About My Inspiration
My Mom is my inspiration.
She was my original “Remarkable Wrinklie”:
raising 11 children,
growing an incredible vegetable garden,
making maple syrup candy,
mushing a dogsled at the Iditarod,
raising German Shepards named Lassie, Duke, Buckshot, Baron, and Duke,
packing sandwiches for school picnics,
patching me up,
taking worms out of my brothers pockets,
baking bread,
joining the Marine Corps during WWII,
hanging laundry outside because it smelled better,
taking us kids on picnics to the lake,
swimming across the river and laying on the pontoon boat,
walking us all across a railroad trestle,
singing lullabies,
picking dandelions for salad,
building an ice skating rink in our back yard,
cooking,
cleaning,
and just being Mom.
I miss you.
Menopause And Despair - Avoid Depression With Laughter And Love says: October 4th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
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I like your blog! Don’t give up. Your format is great and the ideas are super. Laughter helps greatly.
Oh my gosh! I’m 71 and this made my sides hurt with laughter. I’m sending this to my Catholic priest (from India)..I think this wonderful Christain humor will tickle his fancy.
Thank you, Lana. Isn’t it amazing how humor links us all?
I’m so glad you stopped by and especially that you took time to leave this comment. You are so sweet to spend your time with me. Please come back and visit often.
You were one of 11? Your mom musta had the patient of a saint Miss Patti.
Oh yeah. And, yes, she did. I think she knew how to pick her battles. We lived with the “if you’re not bleeding, don’t bother me” rule.
Thanks, Michele, for stopping in to visit with me again. I miss you when you’re not around. 
Hi Patti,
Thanks for the great comments on my posts. I signed up to follow your blog– us grandmas have to stick together! Love your blog.
Thank you so much, Lisa! I’m following you as well. btw… you’ll notice the bicycle in my header. That’s no coincidence. One of my passions is riding my bike. The other you’ll notice is in the basket.
Glad we found each other. Oh, and I found you through Barb Younger of FriendForTheRide.com
I’m looking forward to more conversations.