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Room for Joy

October 17, 2021
My earliest memory of mom and baseball is from the summer of 1967, I think. I wasn’t very old. I walked into the living room to find mom kneeling in front of our TV. Suddenly, she began striking the carpet with her fists and yelling at the TV -“run, run, run!” It was a little startling to say the least. What I remember most was how happy she was watching that game.

She has a wonderful gift of being able to immerse herself in joyful things, setting aside difficulties and sadness for a while to make room for joy.

Surrounded by Music

October 17, 2021
So many memories of mom, but this is one of my favorites:

Charles and I were visiting mom in her Apple Valley apartment sometime in 2016. Mom said, “is that a brass band playing” as she pointed to the window. Chas shrugged as if to say ‘I don’t hear anything’. I said, “I don’t hear anything, but I’ll step out on the balcony and  check” I heard nothing. Not even car traffic. Mom seemed a bit embarrassed. She then confessed that she had, for a number of years, heard music that wasn’t there …. music that was playing inside her head. She wasn’t at all bothered by this. In fact, she seemed rather content with it.

Later, when I visited her at Lyngblomsten, sometimes I’d ask what she was listening to in her head these days. The tunes varied and she always seemed to enjoy them. Except once, when she told me “Silent Night!  And it’s been playing for 3 days ... I’m so tired of that song!”

Mom loved music and throughout her life she surrounded herself with it - listening to records, the radio, singing and listening to tunes only she could hear.
May 6, 2020
Dottie was a good friend along with being a great coworker.  Many good laughs were shared.  Nothing was more important then her family.  She was so proud of her grand kids!!  Rest in peace my dear friend.  
April 29, 2020
With Laughter & Tears. 
I'm truly thankful & honored to have been had the privelage of calling her Mom. She&I shared alot together. Some secrets too. She loved me unconditional. She was a grandmother to Raychel.She made sure to watch Raychel graduate from college.  She gave me the strength to live when we lost our John as today I celebrate 20 year Anniversary. I'm celebrating Mom. Her kidness & love she gave to so many people without knowing how much it ment.
Sweet dreams  Mom.

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