tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post3627428798032513724..comments2023-09-05T20:54:42.242-04:00Comments on A Latter-day Voice: Lessons from MomPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11294214866282354575noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-63240177326189967132011-03-15T03:45:37.602-04:002011-03-15T03:45:37.602-04:00I've made a few corrections to the original po...I've made a few corrections to the original post as noted above.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294214866282354575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-17789598865790493552011-03-15T03:34:37.291-04:002011-03-15T03:34:37.291-04:00Robin,
You are right about the coin story (which ...Robin,<br /><br />You are right about the coin story (which must be why (or because) you are the wise big sister...).<br /><br />It was when they were first married, so there were no children in tow. (I just looked it up in Mom's history.)<br /><br />And that dress story -- her grandmother had the dress(es) made, and her mother wondered why there were two identical dresses of different colors...<br /><br />So, Ardis, you see that while I have some good memories, my memory is not as good as I wished. I should follow your lead and check my sources <i>first</i>.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294214866282354575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-30586205165655391002011-03-14T18:30:12.684-04:002011-03-14T18:30:12.684-04:00Thanks for introducing your mother to us, Paul. Yo...Thanks for introducing your mother to us, Paul. You have some good memories.Ardishttp://www.keepapitchinin.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-4703428426581434962011-03-14T17:57:54.512-04:002011-03-14T17:57:54.512-04:00Thanks Little Brother. (I hope you consider that a...Thanks Little Brother. (I hope you consider that an endearing moniker. Maybe you hate it. If so, you should tell me...)<br /><br />I always thought the coins-at-the-grocery-store episode took place right after they were married. They needed groceries, and the only cash on hand was Dad's shoebox full of change. I wonder which is the correct version!<br /><br />Mom did tell lots of 'spoiled child' stories. My favorite was when she came outside wearing her new spring coat, all full of herself, and a bird did its thing, right on her coat. She made such a fuss that her mother, who was watering flowers, turned the hose on her.<br /><br />Remember all the summer days she took us to the pool, and then to the ice cream place afterward? (It wasn't Dairy Queen, what was it?)<br /><br />Remember all the times she & Anne split a sundae at Kresge's, and popped the balloon to get the prices, and then scrambled to come up with enough money to pay the revealed price (which was always the full price)?<br /><br />Remember the time your mouse Nephi got loose, and she saw it, and forgot it was a pet? We came home from school and she was sitting on the counter waiting for us. <br /><br />Remember her selling pop at Dave's Little League games?<br /><br />So many memories... I do miss her, often...Robin Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762942736068477765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-84643339499636991412011-03-14T11:39:02.118-04:002011-03-14T11:39:02.118-04:00A wonderful woman. Thanks for sharing her tribute ...A wonderful woman. Thanks for sharing her tribute with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com