Wedding anniversary

August 24th, 1957
August 24th, 1997

My parents would of celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary tomorrow. What a celebration that would of been, along with their 50th and 49th. My dad made it until their 48th and then died a couple weeks later. I love the picture from their 40th. We had had a surprise party for them when the family had gathered in New York for Toyfest that year. They look so happy, don't they? I admired them so much becuase they had been through so much during their married life. Illness (you name it, they had it-TB, hepatitis, Guillain-Barre,cancer, ALS), financial struggles, family issues and they were this close to divorcing back in 1979. Everyone thought it was over. Dad moved out, the house in Worthington was sold and Mom and I were preparing to move back to NY when I finished up my sophomore year of high school. I mean it was that close! But, they found their way back to each other and never looked back. Here's to you Mom and Dad.

Tomorrow will be a busy day because it's the ALS cruise-in out in London. See link below. Please pray that it doesn't rain!! I plan to head out to London in the morning for church and then spend the day with my mom before the event. Evan and I are then going to stay with the girls for a couple nights. He was upset because I hadn't had a sleepover with him at grandma's house this summer like we always do! It will work out well because I have to take him to the voice clinic in Cincinnati Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. and the trip down there is a little easier to do in the wee hours of the morning if we start from London rather than Columbus!

http://webcsoh.alsa.org/site/DocServer/Team_Jimbo.pdf?docID=31141