Mom and I made a short trip up to Neosho to surprise Aunt JJ by attending her awards ceremony. Aunt JJ recieved the Book of Golden Deeds Award from the Neosho Exchange Club. She won this award for her countless hours of community service through Neosho Newcomers Club and Habitat for Humanity. I think she really deserved this award. It was so neat to sit there and hear the awesome things others had to say about my Aunt JJ. We always new she was special but to hear others say that at a dinner in her honor was really awesome!
Aunt Faye was able to come down for this event too! She lives in Kansas and is such a hoot. She lived next door to Ma while Dad and his sisters were growing up. The things they did to each other in that neighborhood is hilarious. Things like putting speakers under each others beds and blaring the star spangled banner, carrying dinner to each other on their birthdays (even on their hands and knees if they forgot someone's birthday), and...my fave...calling someone in their neighborhood and telling them to put their phone in a paper bag because they were going to be cleaning the phone lines and they didn't want the house to get dirty!
I think Ma, Mom, Aunt Viv, and Faye all changed clothes twice because they didn't like what they had on. Mom and I even left our dress clothes at Ma's....which Aunt JJ is going to have to mail to us! The look on her face was priceless. Aunt JJ was scanning the room-saw Mom and me- and did a double take. It was really fun! I'm so proud of my Aunt JJ!!!!
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Thanks to our family documenter we now have photos of the event....love you mel
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