Picture of the day - June 3, 2007

Mom working on her new sidewalk

For some time now my mom has wanted to build a new section of sidewalk so she and her guests could take a "shortcut" from her driveway to the front porch without having to walk through the garage. Well, yesterday she got her wish when several of us "kids and grandkids" got together and got the job done. Our family has always enjoyed doing things like this for mom and dad because it gives us an opportunity to spend time with them (and each other) while creating something that will make their lives just a little better. Dad has now gone on to be with the Lord, but when he was on the scene we could always count on receiving his sage advice and close supervision as he sat on the porch and oversaw the project. But mom has always been more of a hands-on type of person. She just loves to jump right in with a hammer or shovel and do whatever she can to help get the job done. After all, she has spent the bulk of her eighty years on this planet working hard at various jobs and in the home in order to raise her children and grandchildren, and although her health won't allow her to do nearly as much as she would like to do these days, she still enjoys helping out on these little family projects whenever she can. But for us, just having her with us is all the help we need.   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!            Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"