Beth, Kath and I left for Albion at 8am. Spent some time on the way up finalizing some details with the funeral home (via phone) and of course sharing memories of our mothers. Beth’s mom and our mom were sisters. We had a lot to share! As is tradition, we stopped at the store on the way and grabbed lunch for everyone who would be working. Kath, Beth and I tried on coats just for fun. And it WAS fun!
Barb and Whitey were already at the farm, as were Dottie’s daughter Pam (who seems to share a love of antiques and history!), her husband Keith, and Keith’s cousin. The two guys made short work of carting out mattresses, couches, heavy furniture, and tossing it into the dumpster. They also lugged a few tables for us. It was fun to be all together, and we thoroughly enjoyed our morning. Dick and Bobbie got there about 2pm and we all left at about 4:15pm. It was a really great day.
One of the things we wanted to accomplish was to go through the BOXES (!!!) of photos we found and pull out ones of ALL the families. We found quite a stack, and I suspect I will have to get more posterboard as three won’t be enough! What precious pictures! What a precious family!
I will share another page in Mom’s book: May 31; Do you have any good bathtime stories? “We always had a bath tub but no running HOT water. We had to heat the water on the gas stove and mix it in to the cold water in the tub. We were allowed to slide in the old fashioned tub and we would have water splashed all over the bathroom. We always used Ivory soap.”
Tomorrow will be another busy day – so I’d best get moving. Have a great weekend. God bless…
Hi Marge , so sorry to hear about your mom’s passing but happy she is at home with the Lord. She was a very special lady and always made me feel like one of the family. I am so blessed to be your “cousin.”
Family is a blessing, and so glad to have you as part of ours. Mom was indeed a special lady, and we are in awe of all the comments. Love you, Connie!