Monday, October 10, 2011
Words and phrases to describe our mother, Betty:
Beautiful smile
Quiet
Silly
Sensitive
Shy
Stubborn
Loving
Understanding
Intuitive
Kind
Humble
Chocolate chip cookies & Snicker Doodles
Beef stew with tomato gravy
Spaghetti
Christmas cookies
Apple cake & Ginger cake
Windy days
Beautiful sunsets
The quiet of the early morning
Lover of nature and feeder of wild birds
Perry Como
Strauss & Chopin
Loves children and babies
Loves and adores her grandchildren
Adoring wife of Jack
An amazing wisdom in understanding people and human nature
Bell Telephone Operator
What can I say about Betty that you don’t already know? She was a woman who dedicated her life to being a wife and a mother. She was calm, kind, sensitive, loving, understanding, intuitive, and humble. She had a silly side that allowed her to relate to children and babies. Even though she only made it to her sophomore year in high school, she could trump Dr. Phil any day. She had this uncanny ability to understand human nature. As a child, if we came to her upset over something another child said or did to hurt our feelings, she could explain why that child did what they did and this helped us as children to better understand people and human nature.
She was a devout Catholic and has an unwavering faith in the Lord. She made the best Snicker Doodles and Toll House chocolate chip cookies. As her cookies baked, the sweet smell would waft outside. One day, little Georgie Reeves from next door was so enticed he came knocking on the door, asking, “Can I buy one?” Her home made beef stew with tomato gravy was also a favorite in the neighborhood. More than once my friends would ask, “Is your mother making that stew again? I love that stew.”
She made the most phenomenal Christmas cookies. She could have made a living baking cookies but that is not what she wanted. She wanted to be a wife, mother, grandmother, and a great grand-mother and this is her legacy.
She also loved the early morning quiet, windy days, and beautiful sunsets. She liked music. Perry Como, (“Catch a Falling Star”) was her favorite vocalist and Strauss and Chopin competed for her favorite in classical music. Her hobbies were completing 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzles and feeding and watching wild birds. She especially appreciated humming birds and cardinals.
We will hold you in our hearts forever, Mom!
Love,
Mary
