We celebrated these two elect ladies with an open house in North Logan on their special 80th birthday, Feb. 20th 2016. They are people-people and loved having family, friends and siblings all there for them with hugs and notes and brownie sundaes to celebrate.
We gave Wanee an 80th Birthday Locket with this note...
Trying to figure out what to give the most elect Lady on her
80th birthday has been a challenge.
You have given us all soooo much.
There is no way we could fit all of the love we have for you in a gift
box….so we decided on symbols that remind us of you.
We have gifted you this locket as a small token of what you
mean to all us.
The necklace is silver because as the scripture says in
Malachi you have been through the refiners fire and have been purified and become
beautiful silver.
It sparkles because your personality always shines through.
The locket is filled with 9 charms for your 9 children-
Hence the number 9 charm.
There is a green birthstone for your beloved Tom.
There are angel wings because you are an angel to all of
us. You have given each of us wings to
fly.
There is a potted flower which represents your love for the
outdoors. (If there was a cabin charm we would have got that one!) We appreciate your love for the beauty of the
earth and are grateful that you have shared this love with all of us. You are a nurturer and have learned to bloom
where you are planted.
The Piano charm is for your love of music and for teaching
each of us to play….some better than others…but you persevered with grandchildren
too.
An “I love you hand”…sign language sentiment.
The Basketball Charm…. We love that you love the Utah Jazz
and share in this love with your sister Eva Fay.
There is a heart with family inscribed. We know where your heart lies…one just has to
look at your living room wall of all your posterity to see. “For where your
treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
Finally there is sewing machine. We can’t count the hours you spent sewing for
each of us - Sunday dresses, bridesmaids
dresses, costumes and more. You work
with your hands with crocheting and needlework too.
If it were possible for us to conjure up the perfect Mother,
Mother-in Law, and Grandmother, she
would be exactly like you!
As you look at the charms in this locket, we hope that what
you see is how much we all love you.
Happy Birthday!
Wanda wrote down these sweet growing up memories to share and had them on the display table. I took pics of the different moments.
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