Happy Valentine's Day!
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February 14, 2018
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I received a neat gift today! It's a long story so here goes...
Sara (who is also my dad's homemaker) helped my dad with his test. She FaceTimed me so I could see his silliness. He's a hoot!
I didn't get a picture of mom taking the test because it was a little more difficult for her. She was nearing the end of her battle with cancer at the time. She didn't eat or drink much. She was sleeping a lot more also. So we did the best we could.
I submitted both of their tests and waited. Just like I thought, I got the results pretty quickly by missing the Christmas rush. Yay! But sadly, mom's test did not work. I called them and they said it may have been due to the chemo in her system. They mailed me a new test but I just knew we wouldn't get this one back in time before she left us. Still, we did the test. By this time, my mom had moved in with me so Sara helped her with her test. I guess Sara has the touch! We sent it in and started waiting. Again.
In the mean time, I received my dad's results. He believe that he had Irish roots. That's what he's always been told. I believed it because of the fair skin and blue eyes that run in his family.
Pretty neat! No major surprises other than he's more Great Britain than Irish!
Back to my mom...
I've been checking daily, just hoping that mom's test worked. If it didn't, we would never know because she's gone now. She passed away on January 22, 2018.
My mom believed she had Native American roots. She had always been told that. Looking at her, you would believe it too. She has dark skin, dark eyes, dark hair, high cheek bones. Absolutely beautiful!
So today, I checked and got the results! On Valentine's Day! What a special gift of love!
Well, I don't see any Native American in there. But she sure looks like it doesn't she? Oh well.
It's so neat having these results. Even after mom is gone and dad has Dementia and doesn't discuss it much. My goal for this blog is to record all of the stories, memories, information, photos, videos that I can. Maybe my descendants will stumble upon this and enjoy these treasures.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Love, Amanda
