Contests by Sheila Roberts

MOTHER'S DAY GOODY

4/29/2021

If the beach is your happy place you might enjoy this adorable necklace, which is our prize this month. (Seashells not included. I was just trying to make the picture pretty. Anyway, they'd probably break in transit!) Sooo, tell me what you love about your mom. I enjoy doing this every year as it's so much fun to see what you all post. Would she like this necklace? If she's no longer with us would she like you to have it? I'm planning to draw a name May 20th and we'll post on the 21st. Be sure and check your spam in case my email lands there or announce here. We make three tries to get you and if we don't succeed we move on to the next person. So don't make me chase you.

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4/29/2021 04:50:00 pm

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Carolyn Lee Winemiller

5/5/2021 01:12:45 pm

My mom is no longer with us. She would have liked to have her family around her for dinner. I would love to have the necklace.

Suzan K Lukas link

5/5/2021 06:24:59 pm

Mom's can be special in many ways. What I liked about Mom besides her pies was her sewing, crocheting and knitting talent. She made most of her own clothes and mine growing up. She crocheted many shells, meaning sleeveless tops to wear. She knit afghans. I have serveral finished and unfinished that I finished for her. The last thing she ever made was a winter coat, tailored out of wool with a double lining, one of satin and an inner lining of light weight wool. I still have the coat and every time I see that coat it brings a tear to my eye for everything she went through in life. Born before the 1918 pandemic, losing her baby brother and father to the flu, then the war ,depression,then the 2 war before. She died from dementia.

Lori A Latham link

5/5/2021 07:35:17 pm

My mom died on 7/4/08 we had a difficult relationship but in the end I was there when she died. I was sitting on couch and noticed the stirring of the presence of God on our home. I walked over to her saw her peaceful face. And I let her go. I live in SC never saw a hummingbird here it was her favorite bird. They say I came back to SC I was on the porch and suddenly there was a hummingbird right in my face! And there she was my mom letting me know she's ok and free to fly! Fly high momma!! And every year since them I have hummingbirds.

Kelly Lukas

5/6/2021 06:42:23 pm

Beautiful necklace! My Mom passed away 11years ago. Every year is difficult for me. This year is the first year I am looking forward to it. The reason is May 9th is also my daughter 20th birthday. We have a nice day planned to celebrate my heavenly mom, my beautiful daughter as well as myself. If I won I would actually give the necklace to my daughter to remind her of my love for her also in memory of her Nana. Thank you for the chance💜

Jodie Roberge

4/30/2021 05:39:37 pm

I love that she made me learn to sew (basic hemming and repairs) as well as how to cook all the family recipes before she was unable to do so. Truly has made life easier if even at the time I didn't want to :-)

Mona Garg

5/5/2021 10:07:00 am

She's feisty and resilient

Kathleen Bylsma

5/5/2021 10:10:14 am

My mother was an accomplished cook, tailor, pianist, reader, gardener and was very witty...she loved the PNW beaches and we spent every summer at Cannon Beach OR...still a beloved place today, by all us girls!

Sheeila Siarkiewicz

5/5/2021 10:12:28 am

My mom was my best friend. I have so many good memries of the two of us sitting at her kitchen table drinking tea. I miss her each and every day.

Rebecca Farney (Becky)

5/5/2021 10:15:04 am

She was a survivor. When dad was stationed on isolated tours she handled everything. I learned to cook, to budget (always important) and the biggest to have FAITH. She lead by example.

KIMBERLY FISCUS

5/5/2021 10:16:01 am

I am unfortunately not close to my mother, by her choice, but was very close to my mother in law, who passed two years ago. She would go on vacation with us to the Outer Banks in NC and we loved the sun, sand and everything about the beach. We thankfully live about 20 minutes from the Atlantic Ocean and enjoy visiting most times of the year.

Denise

5/5/2021 10:16:11 am

Since becoming a mother myself,I realize how much like her I am and have become. That realization would have embarrassed the hell outta me years ago. Now it’s the most cherished part of her memory & legacy I have!

Connie

5/5/2021 10:17:08 am

My mom raised ten children and helped raise several grandchildren. We lost here a couple of months before her 93rd birthday. She loved her family, her garden and her friends.

Jeanne link

5/5/2021 10:28:13 am

My mother is no longer with me, but not day goes by that I don’t think of her, particularly this weekend. She was a feisty, strong woman, despite the fact that she struggled daily with very severe Rheumatoid Arthritis. She was an excellent cook something my dad taught her. Even through our disagreements, I always knew, no matter what, she always had my back.

Gail Hollingsworth

5/5/2021 10:34:24 am

My mom passed away Thanksgiving Day 2017. She was fiercely independent but had to spend the last year of her life living with me. It broke my heart seeing her decline so fast. She worked hard all her life and stayed married to my dad in-spite of his alcoholism. The only one in her 8 sibling family to graduate high school. I miss her everyday!

Mary Mannella

5/5/2021 10:36:11 am

My Mommy passed away last year at 94 years old. I truly miss my Best Friend. She was small but mighty. I love how she always made anyone happy with her smile & always talked to everyone. I try to be like her everyday. She would have loved this necklace because she loved going to the Beach.

Terry Pearson

5/5/2021 10:39:09 am

My mum final chapter ended May 2, 2021 , 4 months shy of her 94th birthday. She will be yes to rest the day before my birthday. She had a life only found in books and it’s a story I’ve been telling my children and grandchildren for year and more to come.
I loved that throughout the hardships and disappointments she always managed to make we five children and others laugh. She brought people from all walks of life and color into our home to teach us love and respect for all humankind. She took us to various churches when we were young to allow us to decide which religion we wanted to be. She taught us to swim even though she herself never learned. As she use to say “ I float like a rock”. She was a gentle loving and very wise woman and life right now seems impossible without her.

Barbara Ahrndt

5/5/2021 10:48:13 am

My mama passed away when I was only 25 and she was only 48, with breast cancer. I am an only child so, it was awfully hard on me. My mama and I enjoyed so much together. She always tried to help people that needed it. I have tried to live by the examples she set for me. I still think of her every day. She was such a good person.

Anne

5/5/2021 10:48:20 am

I miss my mother everyday. She was a devoted, loving and wonderful mother and a kind, helpful and loyal friend to many. She was practical as she grew up during the depression. I have inherited her many traits and realize how fortunate I am to have had such a special and giving mother whose love never wavered.

Lynne Powell

5/5/2021 10:55:37 am

My mom passed away 21 years ago, and I spent the first few years dialing her number, then the shock of remembrance that she was no longer here. We enjoyed going to antique shops together, going to the coast, eating lunches out. We sat together at church. I could tell her anything & it stayed with just her, something I practice with my own adult children.

Toni Tuve

5/5/2021 11:12:08 am

I was not close to my mom, she would go days, months and even years without talking to me. But when she did talk to me we got along ok. It was sad but also taught me what not to do when I became a mom. My daughter and I have an excellent relationship and I'm so glad for this. My mom is gone now, and sometimes I wish it could have been different but you can't change people

Jackie Merritt

5/5/2021 11:29:35 am

My mom has been gone many years but she's always with me. She would love this necklace though I can't say that she loved the beach. Her sister and family lived on a lake and, when we visited, sure, she'd wear a bathing suit... with panty hose! :)

Clare O'Beara

5/5/2021 11:32:38 am

My mum is a great reader and passed on her love of books to me. Now she can't get out to browse bookstores for older books any more, so every time I visit I do that for her. Last time I photographed the book covers on my phone, brought the photos back for her to choose, then went back and bought the preferred books.

Neva Ladehoff

5/5/2021 11:39:47 am

My mom passed several years ago. I miss her everyday. She would have loved the necklace. And I would too. After all, I am my mother's daughter.

Twila Mason

5/5/2021 11:56:54 am

I love my mom’s take-no-prisoners attitude when it comes to taking care of people. I’ll always remember when we drove up on a car accident in front of a yard sale. A little girl had a compound break in her arm (bone sticking out). My mom ran over there, pulled her shirt off, and wrapped it around the wound to stop the bleeding, all while talking to the little girl to comfort her. After the girl was loaded in an ambulance, a police officer bought my mom a new shirt at the yard sale. That’s how my mom approaches taking care of anyone.

Sue Waagner

5/5/2021 12:45:58 pm

My mom did special things for us like adding hot water to the little 3 foot pool so we could swim right away and in the winter she iced the slope so we could sled. I bet my father was wondering about the water bill. She baked cookies and cakes and not just for special occasions. She taught me women could fix things- she knocked down an old garage, made a pass through in a wall, papered and painted. We both loved the beach and collecting shells, so we would have shared the beautiful necklace if we won, Her birthday was May 21st and mine is May 19th so May is a special month.

Chelsea W

5/5/2021 01:19:27 pm

I love how creative she is and that she loves me unconditionally.

Lori R

5/5/2021 01:49:06 pm

I love that my mom liked to do things with me and enjoyed shopping and crafts. I miss those days because now she has dementia.

Cindy christensen

5/5/2021 02:10:23 pm

My mom is no longer with us. She loved going on vacations with us. The necklace is beautiful. We love going to Florida for part of the winter. Walking on beach and finding shells and shark teeth.

5/5/2021 02:50:41 pm

I love how super close my mother is to all of her 6 kids and her 12+ grandkids!

Debra J Pruss

5/5/2021 02:58:31 pm

My Mom is my best friend. She is now living in an assisted living facility. We lived together for 8-10 years. It is a hard transition to being apart. We are allowed to see her for an hour at a time with making an appointment the day before. I miss not being able to read to her in the evenings as well as all our in depth conversations.

Judy Pflueger

5/5/2021 03:44:47 pm

My mom is no longer alive. She would have like anything I would have give her and vice versa.

Barbara Ross

5/5/2021 04:08:44 pm

My Mom is longer with us, but she would love the necklace and would love for me to have it. Thank you for the chance!

Anita Vogt

5/5/2021 04:32:47 pm

My mom passed away in 2012. She was a great baker and a cook. I miss her maple bars & homemade bread. Her mom passed away when she was 10 years old. She was 1of 13 so her sisters & her dad were there for her. She taught me to bake & crochet. We both love to do crafts. She knew 1of 4 of her great grandchildren. She would like me to have the necklace.

Nancy Durst

5/5/2021 04:57:44 pm

My mother is no longer here, but is enjoying heaven . So thankful I will see her again.

Heidi Sajkowicz

5/5/2021 05:03:44 pm

My mother was a woman ahead of her times. She was caring, creative, smart, understanding, open and affirming. She raised me and my five brothers and sisters to be honest, hardworking and fun loving people. I miss her every day.

Glenda Gordon

5/5/2021 05:17:11 pm

Thankfully, I still have my Mom. She is a very caring, strong and resilient woman. She still stays on the go - we used to jokingly call her the Energized Bunny. I hope I have inherited many of the traits I admire in her.

Pat S

5/5/2021 06:15:09 pm

She was my Best Friend.

Brenda Cipriano

5/5/2021 06:20:44 pm

I lost my Mom unexpectedly in 2015. I just thought she would always be there. I miss her every day!

Juanita Whisenant

5/5/2021 06:40:31 pm

My mom is gone but wasn't allowed to wear jewelry anyway. But that didn't stop her from buying it for me as an adult when Dad wasn't around. Love the bracelet.

Frances Rhyne

5/5/2021 07:26:50 pm

My mother could sew anything. I would see a picture of a dress
and she would make it. She said the only thing that gave her
nightmares was making my prom dress that had a bustle.

Lisa Bland

5/5/2021 07:39:47 pm

I lost my Mom in 2010 to Alzheimer’s.
My Mom was a True Southern Lady.
She kept a perfect house and had a hot meal on the table every night.
She was always completely dressed for the day and was a lot like a June Clever.
She loved her family and was so excited when I gave her a granddaughter.
I miss her daily

Pam

5/5/2021 07:56:18 pm

My Mom will be 98 in June. I live with her and help her out as she is unable to drive. I admire her and respect her as she was in the British Army (she signed up) from 1940 to 1945. She met my Dad who was in the U.S. Army and served in 3 invasions during WWII. They married, had me, and then my Mom came over as an English War Bride. I remember being in grade school and a teacher asking the students to raise their hands if their fathers had served in WWII. After that was noted by the teacher I raised my hand and said what about mothers? She looked at me and said "are you telling me your Mom served"? I said "yes she did, she was strafed nightly, dove into mass air raid shelters and her home was bombed while they were in it. That's my Mom!

denise

5/5/2021 09:46:55 pm

my mom taught me skills like how to bake and put hospital corners on sheets when making a bed.

Peggy Clayton

5/6/2021 12:09:36 am

My grandma is no longer with us but she did so much for me. Even though I was in abusive foster home she still took me on weekends and I never talked to her about the things that went on. She despised that they took her in the living room and talked to her without me there. I got to go live with her when I was 15 and wow she was a savior one day the devil knocked on our door and that was the last time he came. He passed the next day and what a relief for me I know that sounds bad but he would rape me then threaten me and they said I came onto him What at the age of 7 there was no way and I never ever thought anything but bad about him hated him. So they weren't telling the truth and my grandma with her dignity felt the same way,. She was a loyal worker for the Hyatt House in Burlingame and was the head housekeeper, She didn't say much but when a NFL team stayed there wow she was not happy. They did so much damage to the rooms when they left it took her long long hours to get the rooms ready for to be taken. She left at 100 1/2 she was walking to go to McDonalds a walk she did over 400 times and this time she walked over an uneven cement and fell backwards, I had moved to Iowa she was in Ca but would visit every 6 mo at the most, She sadly passed 5 days later after my daughter and her daughter had come . Then my granddaughter came again with her dad it is hard for her at 19 not to have my grandma and I so understand. Grandma took care of her for 5 years and then when her dad wanted to go out on a date Kay would stay with them for the weekend. She loved it they watched Scooby B Doo all weekend and McDonalds etc,whatever Kay wanted to do ,,,So sweet and so little words but a warm heart and a wonderful grandma the nest she knew how to do growing up in Mankato,Minn then married and moved to Ca My mother gave her so many heartaches and robbed her just oh gosh and grandma kept it all inside, God Bless her I am so glad to have lived with her and tell her story a lot, Thank you for reading about Vera Margaret Thyse her bday is may 24th!

Laurie Gommermann

5/6/2021 03:41:59 am

My mom will be 97 yo in June. She lives alone in Wisconsin, in the same house I grew up in. My hometown is Two Rivers, WI located on a peninsula in Lake Michigan. Growing up it was known as the "Coolest Spot In Wisconsin". She loves the beach. Now she can only sit and watch as her legs can't handle walking on the loose sand. She would treasure this necklace!
My mom always encouraged me to go after my dreams. She instilled my love of learning, exploring nature, playing sports and reading! To this day, our love is strong and a powerful bond.

Kathleen O'Donnell

5/6/2021 06:56:49 am

My mom has been gone 10yrs this month and there is not a day that goes by that I don't think of her and one thing we had most in common was our love of reading. I never pick up a book that I don't think, 'Mom would like this book'.

Virginia Campbell link

5/6/2021 07:25:25 am

My Mom loved animals and nature. She wouldn't kill a spider or a fly--she would "capture and release". This necklace is so pretty, and it looks like "Happy Mom" to me.

Nancy O'Brien

5/6/2021 10:06:15 am

My Mother passed away some years ago but she was a wonderful person. She was a great cook ( I come nowhere near her talent) my sister is better than me. Miss her every day. The necklace is beautiful - would love to win it.

Nicole Westmoreland

5/6/2021 11:08:09 am

My mom turns 70 on May 16th! She is an incredible mom, Grandma, wife, sister...and friend. She is one that I can go to if I need some advice, comfort, love, or a swift kick in the rear. ;) She is there for anyone and everyone. She is an amazing inspiration and role-model! She was a nurse for over 30 years and has such a great heart. That necklace is gorgeous and I am sure whoever wins it will love it! Thanks for the chance...and Happy Mother's Day to all!

Sheila Chin

5/6/2021 01:05:13 pm

My mom is no longer with me & what I most miss about her is that she had beautiful handwriting, she was very crafty & she treated all her children, grandchildren & great grandchildren the same - with lots of love!!! I miss her dearly & I am so glad I got to spend the last 7 months of her life taking care of her in her home.

Kate Bobb

5/6/2021 03:36:02 pm

Very close to my mom

Lisa Cobb Sabatini

5/6/2021 04:26:25 pm

My mother would have celebrated her 101at birthday this month if she were still here. She gave birth to me when she was 40, and she had lots of ideas and believe that were old-fashioned even all those years ago. (For example, I had to wear a dress all day on Sundays and could not play cards on the Sabbath!). But she was very loving and generous. She loved to read and sew, and passed that on to me.

Pam Rickard

5/6/2021 04:30:36 pm

Love my mom she is my best friend

Linda

5/6/2021 05:25:38 pm

My mom is no longer on earth and I miss her so much even after 26 years. Her death came on Monday after Mother’sDay, so it is a hard day for me. I don’t think we fully realize how much they love us and how much we shared until they are gone. She had so many positive and loving kindness that I wish I could be as wonderful as she was. Love you mom forever.

Tracy Hidde

5/6/2021 06:59:24 pm

My mom is the strongest person I know. She's a 2 time breast cancer survivor. She has helped numerous elderly people in the neighborhood I grew up in live out their lives in their homes with dignity and grace while she and my dad ran a large successful dairy farm side by side for 30 years and raised my brother and me to be upstanding, productive, compassionate members of society. I recently moved away from home and family to start a new leg of my career. It's the first time in 56 years I have been far away from my mom and I truly miss living down the street from her. I am so proud of my mom

Barb Garnes

5/6/2021 08:37:45 pm

My Mom is awesome! She has a positive attitude that she shares with all! That is just one trait that I inherited from my 87 Yr old #1 MOM! We also smile alike, share craft times, the love of photography, country music, reading & family!

Thank you!

Brenda Small

5/7/2021 06:21:32 am

My Mom was extra special because when times were hard in 1940 she and my Dad scrapped the $500 together to buy my on the black market and adopt me as their own. I am so very grateful for all the love she and my Dad gave me. My love and memories will forever keep her (and my Dad) with me. I was so lucky to have them in my life.

Theresa Norris

5/7/2021 07:04:12 am

My mother would love to go to the beach but it's a 3 hour drive. It's to long a drive for her.

Jessica C Errico

5/7/2021 11:14:24 am

My complex, classy mom loved the beach! She did a lot of thinking and praying as she walked miles through the surf in south Florida. She would love me to have me wear this in her honor. Such a great gift idea Sheila! Kuddos!

Janet Gould link

5/7/2021 08:25:50 pm

My mother would have loved this necklace. She lived on the lake. I lived far away and she would find unique shells and give them to me. I still have quite a few.

Cherie J

5/8/2021 11:15:46 pm

My mom is someone who has always made sacrifices for us growing up. She always tried her best for us. She is also a wonderful grandmother to my kids. I am blessed to have her in my life as my mom.

Linda Fast

5/11/2021 08:41:05 am

My mom is a very caring person and a wonderful cook. She is always their for her children and grandchildren. I really do not know what I would do without her.

Carol Cox

5/17/2021 04:53:27 pm

My mom was a slight woman only 5'0 when compared to her four daughters (all 5'7 or above). You never heard her raise her voice and everyone loved her. People called her Ms. Lottie out of respect. She was unassuming, quiet, and liked pretty things. She would never put on "airs" and encouraged us not to either. She would have loved that as a mother's day gift. Those who no longer have their mothers around truly understand the gift that God gave us with a mother ( giving life and give much needed guidance to her kids to navigate this life).

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