I Went to My Mother’s 90th Birthday Party via Facetime
My sisters passed the phone around the community room and took pictures of me on it.
I also took pictures of them. I couldn’t get my mom lined up very good.
It looks like I got right into my brother Bobby’s head.
This is my mother being surprised. She got sick in December and ended up in the hospital, then rehab at a nearby nursing home, where she seems to be doing well.
My brother Joe made the cakes.
Here are my sisters, Kathy, Trish and Sherry, some of their grandkids and Sherry’s husband Nelson.
This is what we call the Redman “population,” a term coined by my father for what he and my mother created by having 9 children. My mother is surrounded by my siblings (brother John is on the right in the black and white striped shirt), their husbands and wives, children and grandchildren. They all live in Massachusetts and I live in Virginia, but that didn’t stop us from getting together the best we could.
June 15th, 2015 10:28 am
How sweet. Happy Birthday to Mom!!
June 15th, 2015 3:39 pm
Happy 90th Birthday to your mom! Looks like an awesome party with your BIG family. Great photos!
Enjoy your day and the week ahead!
June 15th, 2015 4:35 pm
Oh what a loving family and Happy Birthday to your Mom ~ Love the cake! Great shots!
Happy Week to you,
artmusedog and carol
June 15th, 2015 5:35 pm
You were missed Colleen but seeing you on the phone helped a lot. (First picture) I only ‘talked’ a bit because my grandson, Desi, took my hand and brought me to see what he wanted to see. Later I had more time but you were gone.
It was a fun party.
June 15th, 2015 6:05 pm
It went by fast for me too but was fun while it lasted and I was glad to be there. Most of my pictures didn’t come out that great and it was hard for people to hear me.
June 15th, 2015 6:34 pm
Colleen, Nice seeing you on FaceTime. So glad to be a part of the same “population” with you that mom & dad created!!! xoxo
June 15th, 2015 8:33 pm
Wishing your more happiness and togetherness!
Great pics.
June 15th, 2015 9:01 pm
This is great! Sometimes I do not like the technology today, but this is one time I have to say I really do like it!!
I think my hand looks pretty good in the first picture, along with your beautiful face!
June 15th, 2015 9:01 pm
Oh and the one of Bobby came out awesome!!
June 17th, 2015 4:44 pm
So cool you got to be there via modern technology. I bet your mother was amazed!
June 18th, 2015 12:43 am
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June 18th, 2015 6:03 am
When My Beloved Sandra gets together with her family (she has 8 siblings) I call it The Stanley Swarm.
June 18th, 2015 7:18 pm
So glad you could experience the festivities from afar! Joy from Wythe County
June 18th, 2015 8:53 pm
Hi Joy! Thanks for introducing yourself to me at the concert last night and for saying hello here! Mellencamp mania up next!
June 21st, 2015 2:11 pm
How great that you could be at the 90th Birthday Celebration for your Mom, with our incredible NOW ways of communicating…..A Very Happy 90th to your Mom, my dear.
September 9th, 2015 8:29 am
I love the Redman Population! What a day that must have been!
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