Family is Forever." When Mom was in the hospital Mom, Dad and all us kids help make funeral arrangements. One of Mom's request was to have a flower on the front of the stone and the saying "The Circle of Our Family is Forever." We did just that. In the photos you'll see. On the front of the stone we put a rainbow because that is our sign from Mom! Under the rainbow is the flower Mom wanted and the word Family. Mom was all about family so it fits well to be our her stone! Dad wanted to have the wedding rings with their wedding date on the front. On the back we put WE ARE FAMILY. Mom loved that song and it fits well with our whole family!!! The words you see on the back is words from the Rocks we got from my good friend Joni! Dad and Mom have the rock "Spirit" that is the rock that we put in Mom's hands. When we are down and need a little boost we can look at our rocks and know Mom is right there with us! On the base it has all of our names on it! I think the stone turned out great and is everything Mom would have wanted!!! It's PERFECT!!!!!
Dad got a phone call tonight saying the stone was done. After work I drove down to T-Town picked up Dad and we drove to Dewitt to look at the stone! Dad loved it!!! Tomorrow they will be putting it on Mom's Grave!!! Hanson Monument in Dewitt were great!! (oh and the wording on the back are put in letters of lettering Mom picked out for Amy and my Believe rock she bought for us when she was sick!) This stone has meaning all over it!!
