my mom

So i read back through what i wrote about my mom today. it clearly isn't enough.

i was operating on the basis that anyone that reads this knows her and could fill in the gaps. but i think i will attempt to fill in some of them now.

my mom is fabulous.
she is the mom who helps me paint rooms in my house.
she is the mom who painted my sister's whole house before she moved into it.

she is the mom who loves my kids.
and all their friends.
and kids she just met.

she is called grandma by 7 biological grandchildren, and at least 8-10 more that i can think of.
and there are many i can't think of.

she is called mom by myself and my sister, our husbands, and even several of our friends.

she has been called wife by the same man for over 30 years.

my mom is a phenominal prayer warrior.

she is the one we call when we aren't sure how to pray.

she is the one all our friends call when they aren't sure either.

my mom is always there when i have a problem.
either to listen, give advice, or tell me i am not crazy. (or that maybe i am)

my mom spent an entire day in my crazy disorganized basement to help me move some rooms around.
she has done this more than once.

my mom came and deep cleaned my bathrooms when i was pregnant and too tired to do so.

at every birthday party she is there first to help set up, and leaves last after it is clean.

amazingly, she doesn't play pass the poopy kid. she just changes them.

she has been known to stop by just for a minute and leave several hours later just because she knew i needed an adult that day.
or maybe i just needed my mom.

she watches our kids, our dogs, our bird and our cat. she follows the directions and knows the schedules for all of them.

on multiple occasions she has spent her afternoon sorting toys in my kids rooms.
( i LOVE how she can pick up one little piece and almost always know where it goes! makes me laugh because i do too)

she is never to busy for the kids.

she serves pudding at every holiday because when wy was 3 he said it wasn't a holiday if there was no pudding.

my mom is awesome.

today was her birthday.

i just want everyone to be aware of how great she is.