What do you love about someone....a challenge!
On her blog, Katie challenges us to come up with 101 things we love about someone in our life. Kind of a twist on the 100 things about me questionare thingy magiger. I decided to do this on the strongest, most influential person in my life. After this post the other day, rambling about the problems with the relationship with my Dad, I decided Mom deserved top billing. She is the ultimate mom, and I will list 101 reasons why I can't help but love her.
1. Obviously she gave birth to me!
2. She gave me my brother Adam.
3. She protected us from the mean side of Dad.
4. She made sure we had a good relationship with our Grandparents.
5. She took the time to cook us home made meals when we were little.
6. She made sure education was a priority.
7. She refereed the atrocious fights between my brother and I.
8. She fought to keep us together as a family after the divorce-fought hard.
9. She worked her tail off to provide for our family.
10. She would do without things for herself to provide for us.
11. She went more years than I can count without a new pair of jeans so we could always have
new school clothes.
12. She made sure that we made it to all of our baseball and softball games on time.
13. She taught me (is still teaching me via phone) how to cook some of my fav dishes.
14. She always always always has time to talk when I have something on my mind.
15. She never judged me when I called to tell her I was pregnant at 25.
16. She never made a comment about my hubby being 12 years older than I am.
17. She helped me work through my horrible rough spell in college.
18. She bailed me out of tight spots way too many times.
19. She never stopped loving me.
20. She never stopped caring.
21. She never withheld affection even when she coulda.
22. She let me continue to bring her fresh lilacs from the bush even though she was allergic
(she coulda told me!)
23. She let me pick her peonies and leave them for her even though it put ants all over her
kitchen cabinet!
24. Every Christmas she would make chocolate chip cookies with us while we watched "Rudolph
the Red Nose Reindeer".
25. She made sure we had relationships with all of her brothers and sisters-all 6 of them.
26. She made sure we got to spend time with all our cousins....dozens.
27. Even when she moved from KS to Iowa my freshman year in college, she made sure I was
able to visit as often as I wanted.
28. When I bombed out my freshman year in college, she told me to keep my chin up and do
better.
29. When I decided to switch colleges after my first semester, she supported my decision.
30. She always always listened when I had so many tears trying to figure out why my Dad
didn't love me.
31. She never showed jealousy when I fell in love with my Dad's new son (I was 14)
32. She tried more times than I can count to teach me to golf.
33. She supported my high school volleyball team.
34. She supported my high school basketball team.
35. She went against my step-father's wishes to come to a basketball game instead of spending
time with just him all because she had a "feeling" I would need her.
36. That was the game that I started varsity for the first time.
37. That is also the game when I blew out my knee.
38. She rode in the ambulance with me to the ER, and kept me smiling during the tests.
39. She believed me when others didn't believe anything was wrong with my knee.
40. She stayed with me through all the subsequent scans and surgery.
41. She gave me the most amazing step-father in the world.
42. She made sure Kelly (step-dad) and I had multiple times to try to bond.
43. She never gave up when I tried to push Kelly out of my life....she knew we would work
it out.
44. She gave me a great step-brother, Ryan.
45. She makes sure that we make it home for visits as often as we can.
46. She makes sure our visits home are spent equally between both sides of the famiy, without
being jealous.
47. She let me spend a few days in Long Island with her while she was working....got to hang out.
48. She tried to pass her clean gene on to me.
49. She teaches me so much about computers...it's her career after all.
50. She always has a shoulder to cry on when I lose a family member, even on the other side.
51. She helped me stay strong when my uncle/her brother died.
52. She made sure I got to spend time with my uncle before cancer took him (Miss ya Uncle
Mike!)
53. She is so close to her family that she is a great role model.
54. She didn't laugh when I applied to nursing school like some family members.
55. She let me move back home during my last few months of nursing school due to financial
disasters brought on by myself.
56. She bailed me out of said disasters and taught me lessons at the same time.
57. She always made sure we had great pets.
58. She helped me practice my softball pitching so often. Didn't do any good! LOL
59. She believed me when I was suspended my freshman year in high school that I didn't
do what was being said...and followed through until it was proved.
60. She taught me the value of working for what you believe in.
61. She helped me survive my first heart break.
62. She helped me work through my Grandmothers (dad's mom) death.
63. She made me realize that Grandma loved me more than a lot of people, and unconditionally.
64. She understood when my father wouldn't come to my graduation party, instead he made
me leave my party and come to a small one with his side of the family (and she made me
understand that it was HIS problem, not something I did.)
65. She refrained from saying bad things about my dad, so as to not tarnish our image of
him as a child.
66. She still bites her tongue when it comes to him, saying it is not her place to judge him.
67. She's such a mom like that, and I love her for it.
68. But she'll let me vent away and get the anger and hurt off my chest.
69. She helped take care of me after all 5 of my knee surgeries that happened in KS.
70. She even dragged me to the fireworks July 4th, when I had surgery 7/3 just because I
didn't want to miss them.
71. Even though we were both grown, she let me drag her to World's of Fun amusement park.
72. When I begged to go to the Senior Prom my freshman year, she gave in.
73. When step-brother threatened to beat up date to said prom she calmed him down.
74. She also gave in when I wanted to go the the prom my Sophomore year....even gave in on
the all night after prom party that year.
75. She let me go on my Senior trip by covering the money I was responsible for raising,
but didn't do.
76. She gave me a car my freshman year in high school so I could make it to all my
extracurricular activities.
77. She came to all the school plays I was in.
78. She supported me when I was in the Young Woman of the Year Pageant, and told me she
KNEW I would do great when I got first runner up.
79. She always included my Dad's mom in my life, because she knew no one else would.
80. She scrimped and saved to make sure I could continue my piano lessons all those years.
81. She helped me find the most gorgeous dress for the pageant and my junior prom even
when she knew money was too tight.
82. She came to the State Volleyball tournament my sophomore year and didn't make me
feel bad when I sucked.
83. She always steered me toward the friends that were true to me.
84. She loves me unconditionally.
85. She helped me makde it through my Grandfather's death my 8th grade year.
86. She used to put on featy pajamas and jump on the bed like a mad woman when my
counsin Paige came to spend the night because she knew we thought it was hilarious.
87. She always encourages me to be my best.
88. She gives me great parenting tips.
89. She misses me as much as I miss her.
90. She made sure I didn't get my heart broken by my dad at my brother's wedding.
91. She makes sure our family stays together.
92. She loves my son unbelievably.
93. She over-looked the time my freshman year that I came home drunk as a skumk from
a senior hog roast and tracked mud all the way up her cream colored staircase. (Well,
ok she woke me up before dawn practically and made me clean it up, but no lecture.)
94. She was crazy enough to chase me and some friends around town while we were cruising
and make funny faces at us til we were laughing histarically.
95. She gave us a beautiful old huge home to live in...even if we thought they were crazy to
buy it after the fire for all the renovations it needed, it turned out phenomenol.
96. She always made Christmas special, and not by over spoiling us (I gotta learn that!)
97. She let me take a job at a pharmacy my freshman year even though she had reservations.
98. She calls just to tell me she is thinking of me.
99. She can drink me under the table.
100. She trusts me enough to tell me some of her secrets.
101. She is the best mom in the world for me and my brother, the best grandma to Matthew. I
would never ever trade her for anything!
That was easy...I feel as if I could keep going. Which is definately the sign of a great MOM!! Love ya to pieces!
1. Obviously she gave birth to me!
2. She gave me my brother Adam.
3. She protected us from the mean side of Dad.
4. She made sure we had a good relationship with our Grandparents.
5. She took the time to cook us home made meals when we were little.
6. She made sure education was a priority.
7. She refereed the atrocious fights between my brother and I.
8. She fought to keep us together as a family after the divorce-fought hard.
9. She worked her tail off to provide for our family.
10. She would do without things for herself to provide for us.
11. She went more years than I can count without a new pair of jeans so we could always have
new school clothes.
12. She made sure that we made it to all of our baseball and softball games on time.
13. She taught me (is still teaching me via phone) how to cook some of my fav dishes.
14. She always always always has time to talk when I have something on my mind.
15. She never judged me when I called to tell her I was pregnant at 25.
16. She never made a comment about my hubby being 12 years older than I am.
17. She helped me work through my horrible rough spell in college.
18. She bailed me out of tight spots way too many times.
19. She never stopped loving me.
20. She never stopped caring.
21. She never withheld affection even when she coulda.
22. She let me continue to bring her fresh lilacs from the bush even though she was allergic
(she coulda told me!)
23. She let me pick her peonies and leave them for her even though it put ants all over her
kitchen cabinet!
24. Every Christmas she would make chocolate chip cookies with us while we watched "Rudolph
the Red Nose Reindeer".
25. She made sure we had relationships with all of her brothers and sisters-all 6 of them.
26. She made sure we got to spend time with all our cousins....dozens.
27. Even when she moved from KS to Iowa my freshman year in college, she made sure I was
able to visit as often as I wanted.
28. When I bombed out my freshman year in college, she told me to keep my chin up and do
better.
29. When I decided to switch colleges after my first semester, she supported my decision.
30. She always always listened when I had so many tears trying to figure out why my Dad
didn't love me.
31. She never showed jealousy when I fell in love with my Dad's new son (I was 14)
32. She tried more times than I can count to teach me to golf.
33. She supported my high school volleyball team.
34. She supported my high school basketball team.
35. She went against my step-father's wishes to come to a basketball game instead of spending
time with just him all because she had a "feeling" I would need her.
36. That was the game that I started varsity for the first time.
37. That is also the game when I blew out my knee.
38. She rode in the ambulance with me to the ER, and kept me smiling during the tests.
39. She believed me when others didn't believe anything was wrong with my knee.
40. She stayed with me through all the subsequent scans and surgery.
41. She gave me the most amazing step-father in the world.
42. She made sure Kelly (step-dad) and I had multiple times to try to bond.
43. She never gave up when I tried to push Kelly out of my life....she knew we would work
it out.
44. She gave me a great step-brother, Ryan.
45. She makes sure that we make it home for visits as often as we can.
46. She makes sure our visits home are spent equally between both sides of the famiy, without
being jealous.
47. She let me spend a few days in Long Island with her while she was working....got to hang out.
48. She tried to pass her clean gene on to me.
49. She teaches me so much about computers...it's her career after all.
50. She always has a shoulder to cry on when I lose a family member, even on the other side.
51. She helped me stay strong when my uncle/her brother died.
52. She made sure I got to spend time with my uncle before cancer took him (Miss ya Uncle
Mike!)
53. She is so close to her family that she is a great role model.
54. She didn't laugh when I applied to nursing school like some family members.
55. She let me move back home during my last few months of nursing school due to financial
disasters brought on by myself.
56. She bailed me out of said disasters and taught me lessons at the same time.
57. She always made sure we had great pets.
58. She helped me practice my softball pitching so often. Didn't do any good! LOL
59. She believed me when I was suspended my freshman year in high school that I didn't
do what was being said...and followed through until it was proved.
60. She taught me the value of working for what you believe in.
61. She helped me survive my first heart break.
62. She helped me work through my Grandmothers (dad's mom) death.
63. She made me realize that Grandma loved me more than a lot of people, and unconditionally.
64. She understood when my father wouldn't come to my graduation party, instead he made
me leave my party and come to a small one with his side of the family (and she made me
understand that it was HIS problem, not something I did.)
65. She refrained from saying bad things about my dad, so as to not tarnish our image of
him as a child.
66. She still bites her tongue when it comes to him, saying it is not her place to judge him.
67. She's such a mom like that, and I love her for it.
68. But she'll let me vent away and get the anger and hurt off my chest.
69. She helped take care of me after all 5 of my knee surgeries that happened in KS.
70. She even dragged me to the fireworks July 4th, when I had surgery 7/3 just because I
didn't want to miss them.
71. Even though we were both grown, she let me drag her to World's of Fun amusement park.
72. When I begged to go to the Senior Prom my freshman year, she gave in.
73. When step-brother threatened to beat up date to said prom she calmed him down.
74. She also gave in when I wanted to go the the prom my Sophomore year....even gave in on
the all night after prom party that year.
75. She let me go on my Senior trip by covering the money I was responsible for raising,
but didn't do.
76. She gave me a car my freshman year in high school so I could make it to all my
extracurricular activities.
77. She came to all the school plays I was in.
78. She supported me when I was in the Young Woman of the Year Pageant, and told me she
KNEW I would do great when I got first runner up.
79. She always included my Dad's mom in my life, because she knew no one else would.
80. She scrimped and saved to make sure I could continue my piano lessons all those years.
81. She helped me find the most gorgeous dress for the pageant and my junior prom even
when she knew money was too tight.
82. She came to the State Volleyball tournament my sophomore year and didn't make me
feel bad when I sucked.
83. She always steered me toward the friends that were true to me.
84. She loves me unconditionally.
85. She helped me makde it through my Grandfather's death my 8th grade year.
86. She used to put on featy pajamas and jump on the bed like a mad woman when my
counsin Paige came to spend the night because she knew we thought it was hilarious.
87. She always encourages me to be my best.
88. She gives me great parenting tips.
89. She misses me as much as I miss her.
90. She made sure I didn't get my heart broken by my dad at my brother's wedding.
91. She makes sure our family stays together.
92. She loves my son unbelievably.
93. She over-looked the time my freshman year that I came home drunk as a skumk from
a senior hog roast and tracked mud all the way up her cream colored staircase. (Well,
ok she woke me up before dawn practically and made me clean it up, but no lecture.)
94. She was crazy enough to chase me and some friends around town while we were cruising
and make funny faces at us til we were laughing histarically.
95. She gave us a beautiful old huge home to live in...even if we thought they were crazy to
buy it after the fire for all the renovations it needed, it turned out phenomenol.
96. She always made Christmas special, and not by over spoiling us (I gotta learn that!)
97. She let me take a job at a pharmacy my freshman year even though she had reservations.
98. She calls just to tell me she is thinking of me.
99. She can drink me under the table.
100. She trusts me enough to tell me some of her secrets.
101. She is the best mom in the world for me and my brother, the best grandma to Matthew. I
would never ever trade her for anything!
That was easy...I feel as if I could keep going. Which is definately the sign of a great MOM!! Love ya to pieces!
posted by MommyOutOfControl at 8/03/2006
9 Comments:
Your mom sounds awesome - I am so glad you have her for a mom.
You have a wonderful mom.
Thanks guys...I sure do she is the absolute best!
Jamie
This is sweet.
Does your mom read your blog? If not, maybe print that off and put it in her mother's day card. That will surely earn you brownie points!
Moms are pretty special ladies.
SWEET! You did it. She is an amazing person and I am so glad you found 101 wonderful things to share about your mom.
You have an awsome person in your life to look up to.
~katie
Very cool. i'm a mama's girl too.
Wow. That's awesome. I'm jealous. My mom was just the opposite when I told her I was pregnant at 25. Exact opposite.
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