“Birthday Memories” – p.3 | Grandma’s Stories

Sep 14th “Birthday Memories” – p.3

It is good to have your “Birthday” near the weekend – because you can for sure celebrate your “Birthday” over the entire weekend but stretch it out for the whole week! With everyone so busy or should I say – more busy now than years ago, so with a whole week – everyone can be a part of the party celebration – sometime within the week.

So, continuing with some “Birthday Memories” – as requested by my Grand-daughter, Alyssa – I have one more to add.

In the 1960’s – we had to come to Saint Louis, Missouri – since my husband, Lee had to have a very serious surgery and he only trusted the Doctor in St. Louis – that had perform the same type of surgery years ago, on him. So, here we were and with the needed recovery time after Lee’s surgery – we were living in Saint Louis, for five (5) months – and one of the months was September!

With all of our families – or I should say, most of the families and the more important senior citizens in the family – would now have a chance to help me celebrate one of my “Birthdays” with me and as a family – like we used to – while temporarily living here. Naturally, different family members had to ask me – “WHAT would you like and something that you are going to be able take back – home when Lee is ready to travel?” That is one thing that I hate to say – because- I always feel that there really is nothing that I have to have – and I hate to have people going in debt for something for me, when what I really enjoy is just having lots of time to visit with someone – reminiscence about old times and times to come and any and all kinds of stuff – whatever is current?

There was one thing that I could use – and so – I let the word out that I could use one of those collapsible type baskets that are used to carry all of your crochet and embroidery work and needles and or threads – needed to work – whenever and where ever you have to spend hours “WAITING!” The time, that we were in Saint Louis, I was always “WAITING” – “WAITING” for Lee either for Doctor’s visits – and or when he was in the “HOSPITAL” and he would be sleeping – I was not about to wake him – especially after just being operated on – he needed his rest – so I could just open the sewing- basket and started doing something – productive – while “WAITING!”

Would you believe that – at the “Birthday Party for me” – I received three (3) “SEWING BASKETS” – they were all different and each one had unique and better differences than another – so I started putting each of them to good use. Each “Sewing Basket” carried a different project that I would be working on – and I was really glad that a small hint here and there – and some of the family were able to find just the best of gifts for me – because I still have and use those “Sewing Baskets!”” “Just so you know – everybody – I LOVE YOU – and am Grateful and Thankful for a wonderful “FAMILY” that does things – that create wonderful ‘Memories’ for me – forever!”