Pat (Gray) Kimmi
1595 326th Road
Horton,Kansas 66439
(now we have her email which I won't post)
I've spent most of the last 40 years raising my kids-3 sons and a daughter-
and watching grandkids as needed. I have been blessed in that all 4 of my kids along with the 13 grandkids live within 8 miles of me.
There has been a lot of change in my life in the last several years. As of last year, I am now single, moved to the Horton area and lost my beloved oldest grandchild, Taylor Nichole Kimmi, at age 11 on November 8, 2007. She collapsed during PE at Effingham Middle School and despite all efforts she passed away from a "cardiac event". This was devastating to our family and through we have an Angel in Heaven, it has left a huge hole in our hearts.
Last year, I lost my Yorkie, my "empty nest dog" that I'd had for 13 years. I decided the house was too empty without a dog, so I got another Yorkie; a pup who rules the household!
My world revolves around my family and my animals. (I also have a mini donkey) My grandkids are ages almost 3 years to 12 years old and my kids though grown, still keep me hopping.
My daughter and her hubbie plan to build a house by me when their house sells, so I'm sure I will have the 2 girls, 12 and 8 and the identical twin boys age 4, as frequent visitors.
My sons' children all go to school in the Effingham district and I can't believe what is the middle school is where I went to high school, oh so many years ago. ....and was the tower haunted when I went to school there???? I can't convince them that it is not haunted!
I guess I haven't really had an exciting or glamorous life, but I am content with what I've done and accomplished.
My greatest accomplishment and blessing is my kids and grandkids. They may be onery at times, but they are good people and have been a huge source of strength and support for me, --with a few laughs along the way!
(There is a small pic of Sierra with this caption) Pat's faithful companion-her one year old Yorkie- Sierra
On the second page there are two pictures. The first is one like the one Rita
has at the end of her posts, but it is only the children with the Christmas tree
and no grandchild.
The second is of all the grand kids, it is dated 03.03.2007. The caption reads: All 13 grandkids together: LtoR: Zach and Beau, the twins, Sarah, Kyle, Kaelyn (in front of Kyle), Ashley holding Cordell, Kinsey, McKenna holding Gracie, and Taylor (the little Mama) holding Audrey and Tenton----and Tony holding them all back.
These are Pat's own words, taken from the reunion book of the Classes of 1968 and 1969 in August 2009. I have tried to type in exactly as written, any
mis-spelling is on my part not Pat's.
1969Mary