Ten Things Thankful for my mom. Who looks 44.
Ten Things Thankful about my dear mother.
I can’t just dive headfirst into this post without saying my mother and I are very different in some ways.
She came out with a T-Square clutched in her bitty fist.
I hyperventilate at the thought of having to draw a straight line. Now I love to draw, but the thought of having to draw anything precise sends me searching for a brown paper bag.
Sooo.
Ten Things Thankful about my Dear Mom:
10. So thankful you stopped asking when I was going to host coffees.
9. That you used your powers for good and wallpapered countless walls, in countless of my houses. Painted countless cabinets and helped me clean out all my cr@p when asked. Though my albums were not such items. Nor did they need to be donated to the Orlando Rescue Mission to hang on the wall of some other midlife crazy woman and not mine.
Jesus says to forgive and I have.
8. Jesus. You always took me to church and modeled faith.
7. Let it go. You can’t let things go, but darn it. I love you for saying that you can.
6. Can I let things go? Seems I have a little problem about you asking if I’ve hosted any coffees or the owner of my complete ZZTOP and Gap Band LP collection.
5. Thankful that you were the best mom in the history of moms in cleaning up throw up.
For that I am in awe.
4. You were the best mom at ignoring my mess and let me super glue pictures of Carlton Fisk, Affirmed and Rod Stewart to my walls. My room was papered from ceiling to floor in everyone from Bucky Dent to Ron Guidry — heck, I’m sure Bruce Jenner was up there. This collage of cr@p must have killed you.
3. Thankful that you held it together when I got crazy bit by our dog when I was 12. All the surgeries that took. As a mom now, I admire how strong you were.
2. That you stopped making my clothes when I got to junior high. #thankGod.
1. That you were always there. To clean up vomit, make fried chicken on my birthday and field those sobbing calls from college when whats-his-name would break up with me for the 1,00000,001,0002.5 time.
You are such a strong woman. You need to relax at bit –– but you are the best.
And look 44.
That age app knocked 14 years off of my age, now I’m wondering what it would do for my 98-yr-old grandma!
Happy Mother’s Day to you and your amazing mom!
Oh, what a wonderful thing to write! Your mom sound terrific. I’m sure with such differing personalities, there were some rough times when you were young. It’s wonderful how we can outgrow our differences and simply embrace them. Makes life so much more enjoyable. 🙂
Happy Mother’s Day!
My sister is organized like mom. We joke about it now. When I was young, I just wondered what was wrong with me???
Yes Kristi. Those pics are worth saving.
I am still having a ton of fun with the how-old site. But I’m not putting my own picture on there anymore – the last result I got was too good to spoil it.
What a fantastic thankful list!
My mom threw away my Mary Poppins paper dolls that were in a shoebox under my bed. There was plenty of other crap in the room, and she threw THOSE away. I still haven’t gotten over it….
all of them??!! ayiee!
still sounds like a most remarkable person and (very) nice Postafying
Big cheers to anyone that can clean up barf! I was so thankful Christopher and I were at her house for one of his worst ones. I just can’t do it without getting sick myself.
Happy Mother’s Day to you both!
Happy Mother’s Day my friend! I think we have the same Mother except mine is horrible at cleaning up vomit!
Happy Mother’s Day Beauty. Love and hugs to you across the miles.
Ain’t that the truth Kenya. Thankfully my children seem to be better about getting to the bathroom. Or at least letting me know they feel sick and I place a big pot by them.
She is very remarkable. Thank you Clark. 🙂
I remember my mother cutting out those paper dolls that all held hands. I thought that was magical.
I think that post cured me Vanessa. I had that photo of my mom on my phone with another, where it said she looked 72 — so I could show her. Those were leftovers from my obsession with the site last weekend. I haven’t done one of me since. Promise.
Your mom sounds awesome. 🙂 Very nice TToT
Thank you. She is.
Happy Mother’s Day Jamie! I had a vomit-er so I get the appreciation! I hate that app, but did kind of like the time it said I was 43. Have a great day!
Happy Mother’s Day to you Gina. Hope you’re in the middle of a great book.
By turns hilarious, honest and sweet, this might be my favorite of your lists. Your mom sounds and looks wonderful! And happy Mother’s Day to you, too!
Thanks Karen. One thing we have in common is a strong will. She’s one-of-kind.