Reminiscing 70+ years: Dreams
Mom loved to dance, but didn't have many opportunities to do so as it wasn't one of dad's favorite things. She told me that she was a brilliant choreographer during her sleep and she would dance the night away. She said she wished she were as active during the day and that perhaps she could lose some weight. I think often my mom felt self-conscience about her appearance and perhaps did not pursue her dreams of dancing as she didn't figure she had the figure for it. She did seem to lose weight whenever she was involved in a sewing project - usually clothes for me. I know she made matching shirts for the entire family when Kayla was just a baby. She did make a couple of matching outfits for me and Kayla. But as I think about it, I believer most of her projects she made were clothes for me. I liked wea...