Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011

Today was a big day as well as a very full day for Mom.  She decided she wanted to go look for a wig today.  So Jill, Dad and I took her to shop for a wig. 

Everyone really liked this one...

except for Jeff.

This was his pick....

We didn't like it so much.

So we tried this one.

Mmmm, but we didn't love it.

Then we tried this one...

It was a hit!  Ding, Ding, Ding, Winner!

All that wig shopping was making Mom hungry for ice cream.  So where do you go in the Salt Lake Valley when you want a great shake?  Iceberg of course!

Lizzy and Grandma are kindred spirits.  They both LOVE their ice cream!

 This is a mini-iceberg.

And Lizzy ate about 2/3 of it!  Grandma did pretty well too but didn't eat as much as Lizzy this time!

Mom's right leg seems to be bothering her a little more each day so we thought she might need to have a wheelchair when she wants to go places that would just be too much for her to walk with the walker.  One of our dear neighbors offered to let us use a wheelchair that she has for as long as we need it which was very kind of her.

Every year here in Sandy, Utah, there is a Festival of Trees at the South Town Expo Center.  This is where people donate beautifully decorated trees, wreaths, centerpieces, mantle pieces and gingerbread houses to be sold to raise money for Primary Children's Hospital. 

 

Mom and Dad wanted to go and see it and since we now have a wheelchair for Mom to use we decided to go.  It was beautiful!  And very touching.  Most of the items were made as a tribute to a loved one who had passed away from cancer or families of children who were patients at Primary Children's Hospital.

This was a beautiful nativity mantlepiece.  It was very moving.

I started taking pictures, but it was getting hard to push the wheelchair and take pictures at the same time.  And there were thousands of people there!  I didn't want to lose anyone.

It was a great activity for our family to share with Mom and Dad.  Dad wore his Santa hat and all the children that saw him would run up to him and hug him or ask to have a picture with him or just tell him that they had been really good this year.  It was really sweet!

It was also a rather emotional night as well.  As we walked around and looked at different displays, I was reminded of different projects my mother and I worked on when I was a child.  It brought back so many warm memories.  Mom is a very talented lady.  I am so grateful to her for sharing those talents with me and teaching me so many different skills.  They have greatly enriched and blessed my life.  It's truly an honor to be one of her daughters.  Love you so very much Mom!