My Mom

Instead of writing a story and adding a picture, I have decided to choose a picture(s) and add a story. This is my remarkable Mom. She has macular degeneration, which means limited vision. She can't really read, can only watch TV with binoculars and of course can't drive. She lost her husband, my Dad a few years ago. She also lost a son, my Brother, to lung cancer. We had to find a way to keep her busy and motivated. That something turned out to be travel!!

She likes to sit in the sun. Most of the females in the family inherited that from her!! The picture of her lounging in the sun was taken in Hawaii a couple of years ago. But it doesn't matter. We were there last year in March too. 27 of us to celebrate her 90th birthday. Her kids, our spouses, our kids, their kids. 27 of us. An amazing trip. And that wasn't enough. My husband and I and Mom went back to Hawaii in October.

Oh.. and she (we--her kids and our spouses) also went to Australia 2 years ago. Two 18 hour flights and she didn't fare much worse than the rest of us. It took us forever to recover from that one! And we have been to North Dakota and the Black Hills of South Dakota with stops at Yellowstone and other places of interest. One trip took us to Los Angeles for a graduation with a side trip to Las Vegas. A year and a half ago we made a trip to Florida. This summer we will be visiting Branson, Missouri and later in the summer Alaska.

Did I mention she has a personal trainer and goes to the gym 3 times a week? Most of her friends are gone now. But she keeps as busy as she can. She still lives in her own house, takes a local bus to get her hair done and her nails, and even to her medical appointments. She has learned to "read" by listening to books. She is truly amazing and an inspiration to the rest of us. And I am here to tell you her potato salad ROCKS!! It is the best!! We love you Mom! Thank you for making the past four years memorable and fun.

PS.. I am still learning how to set this up.