A new venture! I have had a few people suggest that I should write a book and while that seems a bit daunting, I thought it’d be fun to try blogging about my life and see how that works out.
I was born November 18, 1956, two months premature. My mom and dad were 18 and 28 respectively and my mother’s birthday is July 5, so I’m sure you can do the math. Not all was sweetness and light…more like noisy gunshots! Yet another reason adding fuel to my father’s desire to not talk about the past. Must have been quite the shock, especially to my ever so pious paternal grandmother. I can just imagine what my mom’s parents must have said when they learned the news. Says it loud and clear considering she waited until after her birthday (legal) to get married to my dear old dad!
The reason I know this to be true, is due to some pictures and documents I received as a result of reconnecting with my only female cousin on my fathers’ side about 4 years ago. Not long before this event I received the long version of my birth certificate which I requested to get my mother’s full name and whatever other information there was to be had.
The pictures and documents were part of my grandmother’s estate. It was good fortune that my Aunt passed it on to me along with a “family” bible I bought Grandma when I was 18. Amongst these materials is a picture of my mom and dad in wedding attire and a note on the back with a partial date. Voilá! An auspicious beginning!