Happy Birthday Mom

Today we celebrate our mom! She is such a wonderful woman and did an amazing job raising six children. She would probably kill me if I mentioned her age so I will just list 10 things I love about my mom.

1. She takes care of us all even those far away and is concerned for us.


2. She stays up to wait until I or Jake get home from a late night, even though she said she just woke up.


3. She loves her 8 grandchildren and loves when they call her on the phone it truly lights her up.


4. She has a testimony of the gospel and Jesus Christ, its a quiet one but I know its there.


5. She loves my dad, its a special thing to see when they express their love for each other.


6. I love that she and I have a great relationship and that she will shop, do lunch, and scrapbook with me.


7. I love that she will scrape and warm my car on cold, snowy days when I have to go to work.


8. I love that she is always there to listen to our problems and gives advice that is practical.


9. I love that she loves her parents, this was a difficult year with losing her mom but I still see the love and concern she has for her dad.


10. I love that she loves her siblings and still continues to have a great relationships with them.

Mom you are a great example to me and I appreciate all the many wonderful things you do for our family. So tonight to celebrate Annmarie and I are taking her to see Neil Diamond, it just happened that he was in town on her birthday.