Preparing to say Goodbye....
Today, Kenny and Denice and I made arrangements for my brother Miles. He is being cremated. Denice will have possesion of his remains. Only fitting since she is his full blooded sister, and they were very close. Having gone through this with my mother only 5 months ago, it was somewhat easier- knowing what questions to ask and having the required information handy. Knowing that you don't need more than one death certificate, and where to buy an urn. I then came home and sorted through what few pictures I have to prepare his slide show. Almost every photo was of the three- Kenny, Miles and 'Sissy' . They are a pod. Three peas in a pod. (Pictured here together, left to right-Kenny, Miles and Denice about 1957) There are about 50 pictures between the years of 1951 and 1958- then there are very few. I guess by the time our Mother had me and my sister Laura, there wasn't much time left for pictures. She certainly had her hands full with the 5 of us- and no help financial or otherwise.


I also found something else in the box of pictures- a letter to my Mother from Miles- that year he went to live with his Dad in Lewiston, Idaho. When he was 12 and I was 6. He wrote-" Kimberley thinks I don't love her anymore- tell her I do love her." Then he promised to send presents. He was the only present I wanted that year.