Hey Mom

As is my custom on this blog, a birthday greeting for my mom today. She is pictured with my sis Cathy here, circa 1957 and not too long before I arrived on the scene. Always encouraging, always positive and always appreciated. Happy Birthday!

Some apt quotes about moms.

A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. ~Abraham Lincoln

Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. ~Erich From

Hey mom

If you read an earlier post, you know our family was in Nebraska over the holidays. We left the farm on Dec. 29, the day after an ice storm began to descend on south central Nebraska. In short order, the storm knocked over 3,000 power poles in a four-county region. The folks still don't have power and are spending $70 per day on diesel to run a power generator less than half time. The community paper hasn't published since the day of the storm, so the Holdredge Citizen is ironically missing out on the biggest story of the year. Since their Internet is also out, Mom and Dad can't read this post today, but this is my public salute to their resolve and earnest wish the upside-down world of south central Nebraska is made right soon.


Jan. 8 update: The lights are on!