Happy Mothers Day Mom!!!

I just wanted to say Happy Mothers Day to the greatest Mom ever.

I am so sad that I cant be with her on the special day, but here are some things that I love about my Mom.

( These pictures got reversed oops)

My mom was so fun growing up. She was always doing fun things for us kids and she always bought the best food. Our freezer was always stocked with schwans ice cream and she always made the house comfortable which made our house a fun house to be with friends. She always let us do fun stuff and I know she turned her back quite a few times to let us get away with stuff. Even during my not so obediant phase, she always let me know that she was proud of who I was and that made all the difference in the person I am today.

My mom is the funnest Grandma. She spoils the grandkids like you wouldnt believe-even if she didnt spoil them, they would still love her just the same. She is always doing everything she can to make sure they are happy and well taken care of. I have never met anyone more caring than my mom. She just gives and gives and gives. Im pretty sure she is more patient now than she was when I was growing up-I cant imagine why. I was the perfect kid.

She is always taking the time to make each grandchild feel special.

(I just said that to make my siblings happy, we all know who the favorite 5 are)

Especailly this one!!!

My kids have loved having Grandma (and Grandad) come to visit so often. She makes them feel so special even though we all know they are one crazy bunch!!

Here are some fun facts about my Mom.

1. She LOVES her Diet Cokes. (I give all the glory to my mom for my addiction. The fridge was constantly stocked with diet cokes growing up and I stole them all the time)

2. She loves Wendys salads and Diet Cokes. If I call her in the afternoon, I always catch her in the act becasue she will say "hold on a sec" and then I can here her ordering.

3. She hates funny movies. We went to see dumb and dumber when it came out in the theater and the only thing she laughed at was the shitzu joke and that was only because we have those kind of dogs.

4. She gets her hair done every 3 weeks. Its like clockwork, and she never misses an appointment. Back in the day of perms and nails, she was at the salon 3x's a month. She would go one day for nails, another for the perm and then another for the color and cut. They LOVE her at Tantrum.

5. She loves cheezy mormon romance, mystery novels. I think she goes to deseret book every week and finds a new one. If its published by Covenant, she has it. (which works for me because I also love cheezy mormon romance, mystery novels)

6. She hates to work out. I can think of a hundred things she would rather do than go to her trainer. Like mother like daughter.

7. She wants to retire in Lakeside. Its her favorite place to go. She would live there now if she could.

8. She is the hugest sports fan I know (besides my husband). She loves them all: ASU football, Suns Basketball, and the D-Backs. I get my love of sports from my mom. Every Tuesday night growing up was Pizza Hut Pizza night becasue there was always a Suns game on. During football season, we had a party every weekend to watch the games. Those are my favorite memories.

9. She loves to buy movies. I can always count on her the have the latest releases-even if she hates the movie. Thank goodness for Costco so she can stock up.

10. Her favorite candy are Payday candy bars and junior mints. There is always one or the other in the fridge and she picks at them. I think it takes her like 3 days to eat one. Growing up, when we would go to the movies, she would pour junior mints into her popcorn-so I started pouring M&M's.

11. She always has a water bottle with her everywhere she goes. I never see her without one.

I could go on and on about my Mom. She listens to me complain about my kids and about life in general without saying a word. My mom always seems to know whats going on and what we need.

Happy Mothers Day Mom. I hope you have a great day!!