Christmas Birthday

My Mom's birthday is on Christmas Day so we always celebrate both. She was born in 1926 and experienced The Great Depression and the mindset it created in families who lived through it. I wonder how many people will be impacted (long term) by the recent economic downturn. I don't think it will have nearly the impact on financial and daily life choices as The Depression did - though we need it to.

Mom moved near us after my Dad died. He had been her caregiver. She is now in an assisted living facility that we (including my out of state brothers) all like. Being a member of the sandwich generation will be the topic of another (probably several) blogs.

I'm glad that we have the chance to be more involved in Mom's life. These are memories and pictures that we will always treasure - just as I remember the interaction I had with my grandparents - I, like my girls, had lost three grandparents by the time I was Emily's age.