Hillary - Dad's twin

This is a photo, courtesy of Vallerie's facebook profile, of Mom and Dad at Uncle Bruce's wedding. Could Hillary look ANYMORE like Dad? Wow! Practically twins.

Memoriam for Mom in Newspaper

I saw in the death notices in a NY paper that they had a small chunk dedicated to a memoriam for anniversaries of people's passing. Wanted to do it for mom and dad. I already contacted the Concord Monitor about pricing. I was thinking of putting:

"Beatrice Pineo Holloway - 18th year in heaven. Greatly loved and sorely missed. Love, Jennifer"

I was thinking of putting it from Brenda, Vallerie and Hillary also but I don't think anyone would be cool with not putting Gendron as her last name. I have zero interest in putting Gendron as her last name.

Here is the photo I am going to use (unless you have better):

I have to let them know if I'm going to do this by Monday - April 14th. I'm going to think about it.

Songs That Remind Me of Mom & Dad

I was thinking about Dad this weekend. I carry his license in my inside pocket of my coat. I was also thinking about the 2 songs that make me think of how sad the loss of my (our) parents is. The one that makes me think of Mom is Phil Collins' song "Against All Odds". It was in rotation on Mtv the summer after she died when I was staying at Brenda's house. I instantly cry whenever I hear this song - even to this day. I know the song is about a love triangle - but if you think of it in terms of someone you love dieing it truly encompasses how I feel about losing Mom.

PHIL COLLINS - "AGAINST ALL ODDS"



The song that makes me think of, I guess, how I feel about the loss of Dad is probably an odd choice. It's "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd. I've never seen "The Wall" but ever since I heard it when I was a kid I've always felt it to be the saddest, loneliest song. I know what it's supposed to be about but I've imposed my own interpretation to it (as I did with the "Against All Odds" song). My reaction to it has less to do with the specific lyrics then the over all tone and feeling conveyed.

PINK FLOYD - "COMFORTABLY NUMB"


I miss them both very much.