I am writing this on the cusp of the first anniversary of my mother in law’s passing. This picture was taken in our back yard in Whittier, California on Mother’s Day. I’m going to guess that I was 35ish and she was 68ish. My own mother had died five years prior so the two of us were the guests of honor on this day. She came over looking glamorous and rested and I wrestled three little boys all week, grocery shopped, cleaned the house and made an exquisite brunch for all of us. I’m not quite sure I liked her in this picture but this well bred obedient Catholic school girl respected her and honored her on this special day.
The definition of mother-in-law in the Merriam-Webster dictionary is as follows: The mother of someone’s husband or wife. (No mystery here…) But when I scrolled down on the page there was a question! “What made you want to look up mother-in-law?”
