My Mother-in-Law

Through the years, comedians and sitcoms 

 have made the

mother-in-law 

the butt of jokes,

the bundt of cakes, 

the heel of the loaf.

ba dum bum

Remember the tv show "Everybody Loves Raymond?"

Marie Barone was certainly the mother of all monster-in-laws.   

She made for funny tv….but scary real life.

Luckily for me…

my mother-in-law, Lenore, wasn't anything like Marie.

My mother-in-law never ever fit the 

mother-in-law stereotype.

Lenore was never 

interfering, overbearing, controlling, or meddling.  

She was always 

loving, fun to talk to, supportive, and complimentary.  

Even complimenting my cooking.   

Yes, can you believe it?

As far as the family tree goes…

Lenore was a Delicious red apple…

not the crab apple variety.

To our great loss...

Lenore recently passed away leaving behind

 7 children, 19 grandchildren, and mother-in-law to 5.

Her wit, gift of conversation, and beautiful blue eyes 

will be greatly missed by all of us.  

We take comfort in knowing that she is now reunited with 

her husband, the love of her life,

for all of eternity. 

And we know 

this much is true...

 theirs was a grand reunion.  

Anywhoooo……

With much excitement and anticipation…

this September, I will become a mother-in-law 

and I will do everything in my power to not be like the

evil Endora on the old tv show "Bewitched."  

 Lenore with Chelsea and Austin, my future son-in-law

Thank you, Lenore, 

for being the beautiful example of what a supportive 

and loving mother-in-law looks like.  

I promise to do you justice and follow in your footsteps.
I have some big shoes to fill.

And that, 

my dear mother-in-law, 

is no joke.

xo