When she retired at sixty-five, she held two jobs. She was a Headstart Teacher s Aide and also taught English as a second language to Spanish-speaking adults. She taught me to do my work well and to relish the sense of accomplishment. She loves to teach, and her love for teaching has been passed on to my sister, who recently had an elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas named for her. My sister, Alice, taught fourth grade and was the first Hispanic woman named to the school administration staff in the Fort Worth public schools.
Mother loves babies and children.
Through their innocence she rediscovers the world. My job was to wash the woodwork. She gave me a little pail of liquid elbow grease. That elbow grease worked wonders, it was so easy to clean with. After a while it wasn t working.