MOM

This is a photo of my mom, and some of her kids (Kevin and Scott are not in the photo). It is a big brood that she has managed for all these years. And she has done it with such style and grace. My mom is one incredible woman. She amazes me in so many ways.

When we were younger, she was everything to everyone. She was always the cook, housekeeper, chauffeur, coach, referee, baker, team captain, room mom and organizer of all things that must get done. She was the nurse when we were sick, the tutor when homework needed to get done, the cheerleader when we needed support and the therapist when we failed and needed to be built back up.

Now that we are older, and live much further away, her roles have changed a little bit. She is now the loving voice on the other end of the line . She is always there when you need to talk. Whether it is to get a recipe for a family favorite, to ask for advice on a project or plan you have concocted in your head, or the one you can't wait to talk to when your kids have earned an award or have scored the winning run.

She is the loving supporter of everyone. She is the one standing steadfast by dad's side...with the briefcase in hand...toting all the important papers-trying not to forget anything. She is the one who remembers EVERYONE's birthday and how old they are... she remembers EVERYONE'S phone number's (including area code). She amazes me. (I can't even remember how old I am...)

She is the MOST amazing woman I know. She is one of the most important people I will ever have in my life. She has taught me so many life lessons, and I am not sure she even knows that.

She is beautiful and kind and the most compassionate person . She is the best Grandmother to my children.

She is MY MOM. and I love her more than words can say.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY !