Thursday, July 13, 2006

For Mom and Dad


I ask you to join me in congratulating my parents on their 50th Wedding anniversary. They were married on July 14, 1956. They have 4 sons and, by birth or adoption, 9 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter.

12 Comments:

Blogger The Conservative UAW Guy said...

Congrats!

What a great picture, too.
I hope I'm married that long, and longer.

8:19 PM  
Blogger Crazy Politico said...

Happy Anniversary to them! That's a lot of years, and I'm sure they could teach all us newlyweds (with only 22 years) a thing or two.

8:40 PM  
Blogger Gayle said...

I truly want to wish them a wonderful 50th anniversary. That sort of dedication is rare these days and is to be congratulated with heartfelt praise.

My husband and I are nearly there; it will be 50 years in, er... (I'm not very good at math, CP, give me a minute. Hard day and all.) Oh yeah, our 46th anniversary is this year in December, so it will be four years. Whew! That wasn't hard after all.

Frivolity aside, I clicked on the picture to make it larger. They are a very good-looking couple, and even though it's an old picture, I'll bet they still are. So who do you take after, Mom or Dad?

May they have many more wonderful years together.

10:09 PM  
Blogger Gayle said...

Er, excuse me Shoprat! I told you it was a long day, and it really was. I saw CP's comment and got confused. My apologies.

10:12 PM  
Blogger ABFreedom said...

A big HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! to your mom and dad.... It's a great thing when people have bounded together so strong they last for their entire lifetime ...

10:50 PM  
Blogger juanitagf said...

Wish them the best from all of us. That is an accomplishment. I've just got 32 more to go...

12:17 AM  
Blogger Lone Pony said...

That's so cool Shoprat! Happy Anniversary to your parents! They must be a wonderful couple indeed to have raised such a wonderful son! (Skip sounds pretty wonderful also.)

7:49 AM  
Blogger Tom C said...

Divorce has assured I will never achieve that milestone. Congrats to them.

9:40 PM  
Blogger Tim said...

You must be very good looking because your parents are both knockouts in that pic! Lone Pony take notice!

2:39 PM  
Blogger shoprat said...

All Thanks for the thoughts and yes it is a great achievement.

lp thanks for the compliment

tim and gayle I am a thorough mixture of the two of them (her eyes, his hairline, my hair color is half-way between them).

10:22 PM  
Blogger Gayle said...

Then you must be one good-lookin dude! :)

10:51 PM  
Blogger Dionne said...

Congrats!!! 50 yrs. is an awesome milestone that so few reach these days.

10:51 PM  

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