This is a hard month for me my niece was born today the 6th, then my mom was born on the 7th, and I was born on the 8th.

My niece is alive and well lives in North Carolina. My MOM her name was Marion Lee Jordan died at 54 from Mouth Cancer she developed it when she was 44 and ten years she was cancer free then at 54 it came back and took her life. I miss my MOM still to this day it has been 24 years since she died and not a day goes by that I don't think of her. My MOM was refined and didn't talk much, but she was a loveable person who loved to make you laugh. I remember all the fun things we did as a family back in the day. We would go to the river banks and go swimming my dad made a tarzan rope and we would swing on it and then drop into the river. One day my brother went in with his glasses on and lost them at the bottom of the river. You know the rivers back then had mud in the bottom of them and clear as a bell on top. My parents made him dive and everyone else helped until they found them. Boy was my brother glad he was blind as a bat. Then there were roller skating at the parks, picnic, and we lived in small towns so I remember we had annual picnics where everyone was welcome every summer. We would have races like the egg toss, the sack races, and then tournaments where you played softball by families. It was just so much fun. I bet people today don't know how to have fun like that.

Well then next is the 8th my birthday this is the first year I don't want to see my day come. I am without my three daughters and it hurts badly. I was shocked and did get cards from all three of them but nothing about MOM we miss you and want to make up. So I would of rathered not got the cards at all. I can see now they are never going to talk to me again it will be like here is a card for this and that. Well you know what soon it won't matter because Joe and I that is my husband are going to visit New Mexico in May and if we like what we see we are moving there to stay until we both die. So they will not have a place to send even a card we will be gone and no forwarding address left behind. I am not trying to be mean but I do have that tough Love thing going on with them and I have a time limit to up hold. I am 56 today and I am living my life like it is my last day each day from here on out. That means Joe and I and having a party everyday no time for disappointment or abuse from the adult kids ever again. Their time is just about up with us.

I Thank You God for the time I had so far in life even the bad times I learnt something from them also. Thank You God for bringing me this far in life and I pray that Joe and I see another 10 years of happiness until you decide to take us home. That is our wish Lord and we both pray you grant that to us. AMEN.