It has been almost a year since I posted.  Our sweet mother, Afton passed away on March 15th,  it was sad to say good by for a while, but it was a real blessing for her.  She had gotten really miserable and weak and it was hard to keep her comfortable.  I am posting a picture of most of our family on the day she got buried.

She was 102 years old and lived an amazing life.  I have some funny stories about her I will try to write.  In 1977 we took Afton with us to California.  We were at Knotts Berry Farm and there was an upside down roller coaster.  I was not going to ride on it, but all of a sudden Afton was in lime.  I thought I better be brave enough to ride if she was.    So I got on the ride and kept my eyes closed the whole time.  I learned that day that she had an adventurous spirit and loved to travel and try new things.  I didn't even know that about her until that day because she was always home taking care of the people she loved.  She didn't ever travel very much.  Another time we were having Harding family pictures.  When she came to pick Dennis and I up, I was trying to fix my hair.  I had a perm and cut that day and it was horrible.  The lady had given me such a horrible perm that she just sent me home.  Before I knew it Afton was on the phone telling the beauty shop off.  I was so embarrassed, but I knew right then I had an advocate.  Well I won't go on and on, but she was one of the kindest most caring person I have known.  I was lucky to have the best mother in law in the world.