Friday, June 19, 2009
Dear Nortman Cousins,
It's hard to say goodbye, always, but 92 isn't too shabby now, is it.
I have a postcard that was written by my sister, Mandi, to my mother, Gerti, who was in the hospital and had just given birth to me, the youngest Anderson. The date on the card is June 16, 1955. In the card Mandi is expressing delight(?) in the arrival of another sister and asking that I be named Teresa Anne (I'm pretty sure there was no girl's name picked out as we all know Gerti wanted a boy and his name was going to be Thomas Gerard, and they were going to call him Jerry!). The card then ended with, "Aunt Leota brought us some green beans." Somehow I always chuckle when I read that card, since apparently the green beans were as significant as my birth!
I'm sorry I'm not able to attend the services this weekend, but my thoughts are with you all.
Tess
