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I, thoroughly, enjoy participating in "Wordful Wednesday" hosted by Angie over at 7 Clown Circus. I love the opportunity she gives us to showcase a photo(s) and to tell the story behind it. Well, the photo I'm sharing this week is definitely a favorite of mine.

I took this picture of Chris and my mom about 13 years ago. They were sitting outside on her front porch steps and, out of the blue, Chris put his arm around her and planted a big ol' smoochie right on her cheek! She didn't see it coming, at all! I'm so glad I happened to have my camera in hand ready to snap away. Brittany almost looks like she's trying to pull her crazy daddy away from her Mamaw! My mom absolutely adored Chris...and he adored her, too! He had her wrapped around his little finger. Anytime we'd go for a visit, she'd always bake him his favorite pie, Coconut Cream. She waited on him hand and foot...and he loved every second of it! I was even beginning to think that she loved him more than she loved me! I can't tell you the times he's told me over the years how much he misses my mom and how much fun he always had with her. He was constantly picking at her about something and seized any opportunity he had to play practical jokes on her. One, in particular, comes to mind. When Chris graduated from Airborne Ranger school, he had his picture taken in full uniform. Well, some of them didn't turn out too well. In one shot, his eyes were half-closed and my mom thought it was the worst picture! I let it slip that Mom didn't think too much of it. Well, Chris took it upon himself to wrap one of those pictures up in a beautiful package and give it to her at Christmas. When Mom opened it, she burst into laughter and said, "Oh, no!" Chris teased that he expected her to display it above her mantel. She told him that was a definite NO GO! Well, it didn't stop there...Chris, also, taped one of those pictures to the inside of the toilet lid for Mom to find...and she did! It's something they both laughed about for awhile! I'm so thankful they had such a close relationship.

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"Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live."~Author Unknown

P.S. More questions and answers coming tomorrow!