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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Thankful Thursday... I am thankful for my Mom!




In honor of Mother's Day.. today I want to say... I am thankful for my Mom! She is the Matriarch in our Family..and I can honestly say, she is an amazing woman!

She lives here in Washington part of the year, and she lives in Henderson, Nevada the other part of the year. We tease her, telling her that she is bored here in Washington, where 4 of her 5 kids live. This is because her life in Nevada is full of active friends, and many soirees.. as well as her friend George (who I must say, treats her like an Angel)!

She is smart, and sharp and savvy, and kind of strong willed! My mother is in her 80's and a mother of 5, and loved by all of us, and our families.

I honestly think she could of done anything she wanted to, as she is a natural business woman. Like most women of her generation..she did not work outside the home when we were young. She did have a small business at one time, she had a darling Consignment Shop in the "little" town of Issaquah Washington.(not so little now!) ...and she later got her Real Estate License, which was a great opportunity to find great deals on houses!

She and my father did very well with finding houses, which they would do a little work on, and than add the new purchase to their little string of rentals.
My parents did not believe in using credit, something their generation learned from the real depression, and my generation and my kids generation can still learn a lot from them..(hmm... so could our government...)

Mom is a blessings to her children, grandchildren, and her great grandchildren. When my first child was born, Mom said she was to young to be a Gramma, and said the grand kids could call her GG (short for .. Gramma Gloria)..poor Mom, she was immediately named Gramma GG, and has been so ever since!

So.. as I always tell her, I love you Mom!

and Happy Mothers Day...



21 comments:

  1. Awww that was sweet. Your mom sounds like an amazing woman. :)

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  2. What a nice post honoring your GG!

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  3. That was a really beautiful tribute! We all knew that she was a special Mom because we know and love her daughter and granddaughter!
    Happy Mothers Day to the beautiful GG.

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  4. What a wonderful post about your mom! Thank you for sharing about her, you are blessed to have such a lovely mother =)

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  5. How wonderful! Thank your lucky stars you still have your mother, I miss mine dearly, especially on Mother's Day. Losing her when she was just 61 was not easy. Happy Mother's Day to you as well.

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  6. KUDOS to your mom... great post about and for her!!!

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  7. That was a treat to read, your MOM must be bursting with pride at your loving tribute to her!!!

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  8. I enjoyed reading about your mother!
    This is a wonderful tribute to her.

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  9. Awww, what a wonderful tribute for your Mom. I wanna wish her a Happy Mother's Day too!

    - Margaret

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  10. that was super jan, your mom should be proud she has a great daughter!

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  11. That was so sweet! Your mom is an amazing woman! So sweet of you to tell us all about her!

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  12. What a sweet post! I can tell how special she is to you. Great idea about the credit, wish someone had told me about that! :(

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  13. A lovely tribute for a lovely lady!

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  14. What a lovely daughter you are. HAPPY VGNO

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  15. What a beautiful tribute, for such a beautiful lady.

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  16. So sweet!!!!!!!! She looks like such a great lady, what a wonderful tribute!

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  17. Yes, she is a great lady. The older I get, the more I appreciate all she did and sacrificed. Truly she is part of the greatest generation ever! Super post, Jan! :)

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  18. Was gone this weekend. Hope you had a great VGNO!

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  19. Awww.. that's sweet! Yes, Gramma GG has become more and more amazing to me the older I get! I think we all take after her in so many special and unique ways. What a crazy family! Happy (belated)Mother's Day to you too Aunt Jan!

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