Happy Birthday Mom!

 

On the 19th we got together to give Mom a combination birthday and Christmas event at the St Jo Manor. As we were to head back up to Dallas for the grandson we had a mini celebration knowing that Rich and Kerry would be near our mom on Christmas itself. Hey 97 years young!

Above, we shared some birthday cupcakes that had candles that she quite expertly blew out (ignore the great white flash from my bald head) and proceeded to consume and then opened a few more things we had given her.

With Dad's passing, we were trying to keep Mom engaged in the things that had kept her busy in planning countless holiday events for the family, often numbering 25 or more, while doing her own schedule of bridge games, gourmet dinners, and faculty social events.

As we try to balance the College Station-Bryan events with the rest of our family in Dallas we are off to the kids and grandkids for their Christmas evening and morning. We left Aggieland on the 21st, fueled up at Kroger for $1.64 a gallon, stopped at the new rest stop on I-35 for lunch and then paused at the Burleson McLain's RV place for the state inspection ... yep gotta do that stuff.

Quickly passed inspection and then came to rest in the Sandy Lake park for the next month ... time to chill a bit and then plan 2016 ... but first Christmas and the grandkid!