Mother’s Birthday lunch. Far left, Phyllis Barrington, center front Kathleen Swain, back center, Linda Bethea, far right, Marilyn Grisham
Today, May 5, 2016, is Mother’s birthday. I am not permitted to say which one. Suffice it to say, she is more than eighty-five and less than ninety. She and my father were married thirty-five years and raised five children. She is a remarkable woman, goes to the gym twice a week, and walks at least a mile a day. She likes to get next to puny men at the gym so she can show off how tough she is. She works in her yard every sunny day and keeps a cooler of water out on her back steps for walkers and children in her neighborhood. She’d never worked a public job till after my dad died, but worked for many years first as a pre-school teacher, then as an office manager. I can’t imagine how it must have felt to have to seek a first job in one’s fifties. She is long retired, though never unoccupied. She is active in her church, community, family, and goes out in her car every day to her coffee group and to run errands. We are all so lucky to have her as our mother.
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Impressive lady, wonderful tribute. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Zoe. She is terrific.
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Happy birthday to your dear mom! God bless! 🙂
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Thank you.
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happy birthday, happy mom’s day, and Godbless!!!
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Thx. I will pass it on
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Happy Birthday! Bless, she’s lovely 🎂
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Happy Birthday to your mom. Your post is a lovely tribute to her.
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I will tell her.
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Happy Birthday to your mom. She still looks full of vinegar.
I notice, all you ladies have the same smile. Runs in the family. ❤ 🙂
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Thanks. We have a lot to smile about.
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Happy birthday Ma
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I passed all these good wishes on to her. She was delighted.
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Sorry, I’m late – but I do hope she had a great birthday xx
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HBTY! and MANY more! ❤ I love being able to celebrate this wonderful woman with you, thank you for sharing. ❤
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Thank you.
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Happy birthday to your mum. I must say that since I’ve been reading your posts about your family and especially about her, I feel as she’s become part of my family too. Thanks, Linda!
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You would love her.
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Lovely Birthday picture.🎂
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What a dynamic woman. Happy belated Birthday to your mom! 🙂 — Suzanne
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Happy birthday to one of the funniest women I’ve never met!!!! 🙂
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I’ll tell her.
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How lucky you girls are to still have your mom. Happy Birthday to her! We lost our mom just when I started my family. She only got to meet my first born, that was 43 years ago, I still miss her.
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A very remarkable Lady, Linda. So good to hear how active she keeps herself.
A belated Happy Birthday to her. 🎂
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I’ll show her this.
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
Linda Bethea has regaled us with many tales of her family and it is clear from this birthday tribute to her mother who was 39 + Sales Tax yesterday that the sense of humour and ability to bring a smile to the world is a family trait.. Lovely lady and goes to the gym twice a week..marvellous.
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Thank you, Sally. I wish everyone had a mother like mine. The world would be a better place.
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♥♥♥
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Love your mum! Happy birthday to a sweet woman! 💖
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I will show her this!
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😀😀😀
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Thanks so muc.
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Sweet photo. Happy Birthday to your mom. 💖
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So if I read this right, she’s single, correct? Give her my number…
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Yes, but she’s hard to please. She says she would’ve married again but it got on her nerves when men keep breathing in and breathing out!
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Maybe I’m not interested in “marriage”…
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Well, I can understand that!
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I just want a little 8-decade “sumthin, sumthin…” It’s hard out here for a pimp…
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You better tell her!
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The last thing I ever want to be is creepy…
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Happy Birthday to your mother! Incredible to be so active at such a young age.
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She’s a happy lady. Our family is fortunate.
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Happy Birthday!! You all are lucky!
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