Happy Birthday Mom
Hi all,
Long time no post in this blog. Today would have been mom's 72nd birthday. Time continues to heal and the hustle and bustle of every day life preoccupies the mind so much that it is sometimes hard to stop and capture memories. That's part of the reason this blog exists (although I'm the one that has struggled to keep this up). The picture below is 15 years old in happy times. The memories this brings back is during my college years when mom would drive herself the 90 miles to East Lansing, climb up 4 flights of stairs to my dorm room, take my roommate and I out to dinner with her salary from Montgomery Ward (that she could not afford) and drive home again. I did not realize then the type of sacrifice that was for her, but I certainly do now and appreciate it even more today. I just wish I would have realized it a few years ago. I'm positive she's the reason I live and die emotionally with Jeremy's ups and downs. I was taught how to be a loving father to my son because of her. And I'll be grateful to her forever. Happy Birthday Mom! We'll never forget you.
posted by Rick, Pam, JC and Sara at 3:57 PM
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I know I haven't posted any comments in a while, but something happened at work yesterday which I had to share with everyone.
This woman was in the store to buy some clothes for her granddaughter. I was the one who rang her up and when I gave her the total, she reached in her wallet and retrieved two crisp twenty dollar bills, one at a time. She rubbed each bill to insure that it was just the one bill and not two or more stuck together. It reminded me, of course, of Mama Mimi as I know this was something she used to do as well. I had to hold back tears as I gave her back her change.
I sure do miss her!
10:37 AM
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