Getting to Know Mommy

I'm so excited!!!

And I feel that way because my kids & I have been going through a HUGE file of pictures that my mother had of me. The pics stretch from infancy to Emma's first birthday & we are having so much fun!

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So I thought I would share some of these pics with ya'll. The reason my mom got out the picture file is because we were looking for this picture:This is Kris Ann Stermer with me at my baptism.

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I attended her funeral yesterday & it almost broke my heart. Kris Ann was my brother's very favorite babysitter, & he & my mom named me after her. I don't think there could be a more amazing person to have as an example & idol for me throughout my life. She was so kind, loving, courageous, and full of life. I can't even express what it has meant to me to carry her name for the past 31 years. I will miss her.

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In the process of finding that pic, we also found evidence of Mommy FINALLY getting her turn to be Mary at Grandma Joy's annual Christmas Eve Party. It only happened a couple of times- there were a lot of girls to compete with!And this picture. Seriously, Mom. I need a haircut! But if we can ignore that mangy fro, that shirt was my absolute FAVORITE!!! I wore it for years & still remember skipping up & down the sidewalk singing "I don't want to grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid." Never mind that I hadn't ever even been to Toys R Us. Oh, the power of television.

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But the real star of this pic is that bike. It's AWESOME!!!! I wish they still made simple, cute little bikes like that for girls today. I must've looked pretty sweet cruisin' that thing.

Do you think my kids come by those giant eyes honestly? Theirs may be chocolate & mine sky blue, but it's one thing I can say they truly get from me.Alas, I need to go get Emma from school now, but we'll continue this little trip down memory lane a little later.

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To Be Continued...........

Up Next, the Teenage Years