Saturday, February 28, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
An actual blog today!
Perry and Brigham are both very small towns...so not much new happens except for things that may be big for those who live here...for example: McDonald's has finally opened after demolishing their old building and raising a new one...may not be a big thing for you all but we are excited here in this little old town...also DI got a face lift and that is complete now...not to mention that the local pizza joint has redone their menu and now includes homemade burgers! Call's drive in has put on a new canopy and hope to open next week. And of course Maddox is almost done with all of their remodel! Gas prices seem to be a few pennies higher here than SLC and next week is the community spaghetti dinner (no not really just threw that in) It just doesn't get any better in this little town of ours. Anywhere you go in this country change is happening all over. The thing about here is we probably notice it more. Life is a little slower for us and these kind of changes are just a little more noticeable for us. Having been raised in So Cal and then moving to Denver for my adult years this is a slow pace. Also I live in an association where I have 90 year old neighbors (that still drive!) So life is very much on the slower side for me. At first I didn't know if I would survive but you tend to grow accustom to your surroundings. I do love it and am glad for the change that brought me here.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
90 YEARS YOUNG TODAY!!! MIMI, ANNE'S MOTHER
We sang happy birthday to her and she was so happy and gracious about it...scanning the crowd and smiling.
There were 5 cakes and all 90 candles to show off...thank goodness she had the help of some grandchildren and great nieces and nephews..
Mariam, one of her caregivers enjoyed helping her blow them out.
R to L (oldest 64 yrs to youngest 44yrs) John Jr, Peter, my brother Jim, Tom, Mary. Stu, Anne, Jane, Liz, Nancy, Leslie, my sister Janet, Joe and Maggie....
This was one of the highlights of the day...these are some of my first cousins that attended...what an honor to watch each of them take time to sit by my mom and talk with her so gently. My mom got to know all her nieces and nephews over the years and always seem to remember to send a B-day card to them...Another wonderful thing about my cousins we all know each other and enjoy being able to talk and play catch up ... These cousins came from all over just to honor my Mother...CT, OR and all over CA, one of my daughters came from CO...so she must be pretty special to travel that far for!
Over the years one of my Mom's signatures were needlepoint Christmas stockings for everyone. She started in the early 70's and made her last one in about 2000 or 01. (I think she did so out of self defense, my Father was a remote control hog and he always wanted her to watch TV with him) All total she made 133 of them. For all her children, nieces, nephews, spouses, significant others, grandchildren and god children...today there were 77 on display!
Each girl got an Angel and each boy got a Santa, she did a marvelous job on each of them. The comment that I seem to hear most that day was that it really wasn't Christmas till the stockings were hung...they are growing to be more and more special each and every Christmas. Especially when you see all the work represented here.
So here is to you Mother today on your 90th Birthday. You are a wonderful person and Saturday was certainly a tribute to that!