50 things to tell my mom
1. Happy 50th birthday!2. You are the best mom ever.
3. We miss you.
4. My gardenia's are dying. Can you fix them?
5. We aren't as good at making dinner as you are.
6. I think you've got some competition on your backyard porch pots. Emily has been miracle growing them like a madwoman. The sunflowers are truly a forest. You'd be proud.
7. The pool is green. Make dad fix it.
8. Every time I watch Sabrina, Pride and Prejudice, or Men in Black I think of you
9. Can you talk to my future kids? If so...give them some good advice before they come down here okay?
10.We really need to make a Wal-Mart trip like we used to when we just threw tons of stuff in the cart and you bought it all.
11. You always had the best Halloween costumes. Especially your witch costumes.
12. I loved when you sewed for me. Skirts, dresses and shirts. I loved the winter formal dress you made me my junior year and that you prayed for help with it so it would be perfect.
13. I will never be as skinny as you dang it.
14. You are the prettiest mom I know with sparkley eyes that shined even more when you lost your hair.
15. You are completely selfless.
16. You will always get the most credit for how smart Annie is.
17. I think every teacher at Irving and Taylor is still in love with the tasty cinnamon rolls you made.
18. I still can't believe that you hiked Havasupai with the messed up tendons in your foot.
19. I'm excited to go to girls camp with Annie and Julia this year and hope to make it as fun as you did.
20. You were the most fun person to go on trips with.
21. Food will always equal love in our house.
22. I wish I would have inherited your green thumb that made everything blossom.
23. I miss waking up to you playing the piano on Sunday morning.
24. You always gave the best Young Women lessons, church talks, and testimonies.
25. I'm sorry I didn't plant flowers for you at Emery. I'll do better next year. I promise.
26. I'm very grateful for all of the music lesson you gave me.
27. You set the best example for me. I always remember walking in on you praying and all of the service you gave. The gifts you would anonymously give to people and the love you shared. You had charity for everyone around you.
28. I hope that you and Daniel are having fun together.
29. Thank you for buying the cabin and for always taking us camping. I always had so much fun there.
30. We all had such happy childhoods because of you.
31. Sorry for all of the stress that I caused you. I know I wasn't the easiest kid by far.
32. You were right. Devin does have kind eyes and I was lucky to find him.
33. Thank you for giving me the best wedding ever even if the chairs did make it look like an 80s prom. p.s. I am over that.
34. Thanks for escorting me through the temple. My two year endowment date is coming up.
35. You are such a strong person.
36. I love reading through your scriptures and seeing all of the versus you marked and made notes by.
37. Some of my best memories are coming home to you sitting in the rocker reading your scriptures and then talking about my night.
38. The best memories are of laying on the bed and talking to you for hours on end.
39. You have the best parents. I went over to their house a while ago and talked to them. They are so giving and your dad has the best stories to tell.
40. I wish my kids could have you as a grandma here on earth so you could give them things and tell them stories.
41. I'm so grateful for all of the cultural experiences you gave us kids at such young ages. I'm glad that at seven I knew who VanGough and Monet were.
42. You are the best cardboard painter I know and your spook alley's were always spooky.
43. You are so creative.
44. How did you get such a gooball for a daughter?
45. You are such a good dutch oven cooker and pyro. I need to know your secrets.
46. You should have written down your recipes.
47. I think you were the most fun in our family. We aren't as fun without you.
48. I loved when you would text me with your oh so fabulous texting skills.
49. Thank you for always loving me no matter what.
50. I'll always love you!
3. We miss you.
4. My gardenia's are dying. Can you fix them?
5. We aren't as good at making dinner as you are.
6. I think you've got some competition on your backyard porch pots. Emily has been miracle growing them like a madwoman. The sunflowers are truly a forest. You'd be proud.
7. The pool is green. Make dad fix it.
8. Every time I watch Sabrina, Pride and Prejudice, or Men in Black I think of you
9. Can you talk to my future kids? If so...give them some good advice before they come down here okay?
10.We really need to make a Wal-Mart trip like we used to when we just threw tons of stuff in the cart and you bought it all.
11. You always had the best Halloween costumes. Especially your witch costumes.
12. I loved when you sewed for me. Skirts, dresses and shirts. I loved the winter formal dress you made me my junior year and that you prayed for help with it so it would be perfect.
13. I will never be as skinny as you dang it.
14. You are the prettiest mom I know with sparkley eyes that shined even more when you lost your hair.
15. You are completely selfless.
16. You will always get the most credit for how smart Annie is.
17. I think every teacher at Irving and Taylor is still in love with the tasty cinnamon rolls you made.
18. I still can't believe that you hiked Havasupai with the messed up tendons in your foot.
19. I'm excited to go to girls camp with Annie and Julia this year and hope to make it as fun as you did.
20. You were the most fun person to go on trips with.
21. Food will always equal love in our house.
22. I wish I would have inherited your green thumb that made everything blossom.
23. I miss waking up to you playing the piano on Sunday morning.
24. You always gave the best Young Women lessons, church talks, and testimonies.
25. I'm sorry I didn't plant flowers for you at Emery. I'll do better next year. I promise.
26. I'm very grateful for all of the music lesson you gave me.
27. You set the best example for me. I always remember walking in on you praying and all of the service you gave. The gifts you would anonymously give to people and the love you shared. You had charity for everyone around you.
28. I hope that you and Daniel are having fun together.
29. Thank you for buying the cabin and for always taking us camping. I always had so much fun there.
30. We all had such happy childhoods because of you.
31. Sorry for all of the stress that I caused you. I know I wasn't the easiest kid by far.
32. You were right. Devin does have kind eyes and I was lucky to find him.
33. Thank you for giving me the best wedding ever even if the chairs did make it look like an 80s prom. p.s. I am over that.
34. Thanks for escorting me through the temple. My two year endowment date is coming up.
35. You are such a strong person.
36. I love reading through your scriptures and seeing all of the versus you marked and made notes by.
37. Some of my best memories are coming home to you sitting in the rocker reading your scriptures and then talking about my night.
38. The best memories are of laying on the bed and talking to you for hours on end.
39. You have the best parents. I went over to their house a while ago and talked to them. They are so giving and your dad has the best stories to tell.
40. I wish my kids could have you as a grandma here on earth so you could give them things and tell them stories.
41. I'm so grateful for all of the cultural experiences you gave us kids at such young ages. I'm glad that at seven I knew who VanGough and Monet were.
42. You are the best cardboard painter I know and your spook alley's were always spooky.
43. You are so creative.
44. How did you get such a gooball for a daughter?
45. You are such a good dutch oven cooker and pyro. I need to know your secrets.
46. You should have written down your recipes.
47. I think you were the most fun in our family. We aren't as fun without you.
48. I loved when you would text me with your oh so fabulous texting skills.
49. Thank you for always loving me no matter what.
50. I'll always love you!
12 comments:
that was pretty much the sweetest post i have ever read and i just shed tears while sitting at my computer at work. seriously, so sweet! thanks for making me realize how much i appreciate my mom and all she does for me! :)
This is so sweet, Laura. You just brought tears to my eye!
laura that was amazing, your amazing. and now everyone at work is wondering why i am crying. my dads 52nd is coming up. i might just have to steal your idea.
i love it.
Today at school I thought, "May 1st, today is Aunt Sandra's birthday!"
This was fantastic, and I love that you put those songs as a soundtrack to your list. I love and miss your mom and wish she could come back and hang out every once in a while. I hope she is teaching my future kiddos how to be as amazing as her.
And as always, I totally laughed at your comment on my blog. I'm glad you own that picture, and that I gave it to you as if to say, "Here look at me. I am hot and you should show this to the world." I was awesome.
Very thoughtful post, your mom was an awesome aunt/woman/everything! It made me think of the day my dad died and she came over and brought us diner and sat with me and my sisters and talked to us. Her shepherd pie made us feel good that night and just so you know I personally see so much of her in you. You always are friendly and have a smile and make it a point to say hi to all at family stuff just like she did, so cool!
OK, I just cried a river over this. Happy Birthday Sandra. This world will never be the same. But you'd be soooooo proud of your daughters. They are as awesome as you are.
i, too, am crying. love you laura
we already discussed this in person, but i just re-read your list and i'm pretty sure your mom is smiling on you and so so so proud.
I like you. How is it that I totally remember that May Day is your mom's birthday? Oh, it's because she's incredibly awesome.
BTW, Men in Black? That's funny.
laura, you make me cry. you make me miss my mom, too. before my kids were born, i would pray that Heavenly Father would let my mom choose them, pre-train them, and prepare them for me. i know she did. and even though your mom won't be here on earth to help you with your kids, she will definitely be with you in spirit.
she sounds like the best mom ever.
i wish i knew her.
if you need a mom-ish person in your life ... i'll fill in.
Thanks for that wonderful post. I love your mother just as much a I love my own sisters. Dave got up on May 1st and said I miss my sister. He says that quite often. They are the most alike and bugged each other the most - but were close in their own way.
Love you - Aunt Sue
I miss your mom’s lessons in YW too. I miss her friendly, “Hi Liz” while she was outside watering her flowers. I miss her goofy laugh and incredible insight into life. I miss her strong spirit and all the amazing experiences she shared with us. You guys were seriously blessed with an amazing mother. Everyone loved her to no end.
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