Going on a road trip with my mom to learn about her childhood

[singedwingangel]

So I have been in a really reflective mood lately, and I realized that I do not know too much about my mom or my dad and their lives before they got married and had us. Unfortunately my dad passed away 2 years ago and I never got the chance to get to do this with him. So my mom as many of you know has not been doing so hot lately. She has to have a pacemaker put in, she needs knee surgery, she had 3 hips surgeries 2 years ago. They recently found some fibrous tumors on her lungs, which they don't "think" is cancer. All this has made me realize I don't have a tomorrow guaranteed with mom. I want to know about her childhood, where she grew up. We have all heard the stories from our parents about when they grew up how hard it was, how they walked to school regardless of weather. I know my mom did that. Actually my mom went farther in schoool then any of her brothers and sisters. She made it to 8th grade before she had to quit to help out on the farm. But she never stopped learning. She worked crossword puzzles and rad to increase her brain. So off we go to teh next county to relive her childhood. I am taking my camera and a notebook. I will come back with the info for ya'll when I get back.