Momma's Top 20

Happy Mother's Day to all those momma's out there; especially to my beautiful friends, my wonderful cousins, my amazing aunts, my incredible grandmothers, and of course the best mother in the whole wide universe...my mommy!

My momma has been by my side since my very first bluish breath.  She never asked to have a sick baby yet she was exactly who God choose to have me.  She has faced every day with strength that at times I'm sure she didn't she think she had.  I have not always made it easy on her but she loved me through it and despite of it. Today is her 30th Mother's Day (29th really...because technically I was still inside of her for her first Mother's Day!) and I want to celebrate her on this here blog. I want to share some of what makes her so...."my mom".   The list below... they are who she is, they are lessons I've learned and they are sweet memories we've made.  I know that no one likes a bragger, but I don't see it as bragging at all.  Instead I'm blessing.  Proverbs 31:28 "Her children arise and call her blessed..."  This little girl is blessed by her and because of her.  If you know her, I hope this list helps you get to know her a little more.  If you don't, I hope that one day you get the opportunity to know her! Here goes...

1. Her favorite color is red and shades of red. (But not pink!)
2. She loves to watch birds but is afraid of them when they fly overhead.  (A poor experience with an Alfred Hitcock movie one time I believe.)
3. She irons her jeans. I get my hatred of wrinkles from her.
4. Medium Hazelnut coffee. Two splenda. Light.  If you ever go to Dunkin Donuts that's what you can order her.  And ask for the senior discount.
5. Her favorite person in the world (besides my dad) was her grandmother.  She called her Mamma.  I know she misses her every moment of every day.
6. Cooking is one of her favorite things to do.  And she's a foodie too.
7.  She has never, in her life, missed a parent teacher conference.  Three kids, three different grades, and at times three different schools.  That's 20 plus years of schooling combined yet she went to every single one.
8. The only pair of earrings she wears are the ones my dad gave her the day he told her he loved her. (Swoon.)
9. She is an incredible photographer.  She used to have to her own darkroom and develop her own film and photos.
10. Traveling is one of her favorite things to do.  She overpacks every time though. (Right Daddy?)
11. I distinctly remember the day she taught me how to make a bed.  It was the same day she taught me how to dust.
12. She prayers for each of her nieces and nephews (great nieces and great nephews too) by name on a daily basis.  She also refers to herself as their "Favorite Aunt Jayne".
13. My Big Fat Greek wedding is one of her all time favorite movies.  She laughs so hard every single time she watches it.
14. She has a six pack.  And it's legit. She'd never let you see it though.
15.When I was a baby, she used to sing me a song she made up called 'I'm a My Little Emily's Mommy'.
17.  She used to be afraid of the computer but now she has 2 iPods, a tablet, a laptop, a desk top, a smart phone, and an Amazon Echo.
18. Mowing the lawn is one her favorite household chores.  She "gets a good work out" while doing it.
19.  Writing is a gift of hers.  She is eloquent with words and has written poems and songs and letters that are worthy of being published.
20. What I miss most about living with her is coming down stairs in the morning (on the rare occasion I got up early enough) to see her eating her egg sandwich, drinking her coffee, and reading her bible.


I love you Mommy.  I wouldn't be me without you. Thank you is never enough.  Enjoy being celebrated today and everyday!

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