Friday, October 16, 2009

MOM STILL MAKES US LAUGH!

We've been going through a bunch of stuff the last week to help Dad. We keep coming upon things of Mom's that bring back fond memories, make us laugh - and sometimes are outright surprising. Dad showed us yesterday that Mom has a Collection of Christmas Mugs. Now this isn't just 8 or 10 Christmas mugs - it's drawers and drawers full of Christmas mugs! We knew she loved fabric, shoes, beads & buttons, socks, chocolate, Santas, Patriotic things, sweaters and lots of other 'stuff'....but the Christmas Mug collection had Heather & I totally surprised....we just closed the drawers and decided we'll tackle that task another time. We're still shaking our heads on that one!

Mom really did have wonderful intentions of someday writing her Life Story. We've found several pads of paper, journals, notes, etc with just a page or two filled in with ideas or a short thought about her life.

Today we found the following notes on a piece of graph paper:

'When my daughter went to college - only one not to complain about food.'
I wonder which daughter she was thinking about?

'Filing system - put everything on the table in a bag - label occasion for which it was ???'
Couldn't read the last word....this sounds waaay too much like a filing system I sometimes resort to!

'How could anyone let a hobby take over the whole house?'
Is she quoting Dad?...or asking this question herself in observation of someone else?

'Aunt Virginia - collected cats.'
Never heard of an Aunt Virginia....I'm curious!

'Irma Bombeck'
Mom always enjoyed Irma Bombeck's sense of humor.

'Dispersing old treasures is never easy.'
Wow - we can really relate to that one right now!

'Ted said - when we bought the shop (referring to Tayo's Fabrics & Quilts) it was a formality.'
This was in reference to Mom's already prolific fabric stash at home.

'Fabric & using ratio compare with men buying tools - called Black and Decker syndrome!'
Dad's does have lots of garden tools and art supplies - but it still doesn't compare to the quantity of space Mom's fabric, shoes, etc....and mugs occupy!

This is the one that had us laughing over and over....

'Make a pack (sic) with someone. If anything happens to me, get to my house right away and get out as much fabric as you can. The family would be more shocked about the amount of fabric than they would be about my condition.'
Hmmmm - wonder if Mom ever made that 'pact' with someone (anyone want to confess?). We just think this comment, considering Mom's recent passing and our currently going through lots and lots of 'stuff' is hilarious!
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