My Mom is 80! Wow! That is hard to believe. In my mind (and hers) she will always be a youthful 29! We had a wonderful party for her! We went to my sister Karen's house for a dinner with just her children---so she thought! Little did she know that ALL the grand kids, near and far, had been invited and most of them came! They met at Karen's nearby church around the back (where they wouldn't be seen by Grandma when she drove up to Karen's house) and then they all showed up on the front porch and sang "Happy Birthday" as the door was opened. What a terrific surprise!!! My mom just stood there speechless and then started to cry! It was priceless!
The cake was awesome! Christina made a "Brownie" cake and she and her talented friend, Jill Moulton decorated it. (Grandma Mimi is really "29" for the 52nd time because we need to count the year she was actually 29!)
Then, we quickly set up tables and chairs, had a yummy feast and a really nice program about her life. Catherine told about she got the "shopping gene" from Grandma and how her little Elizabeth thought Nordstorm's "must be heaven"! James told about her tradition of taking the grand kids to lunch when they are at BYU and going to Brick Oven and her always ordering a pizza with double pepperoni. Amy told about how she always had snacks in her home and where ever she traveled. I got to speak about what a devoted friend she has been and Karen spoke about her love of family. David told about her spiritual legacy and Alan about her love of learning. Annie told about all the places she had traveled and we presented her with a beautiful large framed map of the world with pins in all the places where she had traveled and lived, and where her missionary children and grandchildren had been. We gave her a few questions to answer about her life and it was very touching to her responses. We love you, Mom! Thanks for a priceless legacy!
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