Mom Time
Posted January 16, 2019
on:- In: Christmas | Family | Memories | special occassions
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I have so many wonderful memories of my recent time in Canada including special school visits, Christmas with family, visits with good friends, snuggling with grandpets and fun with grandchildren. But the best memory of all is the valuable time I spent with mom. I saw her 17 days in a row, often more than once a day. We had some good laughs and a few tears as we reminisced. I usually sat with her during her meals, attended singalongs and quiz events with her, read to her and we looked at pictures together. We celebrated her 90th birthday by holding a party at the seniors home a couple of days before the actual birthday (which is Christmas day!) 48 friends and family came to wish her a Happy Birthday. She was so pleased, even though it was a bit overwhelming at times. I’d like to share a few mom pictures.


with a great-grandson










You can see she loves her teddy bears and was given quite a few for gifts. Many of them she won at Bingo!


On her actual birthday, on Christmas day, the staff decorated her place in the dining room with balloons and streamers, sang to her and presented her with a cupcake and candle for her to blow out. She was made to feel very special. The staff at Valleyview Seniors Care are incredible. I am so grateful.
Mom was showered with love. She is wheelchair bound, her hearing is failing, the words don’t always come out right and she is often confused, but she is happy and so well cared for. The more time I spent with her, the more alert she became. Her long term memory is very good. She remembers names of people I have forgotten.
It was time well spent and I am so glad I was able to be there for her 90th birthday!
64 Responses to "Mom Time"

Gr8t pictures , wish i could have been there . Looks like everybody was having fun . Mom looks happy !!^


What a beautiful post, Darlene. You are a very lucky family. 🙂


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January 16, 2019 at 6:27 am
Your mum must have been so delighted to have you and the rest of the family and friends round for such momentous occasion! And how nice of the Seniors’ home to allow the party and decorate it especially for her: just beautiful. 💖
January 16, 2019 at 7:59 am
She was very happy. The senior’s home went out of their way to make her party and a few days later her actual birthday very special. She isn’t the oldest resident in the home. One woman is 101!