Dorothy Alice Mac Donald

Happy 86th Birthday Mom!  It's been 4 years now, and I still want to pick up the phone and call you to chat.  You have made it easier to deal with your death by visiting every now and then.  Dad was here recently..turned on his closet light.  Have you been rock hunting?  When I meet you over there, you can show me the hot spots.  Life is getting harder to deal with so I am glad you and Dad aren't here to live with it, too much stress.  I feel the end is close and most of my friends tell me they are ready.  I am at this point just existing...fun huh?  At least we have the kitties!  I just know in my heart you and Sing Sue and Sue Sing (real original Mom!) up there along with Sable.  God apologized to the animals you know...and knowing you, you love them both the same.  When I think of you, I can only smile and think of the happy memories you gave me.  You are such a wonderful Mom!  I only hope I can pass your attributes on to the Bee.  Give your kitties a hug for me and once again...Happy 86th! I love you Mom! Your little girl always.

Moms watching so I have to speak code....Gobble-dee gobby goo litty leeble loop. Love you!!!!

Happy Birthday grammy! Miss you dearly!!

Happy Birthday Mom!  Going on two years without you...the kitties, after two years, still go into your room everynight looking for you!  Guess they don't forget either.  I can still go into your drawer and smell your perfume...brings back a lot of memories...thanks for being such a wonderful mommy and giving me all the memories!  Your favorite holidays are coming up and I plan to continue to make them special like you always did.  I love you so much and miss you....your little girl....always!

Happy Birthday Mom!  I do so miss you.  This time last year, we decided to celebrate your birthday when you felt a little better and then in two more days you were gone.  This past year has been a blur.  Something happens and I feel I need to call and tell you...oops..can't do that.  It feels like sometimes you are still here and I am glad for that.  So now when I need advice, I just think what you would tell me and I can hear your voice.  I miss having morning coffee with you, watching you talk to the kitties making us roar with laughter, the hugs, your wisdom, your opinions and our hours of talking.  I have changed this past year and surprisingly...I have felt myself morph into you especially when it comes to Breeahna...my cooking has amazingly improved like yours, my methods, antics, and thoughts have become like you...not that I am trying to be you, it just has happened and I am proud to say that I am just like my mother!  Thank you for this gift and may I be able to pass it on to Breeahna.  I love you Mom...Happy Birthday!

The MacDonalds, and the Campbells -- our dads were OSI agents when in the Air Force and then worked for the Adams County Sheriff's Department. We have so many fond memories of the MacDonalds -- we remember going to their house, spending some of our Thanksgivings together and sitting at the kids table with Barry and Tracy, Barry scaring us younger ones when he chased us in the dark with the flashlight under his chin,  Sable  the dog, our dads arguing about who won the war -- the MacDonalds or the Campbells (the Campbells did!).  When we think of Dottie - we think of the lifelong friendship she and our mom, Ruth, had. Even distance and time didn't stop them from being friends or change the bonds created as young wives raising their families together. By watching them, we've learned how important friendships are and how long they can be. We loved Dottie and are thankful she was in our lives and lives on in our memories. 

The Campbells --Ruth, Pat, Terry, and Mike