Well we all seem to have made it through Christmas and even New Years without Mom. I am sure that certain family members had a really big struggle with the New Years events. Mom always saved New Years Eve for her and Daddy to go to dances with family and friends. It was the one and only day of the year that she would request off from her job at St. John's Hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas. It was a very special time for them.
She worked at St. John's for over thirty years retiring in 1983 three days after we buried Daddy. This was some type of mandatory retirement, you know getting rid of the old and bringing in the new. But she went with the flow and as always managed to stay just as busy or maybe even more busy than normal.
Mom loved to sew and that is what she did. She purchased labels which said "created by Evalyn", "made by Mom" or "Grandma's Specialty" and would stitch them into the collars and waistbands of the different clothes that she made. It was always special to get something made by Grandma.
She stayed busy repairing clothes for a different parade of people. Once people found out that she was in business they started lining up at the door. I don't know how many wedding outfits she made for different friends and family. She made suits, jackets, dresses, pants, hats and even baby clothes, blankets and bibs.. She was in her realm when she was sewing and you never saw her at home without a needle, scissors or thread near by. She even carried supplies with her because she was always ready to fix or repair. She was like the guardian angel of sewing.
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