May 3

Today's G'ma V's birthday. She would have been 75 years old. But she lived life with lots of energy and so her body was totally used up before she reached that 3/4 of a century mark.

I love this saying: "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming, "Wow, what a ride!!!"

G'ma V didn't know the meaning of vegging. She was always wanting to make sure everyone else was taken care of. I remember the last time she was here, she practically drove me crazy because if I moved, she had to jump up and follow me - upstairs and downstairs.

The last time she was here was almost 3 years ago - we took her to Yellowstone one weekend and Glacier the next. She loved both places and really wanted to come back up. But she got busy getting her house ready for sale in 2004 and then last year was to sick to make the trip. Wish we would have spent more time at Glacier instead just a quick 3 day weekend. Above is a picture of JW & G'ma V at Glacier Lodge. We stopped by there to eat lunch, then drove the Going to the Sun Road to spend the night near West Glacier.

The other picture is the Weeping Wall. (We drove by it several times and G'ma V kept calling it the Wailing Wall).


So happy birthday G'ma V - we're thinking of you and thanks for being you.