Mother's and other inspirational woman in my life

Recently my aunt's mother turned 89 years old!! Quite an amazing lady who still drives in this busy place and is healthy and sharp. Man i hope to be that way when i am 89!!!!

It got me thinking of my own background of amazing ladies, my beautiful mother still works as a nurse at 72 yrs young and shows no signs of stopping now. I doubt VERY much she will retire. No rocking chair for that woman :) Her own mother, my Granny was equally as amazing, sadly breast cancer took her from us to early but before that she was a school teacher, a librarian, and a paper lady, yes a newspaper delivery lady who drove all around the back roads in Keno Oregon which is a tiny town 12 miles from Klamath Falls were she lived pretty much most of her life!!! She was also a heck of a hand with a horse and a pistol. Little did she know that her youngest granddaughter would posse the same sets of skills plus her gray blue eyes. I also inherited the love of the Southwest and the Desert from her as well, it was one of her favorite places to vacation!

Grandmother Eastman was a little bit different than Granny, she was an equally amazing woman as well. Passed down a love of cooking although my sister is much better at her recipes than I am, and the importance of the Lord in one's life. Spent her life in Idaho and Eastern Oregon helping my grandpa run his real estate business and of course raise my dad and uncle Pat. She also taught my mom about cooking and running a house after she married her son, my dad Micheal. Grandmother had it all down to a science and i wish she'd written a book on it!!!

Another special lady is my own sister Lisa, there is quite a large age gap between us so all of my life i have been mistaken for her daughter although when she actually HAD a kid that kind of subsided. My niece is quite a smart girl herself. Sister always has a kind word to say about most people and always is there to help our mom figure stuff out!! Not sure who she inherited that from though probably our grandfather! She teaches preschool which I'll be honest here, not many people are given that gift to put up with 17 4 yr and 5 yr olds. 

Let me not forget my cousins who are amazing mother's and hard workers!!!