17 April 2016

Today was my mother's birthday

I just got back from my mom's 92nd birthday dinner. Among other things, I told her that I would be renting a car next weekend, and asked her if she wished to go for a drive somewhere- see some barns, churches, waterfalls, whatever suited her fancy. I've been doing this for a while with her, though I have been a little lax of late, which I need to remedy.  I think that, at this stage of her life, if there's something she would like crossed off her bucket list, some haste is called for.

"Yes, I would like that very much," she said. "I'd like to go back to that church in Hamilton, the one on top of a hill- you know, the one near water."


I didn't actually know that one. It took us several minutes before we figured out the place to which she wished to go was indeed on a hill, but in Formosa (a little over one hundred miles to the northwest of Hamilton) and nowhere near water.

I would be worried, but she has always been like this. Happy Birthday, Mom.

2 comments:

Patience said...

That's awesome! Best wishes to your Mom. Mine would have been 93 this year if she was alive.

Drew Watts said...

92nd birthday dinner! Sounds amazing! I hope you all had a great time on your mom’s birthday. My grandmother turned 60 last week and we celebrated the day at one of her favorite Chicago venues. She loved our surprise.