First Birthday!
see any resemblance with my girls?
Happy Birthday Grammy!
Today is my mother in law's birthday.
I hope she checks my blog today so she can answer my traditional (ok so it's only my second time) birthday questionnaire.
Grammy is one talented lady.
She is an incredible seamstress. Whatever she sews looks as great on the back as it does on the front. She sewed all of her daughters wedding dresses! she has even made Jeff a pair of ski pants! now that is amazing.
Caroline's knitted dress 2006
She can knit, boy can she knit! this year each of my daughters got a hand knit outfit from her for their birthdays.
Her Knitting store in St. George
Sally Jane's knitted outfit 2007
She is an incredible seamstress. Whatever she sews looks as great on the back as it does on the front. She sewed all of her daughters wedding dresses! she has even made Jeff a pair of ski pants! now that is amazing.
Caroline's knitted dress 2006She can knit, boy can she knit! this year each of my daughters got a hand knit outfit from her for their birthdays.
Her Knitting store in St. George
Sally Jane's knitted outfit 2007
she raised 6 kids - 6 really great kids!
she is very hip and knows about anything at the makeup counter than I do. She always has the latest lipstick and even shares it with her granddaughters
She is the inventor of the Gingerwood House. (25 years ago)
Without Sharon there would never have been Pockets & Posies (my purse business)She is the one who took my sketch of a $495 Kate Spade bag and taught me how to make them. Because of her I was able to sew for a living while Jeff was in school.
She has traveled the world. Here she is in Antartica!She is a super fast typer incredible speller and loves to read!
Sharon, we love you and hope you have a wonderful day!
Here are your 5 birthday questions.
- who taught you how to sew, how old where you when you started?
- what parenting advice would you give to young moms
- where in the world that you have not been yet do you want to go to?
- what is our favorite book you have read and what are you currently reading?
- what is your favorite indulgence for dessert?
Sharon is the coolest! Thats funny its Lisas birthday today too!!!and our anniversary all in one!
ReplyDeleteShe sounds wonderful, happy birthday.
ReplyDeleteIt will be fun to check back for her answers. I love advice to young moms.
Can't wait to hear her answers!
ReplyDeleteadam... i know i am waiting on some graphics to do my lisa birthday post. don't worry it is coming...
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat realtionship you have. She sounds so talented!
ReplyDeleteWhat a remarkable lady! Can't wait to read her answers! Happy Birthday to her!
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What a woman! i love that she ravels, too! Antartica? Wow! Very cute pictures...those first ones are priceless and the one of your three girls with the super cute signs are just adorable!
ReplyDeleteSo lucky to still have a grandmother to enjoy! What a wonderful thing for your girls too. Love the sign you made her. Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteKristi - I need to read more intently next time - I read this as your grandmother! Either way, she still seems like a wonderful lady! Sorry for the two comments!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Sharon! You really are one talented lady, and one who is ready and willing to help her family wherever and whenever you can. Have a wonderful day.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the nice birthday remembrance, and I love the picture of the girls wishing me a happy birthday. It has been a great day. I will try to answer the questions as best as I can.
ReplyDelete1. My mother did a lot of sewing (that was her sewing
"duck"), and although I don't remember her sitting and teaching me, she did help. I had a sewing class in 7th grade, and I was not happy with the grey skirt I made for myself. I bought my first sewing machine after my freshman year of college -- still use it when visiting our daughter. The best learning for sewing was sewing clothing for our children -- just grew up sewing as they grew up.
2. Parenting advice -- don't sweat the small stuff, enjoy your children at whatever stage they are in, and choose battles wisely--not every battle is worthy of being a world war.
3. I would love to go to Israel, but I don't know if that will ever happen. Next I would like to go to China.
4. Just finished reading Pearl Buck's Trilogy: The Good Earth, The Sons and House Divided. I have several favorite books: The Hiding Place, These is My Words, Life and Death in Shanghai, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Too many good books out there to just pick a few.
5. Favorite dessert is just plain jamoca almond fudge ice cream. Of course Ben's Chili Bowl's Sweet Potato Pie is right up there!!!
what a nice birthday message! She sounds like a neat lady.. love your girls bday signs....... great idea!
ReplyDeleteloved reading her answers too...
What a sweet post for your mother in law. I loved her answers. She is quite a special person to have in your life and your girls lives.
ReplyDeleteLovely pic of the girls holding up the birthday wishes!
ReplyDeleteGreat answers too. 'Choose your battles wisely'. Soooo true!!
Hope Sharon had a lovely day, and gets to go to Israel and China!!
How wonderful to read about Grammy. She sounds like an incredibly gifted woman.
ReplyDeleteAmazing that this is your MIL. I should be such a sweet daughter in law.....
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Sharon!
I can definitely see your kids' faces in Sharon's baby picture, how cool is that?
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful post, it's fun to get to know her better. She's clearly an amazing woman.
I love that you asked her questions and that she answered them! How wonderful. Happy Birthday Sharon!
A very sweet post. I love the photo of she and AK. That looks like it was taken around the time you guys moved to Franklin and in my mind, that's how old she will always be.
ReplyDeleteDoes Grammy know that she also helped put others through school with her sewing expertise? Thanks Grammy, and happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteoh, julie thank you so much for saying that - i didn't even think about that!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Sharon!! You look as fabulous as always!
ReplyDeleteShe sounds truly wonderful. My grandma always has the latest lipstick colors, too, and has shoes and clothes I wish I could wear, but she is way too tiny to share them! That bag you have pictured might just be the cutest thing ever.
ReplyDeleteKristi brooke-
ReplyDeleteyour mother-in-law is awesome. I live in Santa Clara (right next door to St.George,) and have been in her store many times. I love making "small world" connections.
I love your descriptions of her and her talents, now I really feel as if I know her.
Love Sharon's answers, what a fun idea to ask questions and then have the answers right at your finger tips!
I can see where you got some of your creativity, by osmosis!
Love, your pink and green blog!