A difficult time in my life was when my aunt passed away.  She was not only my aunt but a friend too.  So when she passed away it left a whole in my life.  That hole has slowly been filling up, especially since her grandkids, my sorta nieces and nephew, have been born or come into our family.  I can’t help but think from time to time how much my aunt would be tickled with each and every one of them.