Happy Belated Mothers Day!

Well, I'm a day late and a dollar short mentioning Mothers Day, but I spent this past weekend out of town with my Mom, and came back pooped. Its been a whirlwind week!

I couldnt let mothers day pass without some kind of post though.....not on THIS blog! Ya know, I've been waxing poetic for a year now about how much I want to be a mom, how excited I am to become a mom, how my dreams are coming true....etc.etc. and some of you may be going..........Enough already! We know your happy! we know you're excited! we know you're becoming Amelia's Mom!

so instead, I thought I'd tell you what a great Mom I have!

When my father died 13 years ago, I not only grieved but struggled with terrible guilt. I wasnt a terrible daughter, but I was in my early twenties, trying to establish my independence (hence........not so into being daddy's little girl) and thought I knew IT ALL. Heck! I still think I know it all ;)))

So on my mothers 65th birthday, I decided there was no way I would let her leave this world without me thanking her for all the little things she probably thought I didnt notice. This was her 65th birthday present..........65 Thank Yous.

I'm not going to share them all here, because frankly, some of them are personal, and because I dont want to boar you silly.

Here are a few though.......as a reminder to my mom of how much I appreciate her...............and to create some real good karma, so maybe Miss Amelia Rose will appreciate me one day! of course, I have big mama shoes to fill.........

Selections from 65 Thank Yous.............For Your 65th Birthday

1. Thank you for taking me to church, but for teaching me that God is everywhere, and available to everyone.

2. Thank you for never being too busy with your own life to be involved with mine.

3. Thank you for not putting up with too much bad behavior.

5. Thank you for taking 6 giggling 15 year old girls to the beach for spring break. You were the only mom crazy enough to do that.

7. Thank you for teaching me that its never ok to embarrass or humiliate someone........even when they greatly deserve it.

9. Thank you for bestowing on me a love of books. They have taken me to times and places I will never see, and will take me on exotic journeys to come.

10. Thank you for crashing waves, seagull cries, and sand between my toes.

11. Thank you for taking me to the Christmas Wonderland at Lovemans Department Store every year of my childhood.

12. Thank you for sharing your love of animals, and for the many pets that graced my childhood.

13. Thank you for my pony "Thunder" who had a thunderous personality and landed me on the ground more often than his back!

14. Thank you for towering mountains, majestic views, and hikes that nearly killed me.

15. Thank you for signing me and 7 other 18 year olds into the Penthouse (on your credit card) for senior trip and trusting us not to DESTROY IT.

16. Thank you for every field trip and holiday party you ever helped with at school.

21. Thank you for every Birthday party.

23. Thank you for not freaking out when I left college in the middle of the semester and went to work for Club Med. That was way cool.

27. Thank you for catching lightning bugs with me on summer nights.

28. Thank you for my childhood playhouse and all the work that went into "redecorating it".

34. Thank you for being a woman who has demonstrated the concept of "over, under, around, or through...." as a way to overcome obstacles. It has served me well.

35. Thank you for the piano lessons; you were right. I do regret that I didnt continue them.

37. Thank you for countless hours of listening to me prattle on about my plans and dreams; even though I rarely asked about yours.....

40. Thank you for vacations in the camper. those were real family vacations.

43. Thank you for encouraging me when I sought infertility treatment;and for crying with me when it didnt work.

47. Thank you for raising me in a home that I'll always remember as the safest place I'll ever know.

50. Thank you for every Halloween costume

52. Thank you for sending me to school in first grade (with loving encouragement) even though I threw up every morning. What a quitter I might have become if you hadnt helped me to hang in there. (can we talk seperation anxiety?)

53. Thank you for always being a mom who listened to cool music and wore stylish clothes. I have always been proud of you.

54. Thank you for eating the many cakes that I baked in my easy bake oven.

57. Thank you for giving me a little grit to go with my sugar, if you know what I mean.

59. Thank you for taking back all my Christmas presents the year that I opened them on the sly. I deserved it. And thank you for buying other gifts to replace them so I would have something to open on Christmas morning.

60. Thank you for roots and wings.

63. Thank you for trusting me to make my own decisions.

64. Thank you for nursing me through scarlet fever, chicken pox, and any number of colds and flus.

65. Thank you for 32 (now 37) years of unconditional love.

Happy Mothers Day Mom