Happy Birthday, Mom!

( I realize this is a day early, but I work tonight and tomorrow, so it's going up now =)

 Happy Birthday to the best mom ever! I am so grateful for your love, support and friendship over the years.
You rock. Now that I'm all grown up, I'm able to appreciate so much more all the selfless things you did for me that I'm sure I took for granted. Thanks for showing me how to love others, stand up for my self, work hard, and bake really well (well, I guess I'm not that good yet, but I'm getting there =) I'm glad I can still call you when I need to halve 3/4 of a cup for a recipe and I can't figure it out because we both know I suck at math. I wish you didn't have to spend this year's birthday in the hospital eating jello and pudding, but I know you've got great people taking care of you, and many people praying for you. Hopefully after a few weeks, this will all be a thing of the past. In the meantime, it's your turn for some memories!


-" Don't smile!" ...worked like a charm every time.
-Coming home from school to delicious desserts every day.
-Sometimes I think I treat you like you're my conscience....there were many times in high school and college where if I did something bad, I would come and confess to you, even if it didn't affect you haha.
-Being in shock the first time I heard you say a bad word after Tim dropped a glass pan on the kitchen floor. I still laugh about that =)
-I love that you can just recite to me half of the baking recipes I want.
-Thanks for listening to me talk your ear off whenever I want. And sorry for always interrupting your bath's because I just wanted to talk. Looking back I realize that was probably how you were trying to get away from us for a bit, but I didn't pick up on that cue =)
-You in your 80's spandex working out in the basement. Oh yahhhhh.
-Listening to your beautiful alto voice harmonizing to all the songs at church (it's always the 2nd verse you're supposed to harmonize to, right?)
-You taking such good care of me during my back surgery and the many weeks after. Sorry about pinching you really hard whenever I was in pain.....I had to take it out on someone and knew you'd still love me even if I pinched you =)
- You teaching my human growth and development class in 5th grade.....I'm not really gonna thank you for that cuz it was slightly embarassing seeing my mom holding up a board showing a picture of ovaries, however, I did feel pretty cool that my mom was so smart and I liked seeing you at school =)
-Going to the Read Park Pool
-You always taking me shopping after my back appointments
-Ever since we moved to Michigan, you've started dressing better than I do, which makes me feel lame, but I'm proud to have such a hott mom!
-You always telling me I was beautiful, and me always replying "You only think that cuz you're my mom" haha.

Your grandkids love you so much!

White Sox game?

Megan's wedding

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Mom, I love you a whole lot and am very grateful to God that he has blessed me with such a strong woman as a mom. Thanks for raising my bratty self, if I ever have little girls, I'll be sending them your way =)
Love you!