Goodbye, Lila :(

You’ve made this world a better place to live in.  And it’s not just me, our friends that met you only last week thought you were just the most interesting woman they’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting.  The nurses at the hospital adored you.  You were a truly unique lady.  I am going to miss you so much.  The girls are having a hard time comprehending the idea that you won’t be back.  I am just having a hard time believing that I won’t get to hear about your interesting life, or that we won’t get to draw the violets together (the girls will actually be drawing the violets tomorrow while I’m cleaning out the refrigerator).
Life is just so unfair! There are so many people out there that cause other people pain or that are just so miserable and hate life.  You were so giving and loving.  You had so much to offer the world.  And you are gone.

I will always consider myself lucky to have been your friend, even if it was for such a short portion of our lives.

The memories and happiness will always live in my heart.  You’ve made a difference in the way I look at life and how I plan on living it from now on.

But I still miss you so much it hurts.

:(

I’d like to share my friend Lila Klute with the world

Lila is my neighbor and she’s a wonderful, kind woman.  She is an artist that has lived all over the world, and was taught by some very famous people.  She’s been teaching my kids art for a while.  They are already budding artists but we love spending time with her and you really can never learn too much.
She had a heart attack last week and we spent a few days at the hospital.  She came back home over the weekend and holiday and then we had to go back to the hospital again last night.

Well, it seems that the damage done during her heart attack is not repairable, and she is not expected to make it much longer.

I’m sure her sons are really trying to get here to be with her.  At least I hope they are.  She had been looking forward to it so much.

I am taking care of her house and cat until someone else from her family can get here.  I am going to take some pictures of her paintings so that the world can share in her joy.  Maybe I’ll even share some of her adventures that she liked to tell about.

And now I’m off to the hospital…