Here's a pic of my Mom, taken probably around the early to mid 90s, celebrating one of her 86 birthdays. She passed away in 2000 after welcoming her first great granddaughter (my first grandddaughter) and congratulating my oldest daughter on her second wedding. She never ever complained about her aches and pains, or the fact that she had deteriorating eyesight, and dramatic health problems.
She was always in love with her family and the best mother, grandmother and great grandmother anyone could ask for. I know that she and my hubby are having raw clam-eating competitions and that she has fallen back into the habit of calling my Dad "Red" because of his carrot-top red hair. I miss them all, but know that we will all be reunited one day. What a party that will be!