Thursday, September 13, 2007

Resolution


Well, today was the day Mom left this world.




85 years is a long long time.




I got railroaded into writing the obit.




And though sometimes we didn't see eye to eye.




I've been doing some tallying.




2 marriages




5 kids




9 grandkids




11 Great- Grandbabies.




Scholarship to Juillard when she graduated high school, turned it down because they didn't offer room and board to women candidates in 1938.




Waited tables and sewed at night to make ends meet with 4 little girls after she left the first guy.




Scholarship at age 42 to UOP




2 masters' degrees when it was over




Taught school and wrote books till she was 65.




Big shoes for a little old lady.




The hospice nurses marveled at her refusal to pass.


Every day they would chuckle as they came onto shift.


She never would do anything until she decided to.


And we were all on her time.
Rest easy, Jeanne.




7 comments:

~ lauren said...

oh no! so sad! sorry for your loss J. sounds like you took real good care of her during her last days.

X Bunny said...

thanks for sharing the picture

lovely smile

Merkeley Bike said...

Sad news, I know it's been a rough couple months for you guys.

Your mom's an inspiration, thanks for sharing a bit of her story.

Ron Castia said...

For some reason I think the word tough runs in the family vanes.

Sounds like she lead quite a life.

Best wishes.

norcalcyclingnews.com said...

thanks for letting me read this.

Johnny GoFast said...

Hey Dude-
Sorry for your loss. We are all blessed to walk this earth. Sounds like your Mom did a great job while she was here.

Kareem said...

Sometimes reading someone else's accomplishments makes one wonder how they did it, how they got up and did what they did day after day. Hope all is well under your roof, hang tough.