Mother

Today is the 62nd anniversary of my Mother's Birth! Happy Birthday Mom! I thought I would share with you photos of my Mom. The photo on the left was Christmas Day 2006 at Christina's house. The strapping man beside her is my dad - Hola Ricardo! And the little tyke is Mallory Kate Price, Bert's newest addition to our clan. The picture on the right was taken in front of my Grandparents house in Henderson when Mom & Dad were dating. Aren't they still the cutest couple.

Some interesting things about my Mom!

1 - She married at 16

2 - She celebrates her 46th wedding anniversary on 12 February

3 - She can sing beautifully

4 - She can dance better than any Mom I know

5 - She can sew (remember the purple shirt with the zipper?)

6 - She can paint

7 - She can quilt

8 - She can needlepoint

9 - She can crochet

10 - She can cross stitch

11 - She knows how to can/bottle

12 - She makes super home made bread

13 - She has unselfish love

14 - She has Christlike love for anyone and everyone she meets

15 - She has undying love for Dad

16 - She has style (even without her hair due to Chemo)

17 - She has a work ethic I cannot keep up with.

18 - She has always been organized

19 - She continues to have trust and strength in the Gospel of Jesus Christ

20 - She has outlived her Oncologists life expectancy

21 - She is a fighter

22 - She is a lover - of husband, God, Family, and others

23 - She is smart

24 - She is kind

25 - She can be ornery

26 - She is ornery when us kids fight

27 - She is a peacemaker

29 - She has a sense of who she is

30 - She played baseball with me in little league - even slid into third base in shorts!

31 - She is scriptural

32 - She CAN COOK

33 - She loves life

34 - She has never had a life of luxury, but she has made her parents proud

35 - She is a Grandmother

36 - She is a loving Aunt

37 - She is 3rd of four girls

38 - She and Aurella are the surviving members of her family

39 - She never forgets - dates, birthdays, anniversaries, etc

40 - She has never forgotten Audrey (dog biscuit eater of the family :')

41 - She received her GED when most of us kids were in grade school

42 - She worked at Skaggs, K-Mart, Pizza Inn, and Snavely & Golden

43 - She never asked for thanks for working to help the family

44 - She can build a fire in a fireplace that can run anyone out of a house

45 - She is a voracious reader

46 - She has buried one daughter

47 - She has 8 grandsons and 3 granddaughters

48 - She was an awesome RS visiting Teacher

49 - She loves to have someone rub lotion on her feet

50 - She endured many nights of sick kids

51 - She passed on her Lilly white skin to way too many of us kids/grand kids

52 - She has beautiful brown eyes

53 - She has a smile that can melt battling generals

54 - She always is encouraging

55 - She is thrifty

56 -She loves to surprise people with small acts of kindness

57 - She stretches her God given talents - like painting on candles, etc

58 - She has always supported Dad - except that one morning of the motorcycle race

59 - She has a huge tolerance for pain, emotional and physical and is a testament to us

60 - She is enduring (the end is a long way off for her)

61 - She is truly a Latter-day Saint and a pioneer

62 - She continues to shine

Happy Birthday Mom! I hope you can feel my Love for you, and know that the tears I shed while writing this are tears of love! God Bless You!

Jim