The life and times of the Redding family.

Sunday, March 07, 2010

Happy 80th Birthday Mawmaw

I tried to post this on Facebook but it is too long. Happy Birthday!! Some things we appreciate and remember about you. Compiled by the family in no particular order. There are not quite 80 but some fun. Everyone can feel free to add their own. Happy Birthday mawmaw we love you!

1.faithfulness to God and family
2.love for birds
3.sitting on your bench watching the sunset
4.riding in the bucket on the tractor with Pawpaw
5.acceptance of others
6.watching her do the jitterbug
7.always up for a challenge
8.cross word puzzles
9.sudoku
10.dominoes
11.scrabble
12. We Care Campaigns
13.love for others
14.teaching the deaf
15. dedication as a teacher - falling asleep at the table grading papers
16.snicker bar lunches
17.Frito Pie
18.special green jello salad
19.apple pan dowdy
20.Mawmaw likes to teach me math because she likes a challenge
21. she is really nice
22. she likes playing chess
23.she is a hard worker
24.good at preventing work
25.she makes good food
26.she has pretty children
27. she is a lot of fun
28.she likes helping others
29.she is patient
30. she is benevolent
31. consistency
32.she always has pumpkin pie
33.crocheted afghans
34.crocheted dish cloths
35. a special blue crocheted hat for a special great grandson
36.chicken foot
37.special arrangements from nature
38.endless efforts to keep the carpet clean while living in the country
39.driving a Bronco up a steep hill
40. hauling water
41.scrubbing the carpet with a toilet brush
42.after retiring from teaching, homeschooling the grandkids
43. and testing the grandkids
44. three bean salad
45.From the Cotton Patch
46.stories of her mama and papa
47.singing silly songs
48.introducing the family to Apple computers
49.when you say thank you she says okay
50.feeding the baby blue birds
51.Maybe in addtion to her silly songs, her silly dancing and rythms/rhymes
52.A good listener
53.Very prim/proper usually, but occasionally turns ridiculous / silly
54.Woodworking / cutting her thumb
55.Appliance repairman, her own
56. Lego closure on the dryer
57.Inventive fixes (before duct tape entered the picture)

3 comments:

Jo said...

WELL, WHAT CAN I SAY AFTER ALL OF THOSE DESCRIPTIONS OF THIS 80 YEAR OLD WOMAN? YOU MIGHT THINK THAT I WOULD BE WORN OUT, BUT I'M STILL "CUTTING THE RUG" A LITTLE BIT WHEN MY MUSIC PLAYING GRANDCHILDREN ARE AROUND. THANKS! I DO SAY "THANKS" INSTEAD OF "OKAY"....IT STILL MAKES SENSE TO ME, GABE, EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T KNOW THAT ABOUT MYSELF.
I LOVE ALL YOU GUYS AND GIRLS.

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