Hey Jane and Claire,

Originally was going to post this on Facebook, on one of your timelines. But decided to do as one of my blogs instead.

41 yrs ago this month, your mom ran away from home with her boyfriend, from Hollywood Fla, to Los Angeles, Calif. Stayed with some of us there. About a week later, or so, her boyfriend decided to go home. She stayed, one weekend I took your mom on a weekend outing to a cabin in the mountains at Big Bear Lake, with some of my college friends. One eve my friend Erma, runs into the cabin, and says “Rouel, Rouel, do you now what your baby sister is doing ?”.

I go outside and I could smell it, I followed the odor, and found your mom, sitting on the ground against a giant pine tree. Yep, she was smoking weed, she looked up to see me, and flash a smile, I smiled back. When we got back, your mom decided to go back home.

After a couple weeks she sent me the photo above with that note in the back, to prove that she graduated from high school !!

Your mom had a wild adventurous spirit, and so do you. Now you know where you got it from. Your mom lives in you, I see it on your faces in pictures. Celebrate your mom’s birthday tomorrow, I wil. You are each a little bit your mom, enjoy being you, she did !!

… And how come Jane is always on the left ? … Am going to fix that !!

Link for Our Family Photos of Shirley !!