Mom and me, a few years back

[MissMillie]

before she got sick.

We won the family bridge tournament.




I miss you Mom!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. What a great and beautiful photo, my dear MissMillie!

How happy you both look.

And what a lovely memory.

[abqtommy]

2. It was nice of your Mom to give you her smile. I got my Mom's cute dimples! nt

[Hugh_Lebowski]

3. Very cute ladies! (nt)

[irisblue]

4. What a nice photo and memory to have.

[niyad]

5. Thank you for sharing a precious family moment with us.

[Diamond_Dog]

6. Very nice! You both look so happy!

[mountain grammy]

7. The winners. Nice memory

[Hamlette]

8. my mom was an excellent bridge player. Wish I could play with her again.

[rhiannon55]

9. Sweet!

I love your smiles!

[calimary]

10. Nice! Treasure those wonderful moments.

And take those photos! Later on you’ll be VERY glad you did.

[MustLoveBeagles]

11. Great photo

My condolences on the loss of your mom.

[ailsagirl]

12. Lovely photo!

Thanks for sharing 🥰😍

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

14. Love the trophies!

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]

15. We don't get new trophies every year

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]

20. Nice.

[MLAA]

16. I think it is wonderful that you, mom and dad all played bridge together!

A common interest with mom and dad just seems like a wonderful way to stay connected.

[MissMillie]

17. Sisters & brothers, cousins, grandkids...

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]

19. Wow! So, so cool that it is multi-generational.

[MontanaMama]

18. I love this! Love that you have a family bridge tournament.

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.