Connies' Challenge

Gosh, I have soo many memories, I'm not sure where to start. I remember living in Milldale,waiting for Gail to be born and Mom deciding to let Richard name the new baby.
He chose Clementine Hortense (truly believing no girl would come into this world with that name waiting for her)he settled on Gail because I couldn't say Pamela.
Even in Milldale Mom sewed and I think thats where she first developed her sewing skills.Although she never mastered button holes , Richard quickly baled her out as he was a master of button holes.
I remember playing monopoly with Mom ,Uncle Butch and Richard and having Charleston chews and penny candy on saturday nights.
How 'bout the many pictures she had done of us oldest to youngest sitting on an Ironing board.

I remember Mom going to work at Ivers Paint,walking to and from unless it was rainy. She taught us how to cook and we would start supper,take the frozen clothes off the line although she always cautioned us to take them off before it got too late. They smelled great and I think that's why I love the smell of clothes line dried clothing today.

Holidays were always special. We baked dozens of cookies,made millions of meatballs for lasagna on Christmas eve and had a blast doing the Easter baskets.

Christmas was a little touchy the year Harold decided not to wait to be born. Poor Connie got left out of the Santa frenzy because I forgot where some stuff was hidden. Mom had left notes for everyone and had stayed up all night to finish a beautiful wool cape she was making for Gram for Christmas.

I can go on and on but to me ,Mom was my mentor, a strong ,independent woman. Giving ,loving , non judgemental (most of the time) with incredibly strong family values. She taught each of us that family was the most important thing in life. She often told me that she would never trade any of us,she loved us equally and she adored each and every grandchild and great grandchild.

Next time,I'll share about all her trips.
Dianne