I am so glad that she started since I have learned so much about her!  Keep it up Mom!!!

(guest posted by her daughter, Amy)

I appreciate my Mom (and Dad) teaching me money management skills.  That is way better than just giving me clothes.

She worked for a newspaper and would put our names or something cute about us as filler.  They even had a cat in the driveway that was runover so many times it was flatter than a pancake.  All you could really see was the outline of it.  Just like a cartoon.

She worked at a place in Hawaii and had a cube for a desk.  When we visited it was raining on one side of the building and sunny on the other. 

The only place that I did not get good vibes was when she worked at an Army Hospital in Hawaii. The office seemed drab.  And I may have gotten that feeling from her since I don't think it was one of her favorite places to work.

When she retires next month, I will be going to her ceremony.  I am excited.  And I already know how proud they are of her since we have visited several times. 

My Mom jokes about having to buy a house that has doors for wheelchairs.  They are not even close to that.   But it does make me think that I want to be close to her and Dad as they grow older and may need help.  I love to joke with my anti-Father-in-law about putting everyone in the same home so we can combine our visits.  Wouldn't want to waste time going to different places, you know! 

Number 10: She works hard at all that she does and like doing a good job.  I did not realize this until we started sharing work stories and problems.  I am not sure how she passed that hard working attitude on to my brother and me, but I need to figure it out so I can teach my daughters. 

Number 9: She is also very attentive to the little things.  She knows I love iced tea and splenda.  She always has that on hand when we visit.  She knows the girls like girly-things, so she buys them inexpensive girly gifts that go a long way to making them happy. 

Number 8:  She takes care of her skin and has very soft hands.

Number 7:  She does a family newsletter for both sides of her family to keep everyone in touch.

Number 6:  She takes the time for others.  She makes intricate gifts for her co-workers at Christmas.  She has made me a t-shirt quilt and a scarf.  She made the girls blankets.  All these things take time and effort to make.  And that is the only recent stuff I can think of.

Number 5:   She treats me like an adult.

Number 4:  She is honest in how she feels, but not opinionated or over bearing.

Number 3:  She likes to hug.

Number 2:  She knew when to be a parent and now knows she can be my friend.  And is.  One of my best.

And the Top Reason I like my Mom......

Number 1:  She may not have supported my choices, but she has always supported me.  She is my biggest fan!!!

My first memories of my Mom are when we lived on Fort Hood.  We lived there 6 years and left after I finished the 1st grade.  I remember her letting me make cakes with my Easy Bake Oven.  I remember sitting on her bed while she read me stories.  I remember the time I tried to catch a cat that a “friend” dropped from the top of her porch enclosure.  It was very tall and the cat was not happy.  She tried to catch herself on my face.  I remember crying back to the house and my Mom taking care of me.  And the time she made me a hop-scotch shaped cake for my birthday.  It took her forever, but ended up really cool.  I think after that we just had round cakes with M-n-M’s for decorations.  She also took some classes at the local college.  We went with her to the campus once and they had sweet smelling honeysuckle.  I ended up going to college there after high school. 

Don't you love this picture of my parents eating snow cones with the girls?

Note to Mom:  You can't ground me anymore!!!