My mother Christina Ann Macdonald Knapp was born on May 14th, 1949 to Don and Barb MacDonald, she was thier first child. I have heard many stories over the almost 28 years that I have known my mother and learned a great many things about her, here are some of the most memorable:
*She liked to play in the sandbox - naked (there are pictures to prove it!)
*She was grounded as a teenager a lot! Which is why she does not care for flowered wall paper, as she tells it, she counted flowers many times when sent to her room.
*She played field hockey.
*She has the same best friend today that she had in elementary school and they still live less than a mile from each other.
*She wanted to be a nurse when she was younger
*She worked incredibly hard to help her family through difficult times and put herself through college at Lansing Community College by working long hours as a cook and waitress.
*My mother met my father at a bar and did not pay much attention as her encounters with his older brother in the past had not gone well.
*They got married six short months later. (after which she learned my father was not a master skiier!)
*She took a government job so my dad could finish school and they could start a family, she never went back to her dream of managing a restaurant. She sacrificed for her family as many parents do.
*She was grounded as a teenager a lot! Which is why she does not care for flowered wall paper, as she tells it, she counted flowers many times when sent to her room.
*She played field hockey.
*She has the same best friend today that she had in elementary school and they still live less than a mile from each other.
*She wanted to be a nurse when she was younger
*She worked incredibly hard to help her family through difficult times and put herself through college at Lansing Community College by working long hours as a cook and waitress.
*My mother met my father at a bar and did not pay much attention as her encounters with his older brother in the past had not gone well.
*They got married six short months later. (after which she learned my father was not a master skiier!)
*She took a government job so my dad could finish school and they could start a family, she never went back to her dream of managing a restaurant. She sacrificed for her family as many parents do.
*My mom's favorite color is green and sometimes yellow
*Her favorite flower is the yellow rose
*She loves the beach, reading, hockey and basball.
*She will do anything for her family
*She cannot stand injustice and fights for what she believes in
*She is always the first one to volunteer to help when someone is in need, I cannot count the amount of times she has made food, bought clothes, given money, or her own time to help a person or family in need.
*She loves the beach, reading, hockey and basball.
*She will do anything for her family
*She cannot stand injustice and fights for what she believes in
*She is always the first one to volunteer to help when someone is in need, I cannot count the amount of times she has made food, bought clothes, given money, or her own time to help a person or family in need.
Happy Birthday Mom!
Wishing you a year full of happiness and love.
I love you.
3 comments:
I always thought she liked lillies of the valley the most:-)
You are both right white roses and lilly of the valley but yellow is second too.
Love the picture, my favorite shirt.
Thanks for the great honor for my day. Love and hugs mom
Happy Happy Birthday, Aunt Chris!!
I am so blessed to be a part of this family!!!
Love to all~
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