At the beginning of each new school year, I remember Mama. ALWAYS! She was and is remarkable.
My
mama sewed for all of us, six, children. She made everything we ever
wore and she is a very talented seamstress. When us older three girls
were in elementary grades, we had a new dress for every day for at least
the first three weeks of school. When my little brother joined us
older three, he had a shirt made out of the same material as our dresses
if it wasn't too "girly". Mama took pride in her "brood" and she made
sure we looked good. One of our school bus drivers complemented her by
saying, "Watching your children get on the bus is like watching a
fashion show every morning." Mama loved that and rightfully so, she
worked hard for us. (Mama if I haven't said so a million times already,
"Thanks.") Anyway, none of our dresses were "Plain Jane." They had
the ruffles and the big bows, the collars and the buttons, the puffed
sleeves and the frilly aprons. The big bows in the back of my dresses
were my favorite. I've always had a body with a built in bustle, if you
know what I mean, a bow on my rear set the whole outfit off! That big
bow came in real handy one day for my third grade teacher, Mrs.
"Edgear".
I had a REAL hard time staying in one place, still
do, can't sit still for long. And one of my favorite things to do was
and is to dance around a classroom and maybe help someone along the
way. Mrs. Edgear had enjoyed all of the frivolity from me she could on
this particular day. She told me, "If you don't get in your chair and
stay there, I'm going to use your big beautiful bow to tie you to your
chair." I guess I didn't think she would, you know it, I got up and
sashayed around the room, I'm sure to help some unfortunate speller or
something. Here she came, and you got it again, she tied me to my chair
with my bow. And there I stayed for the rest of the day. Today that
would probably mean a lawsuit...then it meant when I got home a scolding
and probably a whipping. Which, by the way, explains my bustle
today...permanent swelling...Either way I learned to stay in my seat and
ENJOY THE RIDE...
Love our momma. She made going to school important and fun.
ReplyDeleteYou are so RIGHT Charlotte! Juanita Sheffield was yhe absolute BEST at school!
DeleteThis is a wonderful post. Sewing for SIX?......Yikes!
ReplyDeleteAnd she did it WELL! Sewed everything I ever wore before I got married, even my wedding dress! Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Such talent...skipped me.
DeleteDebbie I like this. think about all the sewing I did back then, every year when school starts. It seems like I should have have some little girl to sew for now. Thanks for the bragging. love you Mother.
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You my dear lady are so WELCOME! I hope you did enjoy it just a little! Love you!
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