WOW... didn't see that coming ...

Missouri has a new law now that in order to get your drivers license renewed you have to have your birth certificate, marriage licences, divorce records etc, anything showing your name has changed. My Mom went to look for her marriage licence from her first marriage and found that it was missing along with her divorce papers from her first marriage, all were kept in the safe together. Its hard to say where they ended up, but my mom was a little upset that she can't find them. She said that she didn't keep the marriage licence because of sentimental reasons, only because it was the most beautiful document she has ever seen. We got to talking about the document and my real dad, she told me things like when they told family that they were going to get married, my Grandpa Snow pointed his finger in her face and said "you are not welcome in my house ever again" WOW ... didn't see that coming. And my other grandparents never even called them. Anyway, she told me a little bit more about when they got married, my Real Dad was stationed at Ft. Polk, LA and she went down to visit him. They crossed over into TX and got married since you only had to be 18 in TX but 21 in LA. I guess they were married for 6 or 7 years, all I know is that he left when I was in Kindergarten. My mom told me that she was giving me the photo album that she had with his pictures in it, pictures from him growing up and pictures of me as a baby and some pictures of my sister (the ones that she didn't take out of there for herself). I've never asked for it, but always wanted it. He may not be the best person in the world, but he's my real dad. I almost started crying when Mom told me that she was going to give it to me .... boy, sure didn't see that coming either!