Dadoo

Granddaddy giving the grand kids a ride on the lawn mower tractor.  I think this was around 1979.

January is a month for birthdays in my family.  You mention someone's birthday is in January and Mother immediately starts reciting everyone in the family who has/had a January birthday.  First on the list is "Mama".  That is Mother's mother, who we affectionately called Grannie; then there is Mother's sister-in-law, my Aunt Nita. Then three of Mother's four grandsons were born in January, but unfortunately she always leaves one out.  I always remind her, but I guess when you are 92 years old, two out of three is not bad.  Then, my dad was also born in January and died a few days before his birthday in 1998.

I always think of him as Dadoo.   I have no idea why I call him that name in my  memory.  It was Dadoo and Mamoo.  I don't know where it came from.  I usually remember the quirky details of things, but for this one I got nothing.  Dadoo was fun.  I have the greatest memories of him.  I feel like he was just here yesterday instead of being gone for 13 years.  I always knew  what he would think of something.  He was not overly opinionated, but you knew where he stood.  Dadoo was also a fun granddaddy.  The kids always loved to spend time with him.  In the early years it was a ride on the lawnmower tractor.  Later, it was a ride in the buggy with old bad Buck. 

It is also my friend Judy's birthday in January.  I forgot to wish her a happy birthday.  So, happy belated birthday my friend!    She and I have been friends for a very long time.  I am very blessed that she has been in my life all these years.

Me and the Judy bug!

It was my son Jamey's birthday yesterday.  He is possibly in his last semester of college.  He is the youth pastor at a church, and really cares about his youth kids.  Jamey's girlfriend, Samantha is wonderful.  She is the girlfriend any mother would pick for their son.  He is a good son and I am very blessed that for the last 24 years he has called me mom.

My Jamey and Samantha:  Jam and Sam at her sister's wedding in January.

January was a good month and February is coming in with some wild weather.  Hope you had a great start to 2011.

Smooches to all,
Linda