So....today would have been my Mom's birthday. It makes me miss her. I figured I write a quick thing here on my blog in memory of her. Several years ago I stopped by her house and was visiting with her. She told me that it had been a hard day for her and that it was her Dad's birthday. Her dad unexpectedly passed away when Mom was in her early 20's. And this day I stopped by was around 45 years later. At the time I didn't think too much about what Mom was going through. I felt bad that she felt bad and we talked about him for a little while. Today......that conversation is precious to me. I know that the feelings I'm having today, on her birthday, were feelings that she went through and struggled with. And........somehow.......that makes me feel somewhat better. I won't write too much about her today.........I'll save that for another time..........but know that she was an amazing lady. Now, that doesn't mean she was perfect........I have many memories of her.......well........not being perfect..........she lived her life in a way that what you saw was what she was. Anyway.........enough of my ramblings about this.
This was taken a couple years before she passed away at a Mother's Day Tea.
This is one of my favorite pictures. I was in college and home for Christmas break. Before bed one night, we started dancing. It was a fun time.
Here is one of my Grandma, Mom and me. I love this picture. I sure do wish though that Mom's eyes were open. Oh well.....
Here are the 4 of us. 
