This was written upon Jeanette's passing, and although late to publicize, is worth expressing: Thank you for the honour of getting to officially change your title from 'Mum' to 'Gramma'. Thank you for genetically passing along your witchiness - your intellect, fearlessness, promiscuity and sass - these parts of you will always be parts of me. Thank you for the lessons on laughing at and loving myself. Thank you for demonstrating how a little can go a long way. Thank you for looking after me whenever I was ill. Thank you for understanding that money isn't necessary for a good time. Thank you for so many belly-aching laughs over the dumbest things. Thank you for providing countless meals, each as uniquely flavourful as your personality, & for always having a seat for one more at your table. Thank you for proving that family is acceptance & for ensuring I know your loved ones as my loved ones. Thank you for making Christmas so special for a bunch of little kids. Thank you for teaching me that a stuck-out tongue or a stuck-up finger is a perfectly acceptable response when required. Thank you for the frequent pick-ups from school, knowing I wasn't usually 'sick', but taking the time out of your day to bring me to your place & hangout anyway. Thank you for being my best friend for a long time. Thank you for making visits to the farm, Uncle Lloyd&Auntie Eileen's, St Jacobs, London, & the Stouffville Flea Market all staples of my childhood. Thank you for the introduction to Scrabble, Petticoat Junction, Bob Barker, various cusswords, Johnny Cash, Cheech&Chong, scratch tickets, and a fascination with true crime & celebrity gossip. Thank you for the weekly phone calls for over twenty years, and especially for always remembering to call on my birthday. Thank you for your squishy hugs & cherry pies. Thank you for trying your best to accommodate the demands of your family, being pulled in a million directions at once. I'm sorry that you never recovered from the heartbreak of losing Scott, and for how I allowed that change within you to affect our relationship. I'm sorry for your hardships, and for the consequences of certain choices outlasting generations. I promise to do better. Thank you for your unconditional love, may you always feel mine. I hope you are in a happier place Gramma. ❤