My Obit

23 Jun 2000 - She Will Be Missed By All (LOL)
I read about a writing exercise. It was to write your own obituary. At first thought that sounded morbid. But at second thought it is just a way of saying what you hope your life turns out to be.
So if I could have an unlimited obit what would I want it to say? I know one thing,,,,she lived to be very old but remarkably healthy and died in her sleep after a wonderful party. LOL.
Her 3 children and 10 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren survive Mrs. Calvin Sinclair born Jami Luther. Her late husband Calvin was a Chemist. (I think Calvin should die first, but only a little while before me, otherwise he might marry again and then I’d be jealous. LOL.) They were married for 65 years. Her parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Irving Myrick who lived remarkably long, healthy lives. As a matter of fact Mrs. Myrick led the choir at church until her death last year at the age of 117. (I know that is ridiculous but I can’t bear the thoughts of losing Mom anytime over the next 50 years.)
Her children and grandchildren have all enjoyed happy healthy lives. Thusfar all of her descendants have been homeschooled. Among the descendants are ministers, missionaries, writers and many other honorable professions. And Mrs. Sinclair was always pleased that the children always had mothers at home with them. The factor that was the most important to Mrs. Sinclair was that all her family had become Christians, and lived the life God had planned for them.
Mrs. Sinclair was always proud to tell that none of her descendants had ever voted Democratic and the only “non-republican” couldn’t vote because he was an in-law and not a US citizen.
Mrs. Sinclair was an active member of her church until her death and was always a member of the choir. (She finally got to “retire” from teaching Vacation Bible School several years ago. LOL.)
It is reported that she did eventually learn to be a good housekeeper (hopefully before I hit 40) although this reporter finds that a little hard to believe. And just last year she finally made spaghetti as good as Calvin’s mom had. LOL.
After her children were a little more self-sufficient she started practicing piano again and eventually did get that last movement of “Fur Elise” down pat. She loved writing in her journals and met her goal of writing something everyday. And she continued to read several books a month until the very end. But we must report that she never made it through “The Idiot” by Descovski (sp? I have no earthly idea how to spell that name). But once she realized that no one in the book ended up even remotely happy she didn’t even want to finish it.
She continued to whistle 1940’s show tunes in the morning, much to Calvin’s consternation. And their on going battle as to whether to leave the window opened a little in the winter or closed was never won. Jami would open it, Calvin would close it, but Jami would go back and open it. LOL.
Her hobbies included music, reading, talking, and going out to eat, and going to the movies, writing and the computer. She got to travel some, finally made it to Europe. She was a good friend, daughter, sister, wife and mother. She had a good life.