1. Mother’s home preschool with our miniature wooden school desks
2. Learning how to sew with a needle and thread as you helped me repair my Orphan Annie doll
3. Savoring cider and donuts at Robinette’s on crisp autumn Saturdays
4. Mesa Verde campsite 32
5. Stopping at the Amana Colonies on our cross-country station wagon treks
6. Eating Hiker’s Stew at Phantom Ranch
7. Eating Thanksgiving dinner at Cedar Ridge
8. Birthday cakes!
9. Cooking absolutely everything in an electric fry pan, crock pot, or microwave during the Yucky Cookbook years
10. Roofing in the Arizona sun
11. Running to the bus stop in your nightgown with forgotten sack lunches
12. Watching you dress up for the Symphony Ball and hanging on every word as you gave us the “blow-by-blow” report
13. Teaching the Motherhood class at Cocopah career day
14. Taking us to browse at Jabberwocky toy store followed by cookies (or stuffed croissants) at the bakery next door
15. Saturday night baths in the Davies’ swimming pool
16. Art walks in Scottsdale including the Suzanne Brown Gallery and gigantic Gary Ernest Smith paintings
17. Sledding on the hill behind the Troy library after school
18. Getting manicures and pedicures together
19. Coming home from the U for lunch with you
20. Reuniting our entire family in Madrid for the temple dedication
21. Sitting together in the VIP seats of the Huntsman Center for my college graduation.
22. Birthday tables
23. Favorite lines from You’ve Got Mail made into hearts dangling from the chandelier on valentine’s day
24. Favorite James Taylor lyrics made into hearts dangling from the chandelier on valentine’s day
25. Olympic themed Christmas
26. Going to Boston for the first time when I was 14 and falling absolutely in love
27. Going back-to-school shopping at Marshall’s and putting the clothes on layaway
28. Meeting you in Dallas for spring break while I was at Tufts
29. Eating what is “probably the world’s best ice cream” in Polpero
30. Staying at Home Farm
31. Going to Odensa to see Karen Marie’s childhood parish
32. Sleeping on a tall ship in Copenhagen
33. Driving to Dallas with Joy Cilla and driving home from Dallas with Maria.
34. Finding Cabbage Patch dolls at JC Penny in Lansing and buying enough for us and all the neighbors
35. Doing perms
36. Painting nails together
37. Going shopping on sick days
38. Eating Piggly Wiggly fries at the Maricopa State Fair after the Cocopah marching band performance and then checking the exhibit halls to see what ribbons we had won
39. Finishing morning walks in Barcelona with a stop at the bakery to pick up some Napoletanas for breakfast
40. Spending 8 magical days in Barcelona with you!
41. Going to Education Week with you and staying in Deseret Towers when I was a teenager
42. “Food Share”
43. Watching you sew on the gray Singer and holding my pencil eraser on the handwheel as it went around
44. Eating corn dogs on the poolside all summer long
45. Joining you on your morning walks when I was in college
46. Meeting you in Nauvoo with my newborn Eliza
47. When you came to 178 West Canton Street after Eliza was born and helped me adapt to my new life
48. Sending a baby shower in a box while I was on bed rest with Eliza
49. Being there when I needed you most during my pregnancy (and early months) with the twins
50. Babysitting my kids on the phone or Skype when I need a moment of sanity!
51. Shopping for prom dresses at Azteca
52. Nursing my heat stroke with doses of Gatorade and Natrum Mur
53. Heroically pealing me off of the chandelier while I was being shocked
54. Playing dress-up with your Dr. Pepper Queen tiaras
55. Listening to stories of your fashion design and Tyches Teen Board days
56. Getting the royal treatment when I was sick: the brass bell to ring for room service and juice served in a silver pitcher delivered to my bedside
57. Supporting me in my artistic interests with lessons from BBAA and Trish Mayberry and endless art supplies
58. Attending Bario Dos and Zone Conference for the Hopsitalet and Barcelona Zones
59. Brisket and sheet cake
60. Eating Wendy’s chili with Glays Knight and family
Pretty great life so far!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
xoxoxoxoxoxoa
3 comments:
This list made me bawl my eyes out! What a great Mom we have! Love you Mom, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
I'm bawling too! Thanks for remembering all those fun times!
It HAS been a wonderful life!xoxm
I have been thinking about it and I think that life has just begun!
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