I love you, Mom.
My mom is an extra-special mom in that she has pretty much always been my best friend. She's always been there for me, and she never, ever judges or tells me what to do.
She's pretty, she's smart, she's kind and loving and fun. She sings, she dances, she makes me laugh. Together we shop 'til we drop, and then we have a lovely luncheon. We talk every day, and are perfectly happy talking about nothing (or everything). I'm so lucky she's my mom.
She's pretty, she's smart, she's kind and loving and fun. She sings, she dances, she makes me laugh. Together we shop 'til we drop, and then we have a lovely luncheon. We talk every day, and are perfectly happy talking about nothing (or everything). I'm so lucky she's my mom.
My beautiful mom, Marilyn Maynard, 1951
How I got my mom
My mom (and dad) didn't have me, they picked me. Childless after seven years of marriage, they adopted me from the Children's Home Society in St. Paul, Minnesota.I think they were kind of happy to have me, and I was certainly lucky to get them!
The first time my mom saw me (at right).
Sharing adoring looks with each other!
Mom & Nana soon after my parents brought me home
We were always laughing.... (and dancing, and singing!)
My mom is really fun - she's a goofball!
"Some people say fat people can't smile... but we say they can!"
"Some people say fat people can't smile... but we say they can!"
Dropping me off at college, pretending to cry....
....but the real tears came later!
The Day My Parents Dropped Me Off at College
I've always been (and to this day am) one of those people that gets homesick. Not just a little bit, but cripplingly homesick. The day my parents dropped me off at college, five and a half hours away from home, was one of the worst of my life.My parents drove me there, and then drove part way home, and got a hotel room for the night. I ended up calling them at their hotel, and begging them to come back and get me! My mom talked to me for hours that night, and hours many other nights while I was away at school. I'll never, ever forget how patient and understanding she was with me, and how much she helped me during my college years.
Do you know any other mama who would write her child every day that the kid was away in college? I was the only person who always had mail in her mailbox, every single day!
Thanks, Mom. I love you so much!
Kim and Mom, early 1980s
Ten Things I Love About My Mom
- She sang all the time when I was little.
- She has a great sense of humor.
- She loves our family, and will do anything for us.
- She is a real lady, and she always takes the high road.
- She loves to shop!
- She loves my kids (even when they're in "meaner-tweener" mode).
- She loves little dogs.
- She wrote to me every day when I was away at college.
- She makes a mean chocolate chip cookie, and the best meatloaf ever!
- She's just the best mama a girl could ever wish for!
Mom and Kim, 2000
We like the same things....
- Mom got up at 3:00am with me to watch Charles and Diana's wedding live!
- We love Martha Stewart!
- We've always liked Suzy's Zoo...
- We both LOVE going to Open Houses, even if we're not thinking about moving!
(Or maybe we're always thinking about moving!)
- We both love walking and shopping and lunching in Wayzata!
- We even love folding laundry together, 'cause we just gab the whole time!
Mama and Mamie taking the schniblets for a walk
Peaches and Mamie
TooSunny and Mamie
Mamie loves her grandkids
Now Mom is there for my kidlets like she always has been for me!
We are so lucky to have you, Mom!
Thank you so much for being you, Mom!For always being there for me, and for my family.
For loving me, and for listening to me, and for helping me through hard times.
I love you so much, and I am so incredibly lucky that you're my mom!
Want to say hi to my mom? Want to give your own mom a shout-out? This is the place!
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- NAOBunni NAOBunni Nov 5, 2009 @ 8:04 pm
- You are such a wonderful daughter - May your lives together be filled with good things! XO
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- Tyler(2sunny)[Not.Logged.In] Tyler(2sunny)[Not.Logged.In] Aug 10, 2009 @ 6:06 pm
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- rms rms Aug 8, 2009 @ 8:51 am
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I stole the idea for this lens!
Yes, I blatantly stole the idea for this lens from someone I admire very much, JaguarJulie.Julie's ode to her mom (below) inspired me to tell about my mama.
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Thank You Mom!
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So, when was the last time you took a moment to acknowledge your mom ... to tell her how much she has meant to YOU ... to thank her for all that she has done ... to tell her that you love her? Huh, what's that you say? You haven't taken time...
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