Nanny

Nanny,

What can I say, I miss you so much already, we all do.

I miss the cheery sound in your voice when you said 'only me' when you rang up for a chat.

I miss you telling the dog off in your 'pleading do something tone' which apparently was your ''you've been very naughty voice'. He didn't believe it, and neither did we.

I miss you nodding off in the corner of the room, and waking up to tell us you were listening with your eyes closed. You forgot that we could hear the snores that were coming from you.

I miss you reminiscing about the past, about your favourite stories of us, my eating of the glass which my drink you gave me was in, Steve's cheating at Frustration because he didn't realise you knew the rules to Ludo and Chris's bacon sandwich addiction to name just a few.

I miss asking about your trips out and what you ate, the answer always being fish and chips.

I miss you being at the end of the phone when I ring just because.

I miss you nagging us, fussing us, telling us all off for telling you to stop. We only nagged because we loved you, wanted you to sit down. I know you only did the same because you loved us.

Thank you for the trips to Peter Pan's playground, and the pleasure we witnessed when we got off our ride. It didn't matter to you if we went on the ghost train eight times in a row as long as we were enjoying ourselves. I'm glad we did the ferris wheel with you each year, because we got to see you so happy as we looked out over the Southend Pier and sea.

Thank you for the bacon sandwiches and the memories that come with them. It is something that Chris, Steve and myself will never forget. They truly were world class, we told all our friends that our Nanny made the best.

Thank you for the weekly phone calls, and the run down on the week, the stories of bingo and the winnings of £2.50. I know that Club will miss you like we do, but at least someone else might win this week.

Thank you for the trips along the river, getting stuck on the boat, and telling me off for saying I was going to leave you there until the tide rose again. It was lovely that you giggled about it afterwards, having realised how silly you had been.

Thank you for playing along with our jokes and humour, our little nanny that was amazed each time one of us grew taller than you. I won't forget the look on your face at Dad's 50th when you realised that once inside the Hummer, it was the perfect size for you. The rest of us had to bottom shuffle, whereas you could walk up and down with no problem.

Thank you for the concern you had for us. I will continue to challenge myself and see the world, i know you liked hearing that I was doing something and pushing my boundaries.

Thank you for the belief you had in me, and the stubbornness you passed on to me. You constantly reminded me that I could do anything that I set my mind too and that you would tell everyone that if I started something I would finish it. In my own time.

Most of all, Thank you for the memories and stories, that we can talk and share.


Thank you for being our Nanny.