Saturday, February 03, 2007

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

1 comment:

J & M Shumate Family said...

I love this blog entry. It made me miss my Mom. What a SUPER Mom you have. You are a great kid too! I love the picture! MaLaan