The Jar...nos. two

What were your mothers best traits? What ones do you share?

• mother had a beautiful smile
• mother gave sound advice
• mother kept a clean well-stocked home
• mother was direct
• mother played music all of the time
• mother loved to hose down the driveway
• mother had beautiful skin
• she knew she needed God
• my dad was her first priority
• mother tried 
• she liked to walk
• mother had confidence in her children
• she appreciated beauty everywhere
• she didn't do anything for me that i could do for myself
• she cried in a sad movie or when she read of abuse in the newspaper
• mother was patient with my dad
• she was openly affectionate with all of us
• she kissed my dad at home...all the time...he initiated this
• she didn't put up with baloney
• mother was happy being a mother...she never once acted like she was missing out on something more grand
• mother loved genealogy
• mother made sure i had the costumes i needed for all of my activities
• my mother made sure to tell me she was proud of me

this list

good reminder 

i have emulated

almost 

every positive trait

my mother has 

genealogy is still waiting

mother dear...i remain forever devoted and indebted to you.

mother, her sister, me

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