- she was a stay-at-home mom but once my brother went to college, she needed to get a job. She worked for many, many years for the state of California.
- she always wore Shalimar perfume (do they still make it??)
- she was an introvert and very shy (like me)
- she battled with weight problems (like me)
- she had a heart condition (like me)
- she loved my kids (like me)
- she changed her hair style and color a lot (like me)
- even after I got married and moved out I think I talked to her every day on the phone
- she said "I kid you not...." way too many times :o)
- she loved John Wayne and his movies
- she always made way too much food at meals and didn't feel satisfied until everyone else was stuffed - and then gave away all the leftovers
- she loved to sew, knit and crochet
- when Wade and I were young and newly married and didn't have much money, she would always slip me a twenty or a bag of groceries. Or she would send me home with bags of food from her own cabinets.
- even when her health was getting worse, she still took care of Jason while I worked. Eventually I quit and stayed home myself.
- she overdid Christmas and birthday presents for the kids.
- she endured hours and hours of my piano practicing and never said a bad word about it. (That probably deserves a medal)
- She loved her family and her life.......So happy Mother's Day mom!
Today, I had a very nice day. I taught Sunday School and it went great. I taught 3rd and 4th graders (Amanda was there too). They loved 'dancing' in the body socks and I had a hard time getting them to take them off. We had the US Senate Chaplain, Barry Black speak at our church this morning at the worship service. He was great and challenging.
For lunch we were going to eat at Olive Garden, however restaurants were packed and the traffic going to all the restaurants was bumper to bumper and jammed. We decided to buy sandwich-makings and soup and eat at home. What a great idea!! And we feasted for a lot less money and with a lot less stress.
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| Mother's Day Feast |
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| Showing Grampee the bag of Cheetos |
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| Fixing the sandwiches |
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| Jaide and her cheetoh |
It was a very nice time. Thank you all.
Later this evening I got a call from Tiffany and we talked for a while. It was nice to hear from her. She and Sam are recovering from a nasty flu bug - she missed church today because of it. Hopefully she is over it now and feeling better tomorrow. She also reports for jury duty tomorrow although she thinks she'll be excused because she works for the police department. We'll see what happens.
Wade has been busy and out of the office. He wrote early this morning that he would be gone and wouldn't write much today. So I look forward to hearing from him tomorrow.
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