Some warmth today, but not much!

Today it is about Mom

I would say that there are not many, if any, moms we know who did so much with so little.  I actually think she may be the BEST definition of "selfless" as she had little to give but what she had she did not hang on to for self.  

I am guessing that seldom did Mom have much money in her purse.  I am not sure but I think the girls got her purse after her death and there was a little change.  

Well Mom had a chance to have some money after her brother Jim died.  Jim never married.  He lived with Grandpa Sampson until grandpa died and then at some time he moved in to live with his sister Bertie.  I don't ever remember Jim farming himself but he owned the land "down south" that we farmed for him.  I have no idea what happened to his land when he died and I think most of his money (I have no idea what he had) went to Bertie as he had lived with her and Obert for some time. Well Mom did get a few hundred dollars from his estate.  What did she do with the money.  She spent it all on herself-NO NO.  She purchased a sheep skin throw/rug (ours was hot pink and served as a cover on the piano stool for a long time) for each of her children.  That said everything about Mom.  Someone you would want to emulate in so many ways.  Mom, thanks for who you were and how you raised us kids!

Well tennis was fun yesterday and not only because we won all three courts.  Elton and I played court #1 and won in a tie breaker.  It was 6-4, 3-6 and 10-6 in the tie breaker.  Of course it was fun to win but our opponent was just fun to play against.  They were fair, they were competitive and they were willing to go back and forth with comments.  It added to the fun as there were about a half dozen people watching and the talk went back and forth from spectator to players.  We also won court #3 in a match tie breaker.  So I think we have played perhaps the two weakest teams in the league and we stand at 5-1 so really it is off to a good start.  Time will tell as we go forth during the season.  

I feel like I am on an island today, just by myself.  I got the word yesterday that I will play next week on the 70+ team and AGAIN on court #3.  The guy on my team that I played with yesterday is also on the team and he is playing on court #1!!!  Sometimes I ask myself if there is a reason some of the tennis people don't like me.  I use deodorant everyday, brush my teeth everyday, pretty much wear clean clothes but still.....I don't know.  Maybe, just maybe a ship may come by my island and rescue me or is it that I am not on an island but maybe feeling sorry for myself???  I guess either way I will go ahead with my life and be happy.  

Enough.  I had my FP this morning and it was extra good!