Mother's Day

This is the first Mother's Day since my mom died. This photo was taken in the summer of 2004, nearly five years ago, when my mom was still living in Colordao. She was nearly 80 years old. She looks great, doesn't she?

We were visiting a friend from our old neighborhood, Marie. Marie's son was my best friend and sometimes Marie would watch me after school when my mom was working. My mom was a working mother in a time when many mothers stayed at home. She did it all: run a photography business with my father and run the household. That included all the cooking, laundry, birthday parties, summer canning and freezing, you name it! Happy Mother's Day, Momma!