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Audie Turned 88






































Our mother Audra is a trooper and the older I get the more wisdom I find she has passed on to her children. It's not always that woman out fighting for career rights and heading up every committee that has the most lasting impact on their children.
I have learned from Audie that you can put others before yourself, be cooperative, get through anything in life that comes your way, and always, always be there for your kids. She was a steadfast anchor in our lives and remains that to this day. Everytime we are near her we are reminded that her only wish in life was to be a good wife to her husband and a loving and supportive mother to her children. Her biggest legacy will be in the way we parent our children and face life's challenges with dignity and the will to Just Do It, as the ads tell us.
We only hope for more time to show the respect, love and devotion we all have for her.
Happy 88th Birthday, Mom !

Time for a new camera, don't you think? Sorry for the blurry pictures.

Photos above: Sister Martha and Mom (Thanks John for Photo and Bob for Plates!);Great-grand-daughter Carly and Mom ; Brother Bob, grand-daughter Carly, and Sister in law Pat; Brother John, Sister in law Susan, and Mom; Mom and her four kids, Martha, John, Marilyn and Bob ;




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