Maw Maw

To put into words what my Maw Maw means to me would just be impossible. There are no words to express my love and appreciation for this special, special woman. Maw Maw embodies exactly what a loving mother and grandmother should be. Like a protective Mother Hen, she has cared for and watched over all of us and never seems to grow tired of it. Here are some of my favorite memories about Maw Maw...

• Sneaking into the back of their van after they visited us when I was real little. They didn't know I was there until they pulled into their driveway. I just wanted to spend the night at their house!


• Eating ice cream and watching cartoons.


• Big family Christmas gatherings.


• Catching all the fish and convincing Maw Maw that we caught them all.


• Making sand cars and boats at Carolina Beach. We sat in the sand and built the sand around us to make it look like we were sitting inside a race car or a boat.


• 50th Anniversary


• 60th Anniversary!


• Travelling all over England and Scotland and sleeping on Army cots in the Chicago O'Hare Airport.


• "I'M GONNA PADDLE ME SOME BOYS!"


• "I see the moon and the moon sees me..."


• Maw Maw's suitcase never collects dust.


• Neither does her house and if it does, then she stops at no end to annihilate it!


• Holding Abigail and Nathaniel for the first time.


• Every goodbye hug and kiss.

Oh, the list can go on and on. Happy Birthday, Maw Maw. We sure do wish we lived on the compound, too, so we could see you every day!

We love you!