Friday, 20 August 2010 -- Day 243 (256)

I know a mother and a grandmother can't be around for every change and big event, but I always thought Mom would still be around to see my daughters graduate from high school and college and still be around to see them get married.  Mom only got to see half of her grandchildren graduate and see only three of them married w/ children.  On the night Mom died, Doug and the girls were driving down to the hospital.  When I told Maddy that we were taking out Grandma's breathing tube, she screamed at me, "She said she would be here to see me graduate.  She promised."  Why couldn't she keep that promise?  Was it so necessary that she join God in heaven again right now?  Did he take her back b/c we weren't appreciating her enough here?  I want a do-over.