2010

I could be talking about the current year, but....I'm not. I'm talking about my age. Rylan said that I wasn't twenty nine anymore, but he told me that I was twenty-ten. I liked the sound of that much better than thirty....that was until my sister in law reminded me that twenty plus ten is thirty. Yikes!
I think I will just stick with the way that Tony's Nana said it: Thirty years amazing.

Wow the last ten years have gone by fast. Can't wait to see what the next ten will bring. Happy Birthday to me! :) The best part is that today my children were very well behaved and they loved wishing me a happy birthday. I think they must have told me two dozen times. Rylan gave me a home made birthday card that he drew. My morning started off with yummy chocolate chip muffins that my sister in law made, a gift from my dad (the magic bullet) which I have wanted for a while now and lots of birthday wishes from friends and family. I couldn't ask for a better birthday!

Tribute to an Amazing Woman

Today I would like to pay tribute to an Amazing woman--My Mom! Today is my mother's birthday, and since she isn't here to celebrate with us, I just wanted to reflect on the wonderful person she was.
My mom was remarkable, because she would always think of others before herself. She was always serving someone. She often times went with out so others had something extra. She loved to see the joy it brought to other peoples lives. One example of this was when she was really sick in December and was struggling with pain. I had a hair appointment and I told her where I was going. When she found out I had an appointment, she offered to watch the kids for me (even though I had already found a sitter.)

She was a hard worker. My mom worked extremely hard. She made sure the job got done and she gave a 110%. She could work harder and faster than most people 20 years younger than her.

She was smart, and knew what was important in life. Her love was for the gospel and her family. She epically loved playing with the grand kids! She was the most incredible grandma out there. She was always doing fun projects and outings with the kids. She would find out about neat places to take them or special events happening in town. (I didn't have to ask her to watch them, she would just volunteer) she would come home with special surprises, toys and clothes for them.

She was the best mom to me, she taught me what was right and let us kids do most things. Most of all she was the best friend a daughter could have.

She was a phenomenal cook and baker. She made the most delicious things to eat! She loved trying new recipes and many of them would be "keepers". Some of my best recipes came from my mom.

Mom always liked to find a deal, and she would happen upon some real steals. She found the coolest things and loved turning trash into treasure. She would find neat things everywhere and people would always ask her where she found different things.

Words cannot describe the many ways she was truly incredible. I can't wait to see her again! Since our family tradition has always been going out to dinner for family birthdays, with the birthday person picking the restaurant, we decided to celebrate for mom's birthday upholding the family tradition. We picked Chuck-a-Rama (since my mom liked going there) and we all had a nice dinner as a family. I think she would be pleased that we were all together.

I miss her a lot. She was fantastic and I want to aspire to have all of her great qualities. I am thankful to have had such a wonderful mother and friend!