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BLess All Mothers
May 7, 2008 | 7:15 AM
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Would you like to share a memory or shout out a blessing to your Mother? Feel free to do so. My mom has been gone from this earth for 13 years (it seems like yesterday). She was the most fun loving mother of 8 children. One memory that crossed my mind the other day was a funny one.  My mother loved primitive camping. She was the planner. She had everything just so-so and the rest of us just followed her orders while we had fun.  One weekend we went on a campout and canoeing trip down the Buffalo River in Arkansas.  She had the trip planned out, who sat in what canoe, what was in what cooler, when we would take our breaks to picnic and so forth.  The canoe my Dad was in tipped over.  One little blue cooler went floating down the river faster than the canoe. My mom was screaming at my dad,  "Get the cooler, don't let it get away?"  My dad swam and swam until he was exhausted but he retrieved the cooler.  When he got it back to mom he opened it to see if everything inside was OK.  Inside he found it full of wet washcloths, all labeled for each of us, tidily folded and inside individual baggies.  My dad had a cow, he thought they were his sandwiches for lunch.  He always told the story of how he survived WWII but almost died saving a cooler full of washrags.  I miss my Mom.

BLESS MOMS EVERYWHERE!

 

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elkahna read my blog
May 7, 2008 | 8:11 AM

Hi Randyloo

elkahna here

What a wonderful memory to have of your Mom and the camping trip.

I am blessed to still have my Mom with us. She is as we speak on a plane enroute to Tampa and Lord Willing I will pick her and my step father up and they are planning to visit over Mothers Day.

Sadly though Mom is in the beginning stages of dementia and altzheimers. All that aside we are blessed to have her. My memory of Mom was way back. Most people dont remember early child hood to well but mine is of a time when I was about 3 years old. It was winter time and we lived in an area where it snowed. She stepped out the back door and it was really cold and snowy and being the inquisitive child I was I reached up and locked the door behind her and then went on my 3 yr old merry way. I dont remember exactly how she got back in but I recell she wasnt very happy with me but she was more concerned that I was OK, not that she was locked out of the house in freezing weather without a coat. She always put us first in everything. I love her. Have a blessed Mother's Day and hang on to all those great memories!

elkahna <
RandyLoo read my blog view my photos
May 7, 2008 | 12:53 PM

Thank you Elk, have a precious visit with your mother.
mmustangg read my blog view my photos
May 8, 2008 | 4:30 AM

Yes....bless all you mothers out there!
Neckcarjim read my blog view my photos
May 11, 2008 | 7:43 AM

Love you Mommy!!!
ChristianLoveSpeaks read my blog view my photos
May 11, 2008 | 4:31 PM

I have an awesome relationship with my mother!! To me she is stronger then Wonder Woman!! It is absolutely amazing what she has been through in her lifetime!!!

She came from a broken home, dysfunctional life, yet managed to keep a steady, happy and dedicated marriage to my father for 50 years until his death. She gave birth to their 7 children and loved them all equally even though some were much more difficult then others.

I was toward the end of the line with just a younger sister. The three of us are best of friends and enjoy spending time together!! Especially Church on Sundays.

Today we celebrated with an lunch outting to Outback Steakhouse, our favorite. It was a very spiritual and loving day!!!

Too bad her other five children were not around to share it. But I do realize that they have families of their own. At least one of them called her!!

I have a lot of wonderful fond memories that I will always hold close to my heart of my mother and my friend! Happy Mothers Day Mom!!
JackTrade read my blog view my photos
May 19, 2008 | 1:33 PM

I had a wonderful mother. Sometimes I don't know how I would have suvivied my childhood without her. It could not have been easy for her, having a child with cerebral palsy (me) to rear, particularly as a single parent. She loved me, protected me, gave much of herself not just to me, but to others as well. She was killed in a car accident in 1973, at the age of 52. I miss her to this day.
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Grew up in the good ol' 50's and 60's. I am opininated, sappy, sentimental and love my Country..but hate where it is headed (socialists scare the bejeebers out of me). I want to retire but can't afford to do so. Love the outdoors. Believe in right to carry arms for protection and sports. Married to a wonderful guy that knows the way to my heart is buying me a load of potting soil from the rock and gravel man.

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