Valentine Love from Great-Grandma & Grandpa Stamp

This is the Valentine's Day card Taylor got from Great-Grandma & Grandpa Stamp (Xander got one too, but is harder to 'pose' for pictures :)  which she loves!  She thought the card was hilarious because it has a puppy on it with candy all around it.  We have it up on the fridge and she talks about it all the time on how it's so silly because "puppies don't eat candy, only dog food!"  She has an amazing memory and was talking about her vday card the other day in the car and I asked her, 

"oh, the one you got from great-grandma?"  

"No," she said, "from great-mimi! not great-grandma!"

"Ok," I replied, "because it's mimi's mom, right?"

"Yes," she stressed (I think with an eye-roll possibly), "great-MIMI."

She's always called my mom "Mimi" and I guess I hadn't noticed she'd been paying close attention to how we're all related, but now I know!  And apparently she believes I'm an idiot for not realizing great-grandma is Mimi's mom, so of course she should be great-Mimi!  

Also, when Matt returned home from work and inquired who Mommy was talking to on the phone, Taylor replied, "Mommy's talking to Mimi.  That's her mom."  Like, just for your information, Daddy, now you know :)

Love to all!  -Elissa, Matt, Taylor and Xander Bright

Hello from Mary Jo

I have tried for a very long time to figure out how to send this picture...I hope I can make it go; but if I can't figure out a better way to do this, this may be a one-time attempt.

I was so pleased to get this, although the lighting and background could be better.  I have showed several people the picture, and am proud to tell them this was taken at my mother's 90th birthday, and that her siblings are 87 and 83 and 3/4...that my uncle and aunt still have spouses in good condition, too, and that they are still in their own homes, walking under their own power, etc, etc.  We are very blessed.  I'm crossing my fingers are going to try to send this!