"Little Mamaw" - Happy Belated Birthday!

December 8, 2008

Little Mamaw - Lindsay Ann (Layne) Krummel

I apologize to "little Mamaw" for being late with this posting! I love you very much, but your birthday sneaked up on me and had come and gone before I realized it. I hate to admit it, but I think my age is starting to catch up with me!!! Could have been all the things going on in my head of things I needed to do to get ready for Thanksgiving! But whatever the reason, I want you to know how much you are loved by your entire family!!!

A picture Papaw could not resist taking with his Polaroid! (and I couldn't resist posting!) :)

On November 21, 1981 Laurie and John gave Mamaw and Papaw a second granddaughter! Dawn was outnumbered and with your birth she would not only have a baby sister, but someone who would eventually be able to stand up with her against all those boys!! By the time you were born there were four grandsons in the Layne family! Your Dad called us to tell Mom and Dad they had another granddaughter. I know that Mom and Dad couldn't wait to see you - none of us could.

Mamaw and "Little Mamaw"

Papaw holding a wide eyed Linnie!

The moment we laid eyes on you we saw the strong resemblance you had to Mamaw. There was no doubt you were related! When we looked at Mamaw’s younger pictures and then looked at you – wow! Your Mom and Dad even told us you “acted like” Mamaw!! Could that be because you both are very strong willed?? Whether your Dad would ever have admitted it – he was like Mamaw too. Dad always said they were so much alike!!!

A picture of a much younger Mamaw with two of her foster sisters - Mom is on the left, Aunt Frankie, and Aunt Ruby. Can you see a little bit of John in Mom's face??

Laurie - holding JD; and cuddling Dawn; John hold Lindsay: 1982 ?

The family on January 22, 1989 in Wayne, WV.
Dawn, John holding JD, and Laurie holding Linnie. (Happy birthday John!)

You were the baby girl until Meghan’s birth in 1984. Then there were three girls against the four boys. The odds were getting better, but our generation had decided it was time to stop with giving Mamaw and Papaw more grandkids. They did get another grandson when Bill and I married in 1988. David was eight and was taken into the folds as the eighth grandchild! The odds again were not in the girls favor. You may have been small in numbers, but you three were able to hold your own against the boys!

The three Layne girls in Aunt Sue's bedroom - 1987:

Notice the space between the boys and girls? Dawn - holding Meghan, Lindsay; JD, Billy, Todd, and Bobby - January 22, 2989 - Wayne,WV.

The one thing I remember about you as you grew up was your “sweet” little smile! That smile was so infectious and could melt a cold heart. That smile always got what you wanted when you came to visit – even with Mamaw! She and Papaw always regretted not being able to see you, Dawn and JD as much as they did the other grandchildren. Be assured –you were loved as much as we loved the kids here in WV! I’m sure that now as you are grown and have your own family you get a better understanding of how hard it was for your Mom and Dad, Mamaw and Papaw, and the rest of us to get away from work to visit. Keeping in contact with family is a little easier today because of the computer and cell phones! Regardless of where you are or what you are doing, know that you and your entire family are being prayed for and thought of daily.

Mamaw, John, Lindsay Nate, and Laurie - 2006

We all love you Lindsay Ann and hope that your birthday was a good one. I also know that your Dad was singing "Happy Birthday" to you through the wind!! He loved you very much!