Happy Mother's Day

Aren't they so pretty? Ya done good, Randy.

In honor of Mother's Day and my Mother, I thought I would share just some of my favorite happy memories of her today.

Her old man laughter when watching the movie Christmas Vacation. "Where's the tylenol!?" I would get so excited before we would even begin watching the movie because I knew what was coming.... my Mom laughing so hard that she cries (and possibly snorts).

How she was my confidante in my high school years and beyond. Some days I couldn't wait to come home from school or some outing so I could tell her what had happened. Not many teenage girls could say the same thing, I don't think.

How she would take the day off of work and baby me when I was sick. I always knew I could count on a coke when I stayed home from school. I may or may not have used this to my advantage when I was younger. :)

She came with me to help me move into my first apartment in Provo. The plan was she would help me unload and get settled, and then head to my brother's house in Tooele later that day. Well, that didn't happen. We couldn't let each other go, so we stayed the night together at my brother's house, and then finally parted ways the next day. We both cried pretty hard.

We made up with being apart by talking on the phone everyday when I was going to BYU. If I didn't call her to check in, she would call me. When I got married a year and a half later we cut the phone calls down to about 3 times a week. I loved those phone conversations.

I miss hearing her silly "cuss" words. Some are non-repeatable (haha!), but the ones like "coon dog butt" and "tin can butt" and "gadfree" are classics, in my book.

Probably what I miss the most is watching her with her grandchildren and her undying, head-over-heels love for them. She couldn't get enough.

So Happy Mother's Day, Mom! I sure do miss and love you!