This was stolen off my darling daughter's blog.

She recently wrote 100 things about herself and in that 100 things the only thing she said about her wonderful mom was that I wouldn't give her ballet lessons as a child! ( .... I could have been a contender speech) .

So of Course I reacted to that and she kiddingly said, "Ok, the next T13 I will write 13 things I love about my Mom! I naturally thought she was kidding but she wasn't.

I'm posting them here so I have a record of them as I was in "purple puddles" reading them. It means more to me than any awards I've ever won. I am very pleased at the wonderful adults our children have become. Thanks Suzy!

1. I love the friendship that she and I have developed. Sometimes we are so different, but that makes us close. I value her opinions.
   
2. I love that my mom and I have super long phone conversations. (This is saying a whole lot, because I HATE to chat on the phone.)
3. My mom gets so freaked out at scary movies! She totally cracks me up. Once during the scary part of a movie we were watching, (instead of just jumping) she literally jumped up and ran out of the room!
   
4. I love my mom's personality. She is someone you can't ignore. She is one of those people you can't walk by without hugging.
   
5. My mom is also one of the wisest women you will ever meet. She has a great quote or some sage wisdom to bestow for nearly every situation!
   
6. (I love that my mom is so into blogging that she will think this banner is very cool...)
7. When I think about my mom, I think about daisies. (And not just because of her blog - Lazy Daisy!) Daisies are a happy flower, they always look like they are smiling - just like my mom!
8. She is one of the most generous people I've ever known. She truly knows the meaning of "give until it hurts." But she never receives any recognition for her sacrifices. Well, I notice mom.
   
9. When my mom loves something, she REALLY loves it. She is always wholehearted in the things she is passionate about.
   
10. My mom is a great writer. She throws her humor and creativity around and someday she'll put it all together and write a best-seller. I hope.
11. My mom is a "cozy" person. Her favorite place is looking out on her country backyard with its rolling hills, watching the little finches at her birdfeeder, smelling her lilac tree, with a fuzzy cat on her lap. And that translates to her demeanor, too. She is one of those people you wind up telling your life story to!
    
12. My mom is a great wife. She exudes patience with my dad. She listens to him spout off crazy phrases he learns in other languages, shuts all the cabinet doors he forgets to close, tolerates his "selective hearing," and sometimes, she'll even watch "Modern Marvels" with him! What a lady!
    
13. And finally, my mom is a great mother. She raised some dang good kids. (Me, especially. Heh.)