I realize I haven't posted in a long time and there were many important days I never got around to posting about. One of those important days was my mom's birthday! HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY MOMMA!!!!! It was Dec. 13th, and I wanted to take a second and dedicate this entire post all about my mom. I have one of the coolest mom's out there. She has taught me so much about serving others. She ALWAYS makes sure her families needs are met before her own. When we get together and make plans for activities, she will do one that one of her kids want to do even if she wouldn't have picked it herself, because she would rather please others than be selfish. She has also taught me that it is important to be a hard worker. No one likes a lazy pants. And as much as I hated the Saturday Chore list...(I can't believe I'm saying this)...I miss it. WAH! But it's true. She taught me to love a clean house. When my apartment gets messy, I wish I could turn on some Footloose and get my boogie on while cleaning. She is also a great example to me of good cooking. I would LOVE to learn all of my mom's skills in the kitchen. She makes AMAZING food, and I am glad she taught me how important it is to ALWAYS have a salad AND another vegetable on the table with the main dish. Granted, I still am not the best at doing these things now, but every time I make dinner, I think, "oh yikes, mom would be disappointed with the colors of food I have on my plate. No greens or fun colors." hahah I love how she always made comments about the colors she had on her plate. Also, something I admire most about my mom, is her testimony. I KNOW that my mom has a strong testimony because she shares it with her family and lives her life according to the commandments and is an example to me. I also love that my mom is silly. You can always count on my mom to be the silly one, whether she means to or not. I love that she was the one to convince the bridesmaids at my cousin Bri's wedding, to jump in the pool in their dresses because "you never really wear bridesmaid dresses again!" or her ability to jump into a pool without getting her hair wet, or how competitive she gets while playing card games. Or the classic: the day it was really hot in our Wilsonville house and told us to "not touch her, or bug her, or talk to her, or bug her or talk to her...... and after repeating herself a trillion times, ending with a loud, "AND DON'T TOUCH THE DOG!" before laying in the middle of the family room in front of fan on the ground. hahah we love teasing her about that day. And I think the same week she "taking our communication privileges away" and after we all looked at each other and mouthed, "can she doooo that?!" and immediately getting online and talking about how mom had "officially lost it". hahahah My mom is so stinkin funny and I love her so much! Not to mention how cute she is!!!! Every time we get together I envy how cute her clothes are. My mom's got cuuuute style. I have the coolest mom ever and I love her so much. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!
