So how would Mom feel about turning 80? I wonder if she would still tell people she was 29?
I remember lots of things about Mom, like her saying "I may be little, but I'm tough." And trying to get us to tell what her Christmas presents were. And how she believed Steve when he came home one day and said, "Mom, it's terrible, it rained so hard last night the Harbor Tunnel is under water!"
I also know if she was alive, she would love coming to visit our homes and seeing our children. She loved being a grandmother. She took her first plane ride, by herself, when Erin was born. And when she came home, she was so proud of the pictures she took - "Now this was Tuesday, and this was Wednesday"
Any other memories you would like to share?
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I just saw this post this am.
There are many, many memories of Mom.
Driving her on alot of her appointments.
Driving her on her school stops fot the bank.
Mom driving.That was enough to scare you.
Walking into a class at middle school and seeing she was the sub for the day.
Birthday dinners where you picked the menu.
That is just a few of hundreds. I feel like I could go on forever.
I miss her everyday.
Technically I was correct the harbor tunnel is under water.
That's probably why Mom held her breath any time we drove through the tunnel.
Anna Mae didn't have "kids", she had "children". She wanted 36 grandchildren. Her cinnamon cake is my favorite. She was fond of Hummels.
The grandCHILDREN would have given her a "run-for-her-money" and she would have loved it! Can you imagine what she would have had to say about Sean's (sorry Sean) mohawk! On the other hand, she'd be proud of their accomplishments.
She was a "good" mother-in-law.
..and she could grow a mean African violet (actually a whole bay window full)!
Well, apparently Anna Mae set a great mother-in-law "example" because mine is none too shabby herself.
Thank you, Liz. That means alot!
I just read the blog tonight. Mom wasn't my mother-in-law for long, but she loved me like her own!
Just saw this this morning.... these stories are great! I'm really glad to be learning all these things about Anna Mae & also Barbara....
Well you "dumb bunnies" how could you forget that she used to refer to us as "dumb bunnies" when we tricked or fooled her in some way: (1) like telling her that there was a little man in the ice machine filling bags as they were purchased; or, (2) Steve telling her that he had to put the spring and/or winter air in his tires now that the seasons had changed; or (3) that she had six children and never knew how that happened; or (4) she almost fainted when Barb told her that she wasn't packing any nightgowns for her honeymoon because she wasn't planning on wearing them; or (5) getting mad at me because I knew all the baseball stats and not my Spanish.
I'm sure that there are a lot more stories to tell, but I agree that she would have loved each and everyone of her grandchildren and I also agree with Steve that I think of her just about everyday and wonder what might have been...so the best thing to do is remember that she loved us all and that is the best memory to have.
I'm with Erin, even though I don't have any of these stories to tell myself I am really enjoying hearing the memories that she left in my family.
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