first of all thanks-for-giving me my life mom. thanks for all your love. all your concern. all your support. all your caring. all your best. I remember all those things. we had good times and bad times just like every other family. but thanks for making the good times stand out in my mind. the bad times are all forgotten and forgiven.
happy birthday mom
you would have been 91 this nov. 28. passing away when you were only 72 and I was only 48, was too soon for both of us. all the things we think we have time for, fade away into oblivion. who do we ask now? who do we call now? it’s no longer you when I pick up the phone. there’s no longer anything in the mailbox with your name on it.
how beautiful you were in body and spirit..,
young, on the right of your sister Charlene
with your firstborn, janice
as you aged and came into your own
we celebrated you mom, on thanksgiving and your birthday, having fun as you would have wanted us to do. we boarded the hornblower in Newport beach for brunch while cruising the channels where i’m sure you saw us.
we had window seats, a bottle of champagne, soft music, and delicious food.
there are some beautiful homes there.
yes, this is a house
wait, stop the boat
it was 19 long years ago we had that journey of laying you to rest in the waves of the world. I hope you are somewhere else now. peaceful and calm. (and daddy is behaving).
I want to come join you when it’s my time. (I hope to take a swim first too).
we love you mom
i’ll be seeing you mom
love, jill
Once in awhile-now and again-this is us 
I meant to mention your pictures are wonderful.
I guess my first comment was lost when I couldn’t remember my password. Your moving and noble tribute brought me to tears. You have walked in your dad’s footsteps and visited your mother in a short amount of time. I am envious and happy for you. I could almost see your mom peering over your shoulder as you wrote the blog. Thank you for sharing this beautiful adventure.
Martha, I knew you were going to comment, so I just sat here and waited for it. thank you for being there. love, jill
thanks again.
This is a very special blog. It reminds us to celebrate the life of our loved ones who are gone but never forgotten. Thanks for letting us celebrate with you. – Sharon
no, thank you for celebrating with me. and sharing my mother’s memory. love to you and good night, jill
This is a beautiful post, Mom. I miss Grandma and I wish she could have met Thuy and the girls. She would have loved them and they would have loved her. I have a lot of good memories about Grandma, and I remember how kind and loving she was to me. I’m glad you were able to feel close to her on her birthday. Somehow, I think she knows how much you love and miss her; and the way you honor her each year does not go unrecognized or unappreciated. It’s a very special bond between mother and child, isn’t it?
I love you
thank you tony, for your thoughtful comment. i know mom would have loved thuy. especially after she cooked for her. ha ha. and the girls. she would have had them putting on her eyebrows and polishing her fingernails.
i love you too, mommie
Thank you so much for sharing such special moments in your remembrance of Mom. It’s good to always remember what a kind and wonderful mother she was. Love, Celia