The Women in my life

My Mother:
My Mother is the most loving person... growing up my mom was a teacher so we always had the same time off we never spent time home alone or with a sitter. My mom  was always a part of whatever activity we did.. All the games, dance recitals she was there. My mom always played tennis and as she has aged and retired she now plays tennis, clogs, plays spades and is the busiest retired person I know.

My Grandmother on my moms side Polly as she is known, was a seamstress: she taught me to sew and be creative. She had a garage that had been converted to her sewing room. This was the greastest place when I was a kid FULL of fabric and buttons and all the neat parts of sewing, she did quilting I have once attempted a quilt for my own mother it came out OK. 2 of my prized possessions are a quilt she made me and my wedding dress. My wedding dress was one of the last major projects she did before she stopped sewing. It was beautiful and perfect. She also made my mothers wedding dress. Hopefully I can Help my daughter with hers. I have made most of my children's Halloween costumes and it is because of her that I have those skills. I have a picture in my home of her hands and it reminds me of the hours of watching her sew and create beautiful things.
When i was a kid we would meet my grandparents in the mountains and camp in there RV We played sooo many games, skip bo and dominos, to this day I love playing cards and games with my own children.

My fathers mother gave me my love of fashion and taught me how to shop!!! Some of my best pieces of jewlery came from her. She had an amazing completly full closet. shoes and bags and jewlery

My fathers mother was a tiny women she was 100% polish and always in the kitchen..that i did not inherit HA HA, She sported a house coat all week after many years raising 5 children ,it was now her time.  On Fridays she got all dolled up went to the beauty shop got her hair done and then it was time to shop we would hit all the sales and then the commisary. She once bought me some heart shaped earings that sparkled I still have them wore them to my junior prom.. Every time I saw something I liked she told me wait a few weeks it will be the real price. She was right to this day I NEVER pay full price I wait for the mark down!!

I took dance for 14 years and my Dance teacher was named Ms. Cheryl... She was a tiny little firecracker this woman gave me the confidence to be me and that was ok to be different. I will never forget going with her and her daughters to see a performance and she wore the most amazing long yellow Betsey Johnson dress. I was in love.. to this day I carry a Betsey bag and buy her stuff I love it!! Ms Cheryl was a major part of me surviving high school, relationships, and self doubt. I learned in that studio much more than dance I became a women and learned I was beautiful and worth everything I could dream of. There was never any judgement just and ear and a hug.
She also gave me music.(.my dad always played music in our house.). but Ms Cheryl gave me Jethro Tull and the Beatles among others, every time I hear Jethro Tull I am tempted to start jazz walking across the room