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She also loved George Strait, nail polish

This document was published online on Thursday, May 08, 2008

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Things worth knowing about Cody's Super Mom, the late Millie Krenning who had 19 children:

€She loved George Strait's music, and attended several of his concerts.

€She and Carl were married when Millie was 18.

€Millie, who passed away last December at age 93, is survived by 40 grandchildren and 70 great-grandchildren.

€She applied fresh nail polish to her fingernails before each dinner out with her beloved husband Carl.

€Her daughter Shirley was able to spend 72 Mother's Days with Millie.

€She always made each of her children's birthdays special with ice cream, cake, presents and a happy party mood.

€She was a gracious lady, and the most-used phrase she uttered was “thank you,” which she never failed to express to those who did her a favor.

€Her children never went to school with patched clothing.

€A typical Sunday dinner for Millie's family (with not much left over) included a 10-pound beef roast, and always featured desserts such as a cake and two pies.

€In her later years Millie loved shopping sprees, had great fun traveling to Billings with her daughters, and enjoyed going out for lunch.

€Despite 19 full-term pregnancies, Millie rarely “showed” and worked right up until the actual birth; people often were surprised when she turned up with a new baby.

€If her children needed disciplining, she spoke the traditional and much-dreaded words, “Wait until your father gets home.”

€She always invited single people she met to come to her family's home for Sunday dinner or a holiday meal.

€She was a great cook, and taught her daughters culinary skills as well.

€She always said that when the school bus pulled up to her house it arrived empty, but when it pulled away, it was full.

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