Scott's parents came to hear him speak at a meeting last fall in Ohio.
Today is my Mother-in-law Letha's birthday, Scott's wonderful Mom. Happy 79th Birthday! She is by far the BEST pie maker ever. I am NOT kidding when I say that. She has won awards and ribbons for her pies. Her pies are sought after by every church member in N. Lawrence Ohio. The men will pay a high price at any church auction for her pies. I hope to someday master her skills, or at least sort of master them. She probably has been making pies since she was 14 years old in the kitchen with her Mom and her Aunt Katie, who lived with them. And when I say they made pies, they always had pies, and several to choose from on their counters. So she has made 1000's of pies. No joke.
If you know my beloved Scott, then you know he is a HUGE sports fan. Well guess who else is? His MOM! Not so much his Dad..his Mom is the sports nut in the house. She loves the Buckeyes most of all. She follows the Indians and the Browns closely as well. She follows Scott's High School team, the Smithies as well. When we were in Ohio for Spring Break we took her to the Smithies regional basketball game, she was more excited than any of the rest of us. She loves sports. And I love that about her, and the boys think it is very cool to be able to "talk sports" with Grandma Shisler.
Smithie Game over Spring Break
I have a lot of respect for Scott's Mom. She has worked very hard. Scott's Dad was gone a lot when he was growing up, either out in the fields farming or driving his milk route. She did a LOT of work. She had a big garden as well. Scott is the middle of 3 kids, he has an older sister and a younger brother and I can assure you there is a lot of effort in raising 3 kids. Funny side note...from the time I have known her she was in charge of the church Sr Citizens dinner, which is a lot of people...and I always found it interesting that here she was a Sr. Citizen herself yet she was coordinating this meal and making it homemade. She has since retired that position to someone else.
Thanksgiving 2007 with sweatshirts she gave to the boys..Go Bucks!
Grandma Shisler makes the best applesauce, best pot roast (sorry Mom), best snickerdoodle cookies, pies, mashed potatoes, zucchini casseroles, cookie dough, squish down cookies, pie crust, apple dumplings, best M & M cookies (right Love?)...EVER! Don't ever go to her house and plan to lose weight there.
We appreciate you and all that you do....most of all thanks for giving me the Love of my life, Scott. As a Mom of 3 boys I am sure it wasn't so easy to have given him to me, know he still loves you very much! :) Thanks for being supportive of Scott and I, our marriage, our family...we feel so blessed to have been given the parents that we have. We appreciate the legacy that you are leaving for our boys, your only grandchildren. We pray that they will always make you proud as they carry on the Shisler name into the next generations.
Happy Birthday...we love you!
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