Thank you for...
- late night chats when all you wanted to do was sleep
- sharing your bed and letting me speak about your rear in my dream land
- pizza and movie nights with Little Caesars small pizza's and Blockbuster
- sharing your clothes when they always came back in less than nice condition
- surprises from the store for your big girl babysitter
- giving me a love for all things old fashioned
- sharing the gift of Anne of Green Gables
- letting all my friends come home with me and loving them as your own
- taking aforementioned friends to Safeway all dressed in crazy clothes with stuff all over our faces and full of silly beans...and not even showing that you were extremely embarassed
- cleaning up after me more often than you should have
- giving me the gift of being a big sister to many so that I didn't have as much trouble becoming a Mommy
- campfires in the yard under the trees
- teaching me to work for things
- protecting me from feelings of entitlement
- supporting me in my faith
- letting me grow up, even though it was hard
- sharing your chocolate drawer with me (before we knew it was my poison)
- forcing me to get my first job at the skating rink- I loved that job
- sacrificing as a single mother
- banana bread
- giving me an appreciation for those that are older than I am
- loving my children and helping me on days that I need it
- always taking the stinky diapers when we are with you
- being there for me when I had a hard time bringing Smiles into this world
- giving me at least one adult conversation to start the day...even when you were working
- the gift of meat =)
- being there any time I needed to call you in the middle of the night when I was alone and afraid
- not telling anyone about that one time...at the grocery store...
- being flexible with holidays
- playing chicken foot even when you hate it (sometimes)
- frah la zah
- supporting our upcoming ventures so much
- sharing your lemon limeade, that was awesome
- and you know, birthing me and all
- faithfully reading all of my blogs and making me feel like I am interesting (cause you aren't partial at all)
3 comments:
Thank you for your thoughtful reflections...brought tears to my eyes. I am very thankful to have done all those things with and for you!
And I would like to thank you this Mother's Day for making me a mother for the first time, still at the top of my "most important days of my life" list.
Thank you for being such an amazing big sister/apprentice mom. As a single mom it really smoothed out some of the bumps in the road. I know it was sometimes a sacrifice for you, but you never grumbled.
I love you tons!
p.s.
I have learned the complicated strategy of chicken foot and it is fun for me now. I challeng you to a chicken foot tournament in August at Gramps & GG's dining room table...prepare to be whooped upon!
What a beautiful tribute to a beautiful lady from a beautiful lady. I think that you look a lot alike in that picture, too. You are both awesome mothers and just plain good people. Love ya!
that's beautiful... beautiful picture too.
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