Mother's Day

Today I will take a few minutes to talk about Mother's Day and all of the respect and love I have for my mother. The respect meter has gone up a little since I have spent a week with my new 5 day old niece and 2 year old nephew. It is amazing how much energy they have and that they can coordinate the need for a diaper change at the exact same time. A challenge for anyone! I will take a quick minute to give props to my brother-in-law for bringing 24 cupcakes home for my sister in celebration of their 2 amazing babies. I am a big fan of this as I have been able to eat them since I am staying at their house.

But now I will go back to my mom. A strong women if there ever was one. My mom is the kind of mom that you could call and no matter what the situation was she would help. You may hear about it for the rest of your life but she would always help and a lot of the times fix the situation. She was the master mind behind the plan to gain friends at the Anatole via the magical cookie (even though I was 30. You always need your mom) and who flagged kids on their bikes down and asked them to be my friend when we moved to Lake Tahoe (I was only 8) when I wouldn't go outside. She was the kind of mom that pushed us to grow and change while she worried about our every move. The kind of mom who called the head of the Nevada DMV when I was devastated my drivers licence test didn't. A mom so completely devoted to her family that she could define family values. Someone who taught me to be strong, be my own person and always order out.

My mom is the best mom in the world! I think I will eat a cupcake to that!