My hubby's older sister will be 80 years old tomorrow!!!! How can that be???? This woman has been a strong catalyst in my life for more years than I can recall. I first met her as the young, sexy, vibrant mother of my childhood friend. They lived in a red house on top of a hill - I thought it was so cool - a Red House! It had a big white chimney on the front porch and we used to
walk on a path through a field to go to my friend's grandparent's house. My friend was the oldest of four active children who were trained from an early age to be responsible and all had chores to do at home. It wasn't long before I learned my friend was related (niece) to a boy I had noticed at a very young age. It turns out her Mom was the oldest and married young and had two children older than her mother's youngest child. The young boy I had noticed eventually became my husband so my friend became my niece! I know - a little convoluted but it works.
I love this picture of my friend, me and my hubby at the coast. She is as pretty as her mother and grandmother and I love her dearly. I wish I had a picture in my computer of when GG was younger. She became a strong female in my life and helped me through many of the perils of marriage and motherhood. I think I have already related how all of us young mothers would end up at her house with our babies and what wonderful memories I have of that time. She also taught me other important things like how to drink alcohol without ever getting drunk or sick! My hubby and I used to go on a weekend fishing trip with her and her hubby at least once a year and oh the wonderful memories of those times! We would be out on the boat very early and fish all day. I came to treasure those weekends! She loved fishing as much as my husband does and a few times on Sunday, we would stop by the deep canals on our way home and she and my hubby would fish the canals while me and Papa would read the Sunday papers and maybe take a nap! When her first grandchild was born, she became GG and her husband became Papa. When Papa died, it left a hole in my heart that will never be filled. He was a true patriarch and I loved him dearly.
This is a picture of GG with her oldest daughter's three girls. Both of GG's beautiful daughters had three daughter's themselves. Her oldest son had three sons and one daughter and now she has three great-grandchildren - 2 girls and one boy. Her youngest son didn't have any children. I got a lot closer to her younger daughter later in life. She lives on the Outer Banks where she and her wonderful husband decided they wanted to raise their children. She is as pretty and smart as her older sister and I have come to love her very much.
She is super organized and loves to clean house more than anyone I know. :-) Her daughters say she has callouses on her hand from carrying the vacuum cleaner around! I don't want to be as heavy into cleaning as she is but I could use a little bit of what drives her. All of the kids are very close to GG and stay in contact with her on a daily basis. She has often told me and Big D how blessed she has been with her children and grandchildren and we have seen it first hand. She stopped by the house today on her way home from an errand but after she witnessed one of my coughing spells, she left post-haste! LOL She ain't no dummy! I called the youngest daughter after she left. Big D was wondering if GG knew they were having a little 80th to-do this weekend and she said yes, but she may have forgotten it. Since there will be so many people, they are all meeting for finger foods and a cake at the Manchester Grill. I'm glad I got to see everyone several weeks ago as I will not be going to the Grill. Just to show you how special the youngest daughter is, she is coming tomorrow to clean GG's house before everyone else comes in. The oldest son, his family and the oldest grandson and his family are all going to be staying with GG this weekend. Wish Papa could be here too........
walk on a path through a field to go to my friend's grandparent's house. My friend was the oldest of four active children who were trained from an early age to be responsible and all had chores to do at home. It wasn't long before I learned my friend was related (niece) to a boy I had noticed at a very young age. It turns out her Mom was the oldest and married young and had two children older than her mother's youngest child. The young boy I had noticed eventually became my husband so my friend became my niece! I know - a little convoluted but it works.
I love this picture of my friend, me and my hubby at the coast. She is as pretty as her mother and grandmother and I love her dearly. I wish I had a picture in my computer of when GG was younger. She became a strong female in my life and helped me through many of the perils of marriage and motherhood. I think I have already related how all of us young mothers would end up at her house with our babies and what wonderful memories I have of that time. She also taught me other important things like how to drink alcohol without ever getting drunk or sick! My hubby and I used to go on a weekend fishing trip with her and her hubby at least once a year and oh the wonderful memories of those times! We would be out on the boat very early and fish all day. I came to treasure those weekends! She loved fishing as much as my husband does and a few times on Sunday, we would stop by the deep canals on our way home and she and my hubby would fish the canals while me and Papa would read the Sunday papers and maybe take a nap! When her first grandchild was born, she became GG and her husband became Papa. When Papa died, it left a hole in my heart that will never be filled. He was a true patriarch and I loved him dearly.
This is a picture of GG with her oldest daughter's three girls. Both of GG's beautiful daughters had three daughter's themselves. Her oldest son had three sons and one daughter and now she has three great-grandchildren - 2 girls and one boy. Her youngest son didn't have any children. I got a lot closer to her younger daughter later in life. She lives on the Outer Banks where she and her wonderful husband decided they wanted to raise their children. She is as pretty and smart as her older sister and I have come to love her very much.
She is super organized and loves to clean house more than anyone I know. :-) Her daughters say she has callouses on her hand from carrying the vacuum cleaner around! I don't want to be as heavy into cleaning as she is but I could use a little bit of what drives her. All of the kids are very close to GG and stay in contact with her on a daily basis. She has often told me and Big D how blessed she has been with her children and grandchildren and we have seen it first hand. She stopped by the house today on her way home from an errand but after she witnessed one of my coughing spells, she left post-haste! LOL She ain't no dummy! I called the youngest daughter after she left. Big D was wondering if GG knew they were having a little 80th to-do this weekend and she said yes, but she may have forgotten it. Since there will be so many people, they are all meeting for finger foods and a cake at the Manchester Grill. I'm glad I got to see everyone several weeks ago as I will not be going to the Grill. Just to show you how special the youngest daughter is, she is coming tomorrow to clean GG's house before everyone else comes in. The oldest son, his family and the oldest grandson and his family are all going to be staying with GG this weekend. Wish Papa could be here too........
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