My Mom Rocks!

I know... everyone thinks they have a great mom.  And ya probably do.  But I just have to say, mine rocks.  In honor of Mother's Day being right around the corner, I have decided to honor my mom with a blog post.

So, why is my mom such a rock star?  Quite simply, she's a strong, funny, happy, generous person who works hard to make sure everyone around her is treated fairly, loved well, and taken care of.  If it weren't for her influence in my life, I would not be the person I am today.

I have many wonderfully funny stories about my mom... like the time we went to lunch and she ordered dip, telling the server that she likes dips - that's why she likes her daughter!  Or, when she was paiting the doors for our house and she thought Tim McGraw was singing about how, "She's My Can of Raid."   Or, the time we went to dinner, she had her new iPhone, and couldn't stop taking pictures to get just the right one for our profiles...  Poor Bridget sat the closest and got the brunt of the modeling job...

Life with Mom is always an adventure... Whether we're bonding as we pick bugs off of the trees in the orchard with tweezers, pulling weeds in her garden, washing windows, or picking up horse poop, it's always an adventure with a reward at the end.  As I list all these things it's kind of funny to me - all these "bonding" experiences were just chores, but apparently they worked.  We're pretty darn close!

Let's face it - strong women are not born; they are made.  And the lady who has had the biggest influence on making me as strong as I am today is my momma.  Yup - she rocks!