Thursday 9th Sep 2004 /2. And Mothers Day today

After Hartside, he took me to see his Mum. She was staying at her friends house which was away up windy toads, and over looked beautiful countryside.
I knew the first time I met his Mum that she was special. A truly loving soul....there is no doubt she is where Andy got his heart from.
It feels right to write about Liz with it being Mothers Day, as she was like a Mum to me all those years....and I cried yesterday and today because I love her...and simply because I've had to step back from her, to never make it difficult for her.
The picture is Liz and her daughter,one of Andy's sisters; Jane. Two gorgeous women. Liz welcomed me into her arms and her family from the very first day I met her. She took on my children like her own grandchildren too - with such love and warmth, and that's not just words.
I remember us laughing when I thought a stuffed cat curled up near the fireplace was real. Andy looked at me and I could see him start to shake with laughter. I still remember that first day of meeting her. She has always been a person I have admired more and more over the years.
Even now, when Andy has cut me and the children out of his life, she never abandoned me, nor my kids. I sent her a card, with one my kids signed, with choccies and some square sausage (as a gift from Scotland) for Mothers Day. She called me yesterday when she got them, saying thanks for my kind words. Never ever was there a time I haven't thought this woman had a huge heart. Goodness just oozes out if her.
It breaks my heart to have lost her as my Mum. I know she will be there for me as long as I need her, but it's not the same any more as Andy cut me off from his family.
Liz, if you were ever to read this, I cannot tell you how grateful I am for every word and act if kindness to me and my kids.
I hope to meet you with your Mam and Dad one day because I know they will be so very very proud of who you are xxx