Happy Birthday Grandma!

My Grandma turned 91 on January 3rd!  This is my Dad's mom.  Since I do not use last names on my blog or cities where they live.  You will just have to read between the lines.   We call her Grandma ______ (my dad's last name) and she still lives in the town I grew up in.   She has 12 children-and they had lots of children-- and some of them have had a lots of children--- and some of them have children and some of them have childern.  Do you follow me?   She is a  Great-Great- Grandma.  She has over 200 prosperity.   I have a very LARGE family.  I am excited with facebook and the ability I have to connect with some of them thus far. 

A few things I remember about my Grandma....  Grandma makes the BEST cinnamon rolls- hands down!  She has the MOST Beautiful garden.   Her vegetable gardens are immaculate, bounteous, and beautiful.    When she lived in the home near The Patio I would stop by on my way home from school.  I was in 1st or 2nd grade.    I do not think my parents knew I did that... but it was fun to just see Grandma by myself.  Her home was always clean, with neatly made beds.   She had something baking or cooking.   One day she was just getting out of the shower.  I am sure she had been doing yard work all day.   She spent her every waking hour working.  I never remember my Grandma sitting down to watch TV... unless she was working on a quilt.  She raised 12 kids in a small 3 bedroom home.  However, not all 12 lived at home at the same time.   I have memories of going over to Grandma's house on Sunday evenings and hanging out with all my cousins.  Grandma would pop up lots of popcorn.  Not the kind from the hot air blower, but the kind cooked in oil on the stove.  Yum!   She had a root cellar-- and covering it was a cactus garden.    I liked the little porch entry to her home.  I thought the was cool.   Other memories I have are tied into pictures taken at that home.  It is a good thing that we have pictures to remind us of events and feelings we had at the time.

This is Grandma the day before she turned 91.  Pictured with my Mom and Dad and Duane (my brother) and Shana's family

Four Generations-- Grandma, my Dad, Myself, and Chance.  July 2007.

We are descendants of Jim Zemira Palmer and Sally Knight.  I talked about them in this post.  You can read more about him at this website.

This is my Grandma on her mission for the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  My Grandpa died in 1985.  I am guessing at the date.  (I will have to correct them later)  But sometime around 1986-1988 she served a mission.  And I am thinking around Florida-- but I will have to correct that also, I am sure.   Interesting how time wipes away our memories.  This picture was given to me by my college roommate in 1988.  She had taken this picture (she is not pictured)  when she was on her mission and my Grandma was a companion to her for a time.   Ain't that for a small world after all!

Happy Birthday Grandma-- I am  trying to be like you!  You are amazing.  And to quote Jim Zemira  Palmer, your Great Grandfather.

 "There is one thing which seems to be true however.  The Lord is fulfilling His promises.  He has said by the mouths of His prophets that He would send judgments on the wicked and trials on the faithful so that every one that can be shaken will be and those who cannot be shaken shall gain the great reward of eternal life and supreme happiness.  It would be well I think, for everyone to ask themselves the question seriously.  "Can I stand?"

 Grandma, you have and you do-- Thanks for being example to all your prosperity!

With Love, Your granddaughter  Karalene

You have memories of Grandma-- post them in the comments!