As you can see from the slideshow mom liked to have fun and she was up for anything we had in mind for her to do.  Her crown and jewels were for her birthday party.  Our families like to play games and mom was always in the middle of a game.  Her grandson, Steve would visit them weekly when he was in town bringing supper and then the three of them would play games for the evening.  The game of choice was usually Skipbo.  Steve says grandma didn’t worry much about setting someone up and grandpa was on her left so he benefited.  She was a great competitor but playing and enjoying the company was more important.  Don’t get me wrong ‘she liked to win’. 

We included the picture with the hat because it shows she likes to have fun.  When she was staying with Tammy & Charlie the past few weeks Tammy was taking her picture and wanted her to smile bigger and suggested she think about something Charlie had teased her about.  That didn’t produce the desired effect so Tammy began wiggling her tongue in her mouth and making faces and mom did the same thing.  Tammy thinks the picture is cute, mom didn’t think so and said she should have known Tammy would show the picture. (I have been selective in who sees it, and mom would be pleased it’s not on the web site). 

Below are a few facts about mom that you might find of interest.  The list could go on and on and we may add more. 

Helen Marcella Sumner, Mahlandt, Webber