I didn't get to go to my parents grave this week .....

Hi ctry,....maybe you could take just a few this time if that makes you feel better. Then, when the weather breaks, take the rest of them. It sounds like a nice day, so maybe I would just bring a small little bouquet....that's probably what I would do.....take care.

I would go visit but not take the flowers at this time. Wait for better weather. Just be thankful that you can go visit their graves weekly or even monthly.

First thing don't give your self a hard time that you didn't visit the cemetery.You did the right thing hanging out with your grand baby.I don't think it would have been a good idea to take her to the cemetery without seeing if it was okay with her parents. Second, you should wait for the weather to be a little better for real flowers. you don't want to take your time finding the right bouque only to place on the graves and have the petals blow off or get snowed on.The good news is spring is just around the corner.

Maybe you could find some way to anchor the flowers to the headstones, ctry, thereby reducing the risk of them being blown away. But the important thing is that you visit them because that is your wish. You could also take flowers later.

how old is your granddaughter? My daughter was 4 when I first took her to my dad's grave. She had never met him but she did understand how much he meant to me. I used to tell her stories about him and tell her how much he would have loved her. I think she kind of bonded to him without ever having met him. When she was 6, we went to his grave and lit a candle and said a prayer. Then she pulled out a note she'd written him. there were some misspells of course but it basically told him how she wished she could have gotten to meet him and that she loved him even tho she never met him. We put the note in a metal tin and buried it next to his grave under a plant. If you decide to bring the flowers, I would make sure they are planted in the ground...even if they are fake to prevent them from blowing off.

Oh hon... your parents know how you feel. Especially now because they're all around you watching everything you do - well almost. But they know how you feel and they know how much you love them. As for me and the flowers, I'd see how the weather goes and decide from there. It can change in a moments notice so it's hard to say.

You are needing to go, so go. Enjoy the sun as well. Do not take the flowers as yet, as you will probably get more snow. It also really looks incongruous to see flowers in the snow. Your granddaughter would have done okay going with you, and would have been a good companion for you there.

My sister and i went to my Moms grave last week,and we put some lovely plactic flowers on her grave..The ones we bought are on plastic stems but are some type of cloth or frabic flowers,and we have had good luck with those kind..We usually take that foam stuff and put down into the vase and stick the flowers into the foam and it holds them very well even in bad weather...We have had really good luck ay finding some really nice flowers at Dollar Tree,we usually buy 4 or 5 bunches and some of the artificial berries of the same color...We leave those a while then we change out.....