My Five Beautiful Daughters

I wrote about my two terrific sons and now will give you some info on my five terrific daughters! In order of birth they are: Valerie, Angie , Leslie, Stacey and Jenny.

Here are some of the outstanding attributes of my girls. Girls please don't feel that I don't see lots of these in all of you, its just these POP out as I think of each of you. You all have some of these traits but these just POPPED into my head!!

Valerie is the oldest of the girls and one of her standout traits is alot of compassion . She has no problem with giving you the shirt off her back as the saying goes. She doesn't judge others by what they might wear or where they live or what they have or don't have which is a awesome trait to have. This compassion flows over to a deep love of animals and her pets, she has five cats, one rabbit , one dog , and would take in any stray if it came to her house in need of shelter. I gave her a sign that once hung on the old front porch of our old home " OUR HOME A SHELTER FROM THE STORMS OF LIFE" Val has that sign now and I think it is perfect for her home and all those little critters. love you Val. mama

Angie, the word for her is ENERGY! she has lots of it! if I could just pocket half of it , Wow! I used to say Angie was my "Ann of Green Gables." I loved that show! Angie was somewhat of a tomboy growing up. She would rather be in jeans climbing a tree than being made up to look pretty in a fancy dress! ha. Now, Angie is still running around, a go getter, organizer, planner, and just as when she was young, she is out there loving LIFE!! If you want it done, go to Angie! She is the one that got me started blogging. tks. Angie! I think I am addicted! She holds down a job, cares for her family, and still finds time to throw extra special birthday parties for her boys and connect with her friends. Angie also has this great love of people. what a great gift to possess!! I think she gets that from her mama. love you Angie, mama

Leslie is my next daughter. She has come to the earth with this beautiful musical talent and has shared that gift of voice and song wherever she can. She had a short music career that lasted a couple years. The group was called REAL using each initial of the girls first name in the group. It eventually ended but those girls had talent!!! They traveled around entertaining quite alot. I feel this is a gift Leslie was born with! She has been singing since three yrs. old! Leslie is a sweetheart. She has tender feelings and when she loves she gives her all. As a teenager it stood out to me that of all the children. Leslie would always give you hugs, and as a parent it meant sooo much! This was really a special trait she had. She also was a beautiful baby! Not just a mother's opinion. All parents think their babies are beautiful, but we couldn't go anywhere without someone telling us what a beautiful baby she was. Now, she is a beautiful young woman and the mother of two beautiful little boys. love you Leslie, mama

Stacey is next in order. What I see as Stacey's greatest trait is her love of children! When Leslie was here visiting Stacey was forever wanting to share and give things to Leslie and her little boys. I remember as a young teenager Stac would take all the grandkids into the pool and teach them to swim . She has such patience with them, cheering them on and letting them know how well they were doing. they loved it ! We have videos of them in the pool today. It was during this time that Stacey took a big load off my shoulders around the house helping out with family chores and such. thx. Stac! Stacey spent lots of time helping with Jacob, Marc who spent lots of time at grandma's. I recall once when one of the grandkids yelled at me. Stacey was quick to let them know immediately that they "don't talk to grandma that way." I have never forgot that Stacey. I ask myself today" what makes children so drawn to Stacey" and the answer came so quickly to my mind. Its her love of children. They feel it. Yes, this is "Stacey's greatest trait!"
Just as she loves children she also has a soft spot in her heart for the elderly. She had a elderly neighbor across the street from her called Nana and she would visit her and spend time with her and help her not to feel so lonely. Nana recently passed away. Stacey said she wanted Nana to know she was there even if she only could hear her voice or feel her hair. I know Stacey has a heart for it was broken that day! So with all this said, last but not least we can't forget the girl with the long beautiful blond hair & blue eyes. Just another of the traits that makes Stacey very unique! love you Stacey, mama

Jenny, without any thinking at all , Jenny greatest trait that stands out to me is her ability to make people laugh! She has the greatest SENSE OF HUMOR!!! Little does she realize what a Great Gift this is! She and I will talk on the phone and often times laugh into the night and it comes at a time when I really needed it for ME! just makes me feel better.

All the grandkids really enjoy being with Jenny, she lives close to Angie so her boys get the pleasure of having Aunt Jen around more so than the other grandkids. For sure she is a great Auntie! Her sense of humor is such a important trait to have in this world today, for sure it makes a real difference in all our lives ,without a Sense Of Humor we would all be sure to die in sadness!!! tks. Jen for your gift because many a day has it got me through.
Jen lives in CA not far from Angie. She has a job that she doesn't like much. sorry Jen. But I tell her she is blessed to have any job these days with the way the economy is going. Jenny is my youngest and my child of my old age. ha. Now I am trying to have a sense of humor. ha! But without being funny, I do thank you Lord for Jenny! Good things can come even in your old age. ha. Jenny is smart, good looking, and the tallest of all the girls. In school Jen was a really good student and always made really good grades! A's in school as I remember and I remember going to a play she was in once and she blew me away. This girl can act, another good trait! Another thing that comes to mind is Jen was always a good athlete - has always been good at sports. I would go to her games when she was younger and yell GO JENNY!

I remember once she took off running and said she would be back after she made a run and told me the trail she was taking. Time passed and no Jenny! I begin to worry and eventually started crying. She couldn't believe that it would upset me so when I couldn't find her. I drove to where she was suppose to be and she wasn't there. That was all it took. I started to cry and as it was, she had taken a side route. I don't think she realized how much a mother can love a child till that day. {sniff}
But yes they can Jen, a mother's love goes on forever! Keep your sense of humor Jenny, keep making me laugh, and even laugh at yourself. We all do it and it's necessary. Life goes fast as Ferris Bueller once said and" if you slow down, you just might miss it. What a gift worth keeping!

p.s. Today Jen still makes me laugh even if she is "seriously too serious" about life!!! But none the less, I love you my Jenny, mama