Mom and Dad live in Calverton. On June 28, my parents celebrated 70 years of marriage.

    They have been through years of hard work and good times, a supporting each other.

    As a child, I remember my parents working side by side for spring, fall, winter, and summer cleaning or working in the yard, or painting and wallpapering.

    My parents bought a h in Elmont. They never believed they'd be able to own their own home, and to them, it was their castle. They worked hard to decorate it and kept i looking beautiful. They taught us to work hard and to appreciate everything we had.

    Mom likes everything—sightseeing, clubs, shopping, anything. Dad, even today, can't u why she always wants to go out!

    Mom is really active with the Red Hatters women's group and her gardening club. Dad spoils (宠坏) her by taking care of the house.

    The key to their s marriage is that they respect each other.

    My brother, who is 67, and I (now 69), have always known we are lucky to have such great parents. They have shown us what love is, what hard work is, and what respect is all about.

    My daughter and I try to see them almost every weekend w we play cards together and catch upon the week's news.

    My parents are the glue that holds our whole family t , making holidays and ordinary days special to us all.

    I know we are lucky to have them both, even save all of their voice-mail messages, just so I'll have their voice to h when they are not here. But Mom keeps t us all that she's definitely (绝对地) going to live to be 100. So we will have a f more holidays, birthdays, and memories to experience.