88 and doin' great!

My blessed mother turned 88 years old last Friday. She is my hero and my example. She has been the most wonderful mother in the world!! She has been a widow for 34 years and since then she has accomplished a lot. She didn't just give up and coast through life. She served a mission on Temple Square as a tour guide on Sundays for 4 years, served in the Provo and Mt. Timpanogos Temples until her eyesight left. She served a full-time proselyting mission to San Bernadino California after she retired. She has written a history of her father, mother and put together a marvelous history book of her ancestors. She has written my dad's history. She continues to do geneology work (she has a woman that comes once a week to be her eyes) and has found thousands of names and she sees that all their work is done in the temple. She is now compiling her own history. All these things she has done SINCE my dad died. What a wonderful example she is to all of us. Last Friday we took all my grandkids to her house and sang "Happy Birthday" as a surprise. She loved it!! Then we went across the street to check out the little baby lambs. Here are some pictures. Here is my wonderful mother-- All the grandkids waiting at the doorstep to sing happy birthday.

Mom listening to her great grandkids--notice the smile on her face. Honestly, this is how she always looks--smiling!

Grandma Great getting hugs all around

Little baby lambs. The woman in the picture is Frankie. She is mom's neighbor and good friend. Also she is Amie's aunt.

The grandkids waiting for the lambs to come over

Well, another year has gone by and mom has done well. We hope to have her around for another 10 years or more. We don't know what we would do without her as we all love her so!