may 6th - more party pics

my mom would have been 100 today. she was born in 1924.

2024 . . !

celebrating my mom's birthday (with an apple pie) in may of 2007.

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i found additional photos of a past birthday celebration with her . .

we're with her at a rehab facility. she was recovering from having a hip replacement operation. this was in 2009 (chanda has front teeth again).

she began knitting at this time through the encouragement of the rehab's craft director who came around with yarn and knitting needles for the patients. my mom was actually a very talented crocheter, but i think she was interested in knitting since we were avid knitters. she made herself a scarf and hat, which i still have.

here are several photos from a visit we made in april, when she first was admitted to the rehab:

having lunch together in the cafeteria . . 

i think they are discussing fingernail polish here, as korrina had a dark polish on her nails and my mom was gesturing to her own nails which look recently filed . . and maybe polished with a clear finish. it's a serious looking fingernail conversation!!

and another visit after the one above, but before the birthday visit:

knitting together in the rehab's garden . . 

playing "may i". .

i don't think morgan or korrina were with chanda and i. i set the timer on the camera for these photos and video. i'm glad i did.