What does New Year's Eve mean to you? Resolutions? Parties? A quick trip home after work to stay IN, and not get into the party madness?
I have an old high school chum who posted that she will be in bed tonight by 9:30 or 10. Yay for us old farts over 50!
At my house, New Year's Eve means birthday time.
On this date in 1933 my mom, Elva Hasty [later Thompson] was born. It was the worse depth of the Depression and my grandparents didn't have much money, but they made do.
one reason I love this photo is because Mamaw looks a lot like Mom here - this was made shortly after they got married in 1923
The Butler sisters, Mamaw and her sisters [Mamaw on the far right in the dark dress]
Early photo of Mom and brother Don, and at right, Mamaw
Mom and Dad on their wedding day, 1957
Mom and baby Bruce, plus my aunt Myrtle and Robert and Raye
Mom and Dad in the 1980's, in Knoxville
this is one of my all-time fave photos, because Mama and Michael both look so tickled
Happy Birthday Mom!!
