Good morning! It is 25 August 2022, and I’m going to take a few moments to tell y’all about someone I love very much.
Today my mother turns 80 years old.
Hi mom! I know you don’t get out to the internet much, it’s not really your thing.
My mom was born in Minnesota, the second child born to Seg & Lyla Severson. Her older brother was born a year earlier on the exact same day. She would later become the “big sister”, as the family added two more younger brothers for her, then two younger sisters. From an age perspective, she was kind of on an island, with only boys for a long time, my aunts not being born until several years later.
She went to school and loved Iowa girl’s 3-on-3 basketball. She played guard. She also was a cheerleader.
Her cousin was engaged to a guy from Sioux City, and she went with her to see the city one day in the late fifties. As fate would have it, her cousin would break up with the man she was seeing, but that man had a younger brother. That younger brother would become her husband and my father.
My mom is a good person. She loves her kids, her grandkids, and all the many pets we’ve had around the house. I know there are a couple of names I could bring up around her that would likely bring a tear to her eye.
I’m going to give her a call later, as I doubt she’s up quite yet.
I love you, Mom.
I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.
Peace y’all.
