September 21st -- Today is my mother's birthday. Her name was Fran (Frances). She passed away five years ago and I miss her so much. I miss her being here to talk with me, and to give me advice, and give me "pep talks" when I need them. I miss her being here for my son. I miss making her a cup of tea and her saying, "Oh, thank you, this hits the spot!" I miss making her a meal and hearing her tell me, "Oh, this is so good, why is it that something always tastes better when someone else makes it for you?"She was the Best Mother and the GREATEST Grandmother to my son. She loved him more than anything else in the world. He still very much misses her too. We talk about her a lot and we always bring up something funny she used to say and we laugh. She had a great, sarcastic sense of humor. She was also the type of person that would give you the shirt off her back (my father was the same way). My father's sister, Aunt Madelyn, always told the story of when she first met my mother, she admired my mother's hat and my mother took it off and gave it to her. That's the way my mother was. And I can't forget to say: She was also the best cook. I miss her cooking so much! I especially miss her gravy. She was the BEST gravy maker. Oh, and the BEST apple pie maker too!
And I miss her stories so much!! She always had one and would always make everyone laugh. Here's one of her stories from when she was little, that I told on an earlier post: click HERE to read it.
Well, thank you for listening to me while I missed my "Ma" -- which is what I called her and what I'd yell when I wanted her. And I'd yell it loudly. "MA!!!!" And when I was annoyed with her, I'd call her "Mother." I guess we all do that with our Moms, no?
My love to my mother today, who is somewhere, up there, watching out for me and her Grandson.
Miss you and Love you, Ma...
Glorianne
