Marlene

The painting sisters: 

The caption on this picture of Mom and Aunty Theresa says it was taken in June of 1967 when they were earning their own little bit of money painting other peoples’ houses.  This is the mom I remember as a little girl; look how trim and fit she is although she had just had a baby seven months before!  This picture always makes me smile because it shows so well the special bond between these two loving sisters and the great support they gave each other always! 

Christmas pictures:

You can’t remember mom without thinking about how special she made Christmas for all of us – and any other holiday for that matter!  

Notice how in both photos she is wearing a Christmas corsage and dressed up to entertain! 

I especially love the side profile picture of her watching on with that beautiful smile, probably at one of the grandkids on Santa’s knee.  How amazing that she could look so relaxed and happy and energetic with all of the hard work she put into holiday get-togethers!  Our mom is a real treasure.

 What I miss most about mom is not being able to call her up when I have a question about a recipe or calling her up to share good news about the kids or something.