Merry Christmas Finn, Love Gramma Lynn

Dearest Finn,
I'm sure you are talking up a storm by now, and I wish with all my heart I could hear your dear little voice.  Someday we will finally meet, and boy do we have a lot to talk about when that wonderful day arrives!
Hope you had a Happy Halloween, and a Happy Thanksgiving. I had fun celebrating my 56th birthday at "Burger 9" in Boulder Creek on Nov. 26th.
Here is a photo from your very first Christmas. (last year)

Lacie rocking Baby Finn on his First Christmas ~ 2011

Merry Christmas Finn!

Love, Gramma Lynn

Great Grampa David D. Meacham turns 80

Dearest Finn,
     It's been awhile since I've written to you, hope everything is going well in your young life. You must be walking by now!
      This post is to let you know that my father, David D. Meacham turned 80 on Sept. 8, 2012.  He is your Great Grandfather, and on that same day you turned 14 months old.

Me & my Daddy ~ April 13, 1996

 Yesterday, Sept. 20, 2012 my daughter Lacie turned 29. (She is your Mommy, of course.) 
     September is almost over now, and the days are getting shorter. The mornings are a little chilly up here in the Santa Cruz mountains.  I haven't turned on the heater yet, but I will probably have to soon. The second bedroom in my cabin is still waiting for you to visit me Finn.
     I'm posting some photos of my beloved father. The second photo was taken when he was in the Navy. He was a pilot, and also used to fly my mother, me, and my two sisters many places in Paul Pearson's small Cessna plane. (Pearson was his boss) I especially remember flying to Oregon to visit our relatives up there. And one time he flew to Tahoe by himself to go skiing, and broke his ankle. To this day, I don't know how he managed to fly home with a broken ankle!
     He taught me all I know about the outdoors. We went skiing, hiking, camping, fishing, running, canoeing, and enjoyed many other outdoor activities. Whenever I open a new can of coffee, I inhale a deep breath of the fresh coffee aroma, and it reminds me of my Dad. Also, everything I know about fixing cars, I learned from him. He can fix almost anything!
     Your Great Grandfather is a very smart man, he graduated from Stanford University, got married, and was commissioned into the US Navy, flying patrol bombers from San Diego and the Philippine Islands, all in one weekend! Later, when I was in High School, he went on to get his Masters degree by taking night classes at the University of Santa Clara.
Also, your own Daddy, Alexander Gershenson, is very smart as well.

David Darrell Meacham in his 1935 Dodge

Me & my Daddy ~ April 1957

Daniel, David, and Darrell Meacham ("Papa"my Grandfather)

Photo above this: Xmas 1980 ~ Dad, Me, Kathy, Jan, Mom & our dogs, Juliet & Pepe
Vivian & Darrell Meacham ~ My Dad's parents (my Grandparents) ~ 1971

David Meacham in his office @ Pearson Electronics, Palo Alto, CA

The photo above is of my Dad at work. He worked at Pearson Electronics, in Palo Alto, CA for many years as the Vice President of the company. Paul Pearson, the owner, was President, but he was hardly ever there.
Sorry the pic is so faded...I kept it in my wallet for years.
I worked there for a few summers when I was a teenager. It was fun to be called "The Boss's Daughter!" There is a photo of me working alone there, but my head is down, so you can't see my face. I'm not going to post it. Here is a better one of me, and my sister Jan.

Jan & Lynn Meacham ~ Working at Pearson Electronics ~ Summer of 1972

My sisters and I surprised him on Father's day one year by painting his office. Of course my Mom "helped" us! *wink*
Below is a picture of your Great Grandfather and me taken aboard the "Song of Norway" on a Christmas Caribbean cruise when we both were much younger in Dec. 1977.  I love my Dad very much!
Love, Your Gramma Lynn

Me & my Daddy

Happy Birthday Finn!

Today is your 1st Birthday!
  I'm so sorry to have missed all your 1st moments this past year...your first smile, the first time you sat up, crawled, laughed, your first Christmas, and countless other precious "Firsts" in your life.
I'm also going to miss your 1st Birthday today, and it breaks my heart to not be there with you dear Finn.

I love you Finn.
Love, Gramma Lynn
Here is a poem for you Finn: Also, below is a pic of your Gramma Lynn (me) holding my baby Lacie (your Mommy) on her First Birthday. (aka Laecee)

To my Grandson, Finn Mother & Daughter ~ Lynn and Lacie Roth (aka Laecee)  In my dream I held my grandson tight. I put my hand on his little bare shoulder and wrapped my arm around his waist. In my dream, we found a magic swimming pool, turquoise, warm, rectangular, large and we slipped in together. . . sputtering, bouncing, bobbing, gliding. In my dream, I made him breakfast and sat next to him and watched him swallow. I set him up on the rug to play and while I did the dishes, I felt connected to him across the room. This was my dream and although in real life, he was faraway, beyond my touch, living at bay, I visited him through longing, a vivid voyage, a chosen foray. In real life, I carry around a weight of unused grandmotherly acts, a whole shopping bag of smiles and ready vigilance and pie crust know-how, of art projects and songs to sing and the desire to cup his head in my hand. Who could have imagined You'd snuggle so securely Into that unsuspecting compartment Of my heart, vacant and aching for you All these years. Still, this was my dream and when I woke up, I felt happy.

For my Grandson Finn

I'm starting this blog for my Grandson, Finn Gershenson. I want him to know that his Gramma Lynn has loved him from the day he was born on July 8, 2011. He will be a year old soon. This blog will contain my feelings about him. Also, photos and information about our family, so he can read it when he is older.

Finn: "I am your Maternal Grandmother, which means that I am your Mommy's Mother. I am also your Aunt Rebecca's Mother. From now on I will try to write this blog as if I am talking to you directly. Sorry about my first post being so short. I love you with all my heart Finn."
 ~Your Gramma Lynn

P.S. Most of the posts from this blog containing photos of my Grandchildren have been moved to:

 https://finnhazelgershenson.wordpress.com