Min mor var dette år 81 år gammel og havde i flere år ikke brudt sig om at blive fotograferet fordi "jeg ser så gammel ud på fotos". Søde mor sagde vi, undskyld men du ER faktisk gammel, og så grinede vi af det. Men dette år var hun tilfreds med sit julefoto og vi fik alle en kopi med besked om at skulle der stå et foto i ramme, når hun ikke var mere - så var det dette - BASTA! Og som I kan se var hun faktisk altid en nydelig dame helt frem til vi mistede hende i 2002, næsten 89 år gammel og stadig i sin egen lejlighed, blot med hjemmehjælp 1 gang om ugen. Jeg håber at have arvet disse gode gener. Og da jeg jo har mors tilladelse til at vise netop dette foto frem (selvom hun godtnok ikke nævnte internettet dengang), så vil jeg bruge det til at minde os alle om at sende en julehilsen til dem vi ikke længere har blandt os. Glædelig Jul til min mor - og alle de andre der er skyld i at vi er her i dag.Today I would like to share a photo of my mother. She was never quite happy with the photos as she grew older. "I look so old on photos" she would say and when we told her that she was in fact no longer a spring chicken - we would laugh together. This shows her at age 81 and for ONCE she liked it - and told us to display this one when she was no longer with us. My mother was a strong, wise, clever lady and made an effort to look her best until her last day on earth. She was then 89 years old and still living on her own with only a few hours cleaning help every week. Gee I hope to be able to grow old like that. As I have my mothers permission to share this photo (eventhough she did not know it would later be possible to share it over the internet) I have chosen to do so today - to remind everyone to remember those no longer with us and send them a hug for Xmas. Merry Christmas to MY mother - and to those responsible for all of us being here today. They sure did a good job.
