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before she got sick.
We won the family bridge tournament.
I miss you Mom!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,611 posts)How happy you both look.
And what a lovely memory.
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(15,411 posts)rhiannon55
(2,671 posts)I love your smiles!
calimary
(81,233 posts)And take those photos! Later on youll be VERY glad you did.
MustLoveBeagles
(11,599 posts)My condolences on the loss of your mom.
ailsagirl
(22,896 posts)Thanks for sharing 🥰😍
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PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,853 posts)A few years ago I was on the parent planning committee when the school my son attended was hosting a knowledge bowl tournament. I got to go to a local trophy place, along with a couple of the students, and design and order the trophies. It was giant fun. I have ever after retained a fondness for trophies.
MissMillie
(38,553 posts)This year's winners will pass the trophies on to next year's winners.
There's a plaque (actually 2 plaques now, as we've been holding the tournament for 25 years) that holds the engraved names all the all the winners. It hangs in Dad's living room.
It's a fun event. Everybody brings something to eat. We get paired up somewhat randomly. There's a trivia game, and for the kids there's a scavenger hunt (though this year we skipped that--there were not a lot of kids, as the little ones can't be vaccinated).
Usually after we finish the festivities, we end up at my Dad's to play dime-a-chip Texas Hold 'Em.
I think I may have been the last bridge partner Mom had before her Alzheimer's Disease hit. This year I noticed Dad having trouble keeping track of the game. I don't know that he has Alzheimer's, but he is 90 and forgetful.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,853 posts)MLAA
(17,288 posts)A common interest with mom and dad just seems like a wonderful way to stay connected.
MissMillie
(38,553 posts)We do this in honor of my grandmother and my great-aunt who taught us all to play bridge. We started 25 years ago.
MLAA
(17,288 posts)MontanaMama
(23,313 posts)When I was a kid...my dad taught me cribbage in an effort to improve my quick math skills. It worked until algebra came along. Anyway, my family took cribbage seriously. We called our tournaments the "International, World & God Championships".
Thank you for sharing this pic of you and your mama.