More women in my life

 Autos of beauty, by women.

                    Ruth Glennie and the Fancy Free Corvette concept.She did the Corvette make over in '58

For today (Friday):

I have expressed my love for my mother-in-law Susie, a couple times. So if you have read, you know I hold her with the highest of praise for so many things. Her traits as a Christian and one of a frugal mill worker and housewife were very prominent in a woman who dodged the limelight.

 Colette, Lennie, Johnny (brother) Elmer hugging my wife!

 Above is Lennie, Susie, Sherry and Colette, Below is  Wiley and the girls

Susie had a great relationship with her daughters. I have taken note of  Lisa, who blogs here. She has a great relationship with her daughter.

 I just want to mention Lennie and Collette, Sherry’s older sisters; physically, opposites.

Lennie was the oldest girl in the family She was the kind as a girl that could tie cats tails together. Sherry has told of her protective nature there on the mill hill. She could fight or throw rocks if a younger sibling was threatened or mistreated. Lennie was a mother of two and was married to Elmer.  He owned a catering truck and Lennie assisted even she could run the business. She had it all the times Elmer’s guard unit was activated.

The quote I remember most from Lennie. A local man had left his wife and the subject was being discussed. She said, “Elmer, if you  ever think of leaving me, you better tell me because I am going with you!”

Colette looked very fragile. She was a small woman and never seemed to gain any weight and kept her school girl figure. Like her mama and sisters, she was tough as nails. Where Kat and dick were our RV traveling buddies.  Colette  and her husband Sonny were ‘in RV’ traveling companions.  Our first trip however was in our Chevrolet towing a pop up camper. WE made a trip to California and back, we were all working at the time, and arranged 2-3 weeks off. Colette was just a joy to be around.

           Lennie, Sherry and Colette

She raised a son and daughter, they are so much like their mom and dad. Willing to give you the shirt off their back and never ask anything in return. On every trip she insisted in sharing all the expense.  Very strong willed and ALWAYS would tell people, “We would have always gone to the beach on vacation. Since we have become close to Jack and Sherry we have seen a lot of the USA,” She loved to say when a place was named, she loved to say, “Been there, done that!”

Not long before she passed with cancer, we took a long trip from Belmont to the west as far as Mt. Rushmore. Then down toward Kansas and back.  Colette never needed any fan fare but was an anchor, a wife and mother.

WE three Sons in law learned when you  married on of the sisters you got the family!

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Tomorrow I will talk about the happenings around here.