There is nothing that makes my mom more happy than me taking a weekday off. She loves for us to go somewhere or for me to just be home with her. I took one of those days on Friday. It started out great with breakfast at Cracker Barrell. We were chatting. I took a photo of her smiling. While eating she got a little chocked. She got embarrassed. She was worried that I was embarrassed. I was[...]
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September 2018
In 1953 my mom was 20 years old and working in a craft store in Cherokee, NC. She was approached to be an extra in a Davy Crockett movie that was being filmed there. She remembers being dressed in a long dress and bonnet. She smiles when she talks about how much fun she had. I bought the movie and found her but the photo is not great. She is the background below with Buddy Ebsen. (she has t[...]
I never thought We Would Ever Own a Cat My daddy never liked cats. He made this well known to us. I never thought about it at the time but I think it was mostly due to the fact that daddy loved his vehicles and the neighbor's cat like to walk all over his freshly applied wax job. My mom was a wife who agreed and quoted most of the opinions my daddy had. The cat showed up out of Nowhere Not t[...]
My parents took my brother and me on two vacations. We went to Nashville, TN (Grand Ole Opry) and Daytona Beach February 1972 (Daytona 500) I need to explain our sad faces in photo number 1. The vacation was a surprise destination so when we started out daddy did not reveal where we were going. My brother and I hoped it was the beach as we had never been. Guess what? It wasn't! They though[...]
I have been thinking about blogging for a few months. I have always loved writing but am unsure if I am good at it. My favorite subject is my mom Nona. I am currently 56 years old and mom is soon to be 85. Throughout our life, we have been more like sisters. Our relationship has never been formal. She is not "mother" she is "momma", mom or Nona to me. I hope to bring humor to taking care of[...]