New addition!!!

Please welcome Charlie Jacob Stockbridge. Charlie was born at 9:38 on December 20th, 2007. He was born at 8lbs 4 oz. and was 20 3/4 inches long. Everyone is doing well.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to every one.

Memories

Hi Everyone!
I'm updating Grandma's online memorial. If you have additional pictures, stories, ancedotes, memories, etc. please e-mail them to me to be included in her website (jennsto@yahoo.com). Thanks! It sure was GREAT to see so many of you at her memorial service.
Jen

virtual memorial

Jen has set up a vitual memorial with an area for visitors to write in an online guest book and share your memories. We encourage you to visit the site and add your thoughts:
www.Martie-Stockbridge.virtual-memorials.com.

Thank you

Update on pop

August 30, 2007

Everyone asks how dad is doing after mom died. Bill and I were over at his house yesterday to help him organize papers etc. Mom was forever buying and losing greeting cards so I gathered them all and sorted them so dad will never have to buy a card again- he has plenty. While we were there, he shared with us an idea he had. Since there are many widows with whom he is friendly, he is going to suggest that they each pick a night to make dinner and have the whole group over. Then he looked at us with this big grin and said, "this way I'll never have to cook". When we asked if he thought he should take a turn he said he figured that they'd never want him to cook!!!!

I think he's going to be fine.

Mad

Pop

Saturday, August 25th

Zeke and Zeb left town at 11:00am today so this will be the first night that dad is all alone since we lost mom. I asked him if he wanted us to come over but he insisted he'd be okay. Thought some of you checking the blog today might call him tonight (just not after his lunch-time nap). Yesterday Muriel and Fred Weaver sent us a stand with a beautiful wooden church on it with a light. I had a plaque made that reads "in memory of Martie Stockbridge" and we have it in the front area inside the store. Dad just came in and walked up to see it and really got choked up.
On a comical note, we received a card today from the bank addressed to the family of Madeline Stockbridge. Our assistant manager, Rhonda, said we better look-out now as some of the tellers might be thinking Bill's available.

Mad

obituary

August 23, 2007

You can access the obituary online at www.chillicothegazette.com and click on obituaries. The picture we chose was taken at Jen and Dave's wedding by Emily when grandma greeted Jen on the receiving line. She was one classy lady. We could've written a book about her and still not captured her spirit.

Mad

Memorial Contributions

August 23, 2007

The obituary comes out today and lists 2 organizations that mom cared about. The first is:

Children International
P.O. Box 219055
Kansas City, MO 64121

1-800-888-3089

www.children.org

Mom and Dad support a little boy through this organization. Mom displayed his picture in their living room.


The second is:

Salvation Army
P.O. Box 451
Chillicothe, OH 45601

Mom delivered cookies to all the nursing home residents through the Salvation Army up until the day they left for WI and the whole nightmare started.

Zeb and Zeke arrived safely last night, it's great to see them.

Mad