[dawn27]

I was inspired by lovespanp's thread "OK I know I have a ghost"

It brought back so many memories of my mother in law Geneve Jean "Jenny". She was always the jokester. We have lived in my in laws Jenny and Marion's home now for almost 17 yrs. This is the same home my DH grew up in his whole life. It was willed to my DH when she passed. Having a home of our own free and clear has allowed us to have a safe place, a home to raise our children in and I will always be grateful to them. By giving us this home it took us out of a bad area of town that was ridden with drugs and bad people all around us and into the suburbs with safe streets and neighbors who we can trust. We lived in our first home, which was my childhood home for ten long years. It didn't always use to be that way but sadly it became a place we did not want to raise our daughter. I lost my father in law two years after meetting my husband in 1987 and my mother in law in five years after we were married in 1996. I will never forget what they did for us. I loved them and I miss them both terribley. I would give up this home in a minute if that meant having in laws back in my life again.

But knowing she is hear with us in spirit brings so much joy to my heart. Every time I smell roses or perfumes in the house when no one is here I know that it is Jenny. So with a big smile and a little sadness in my heart I say "Hello Jenny" and tell her she being funny as usual.

Plus I think she come around a lot during the sprint and summer months because she sees that I'm killing all of the outdoor plans. Which by the way are the ones she planted and are still there today. She did love workeingin the yard every day keeping them looking great.

So, I welcome my Ghosts any time because they are a part of who I am and who my children have become due to their generosity.