{ Happy Mom’s Day }

I could not ask for a better mom. She’s always been there for us and raised 5 kids to be well-adjusted (well mostly) adults. I used to worry that with such a big family I’d just have more people to worry about. Greater odds that someone close to me would deal with a major illness, addiction, bad relationships, being involved in a car accident… I’m really not a major worrier but logically in such a big family the possibility of such heartaches has gotta be higher. The truth is, even the toughest thing we’ve gone through as a family only made us stronger. I am so blessed to be part of this family my mom has raised and I’m so proud of the mom’s that my sisters have become. Each one has a slightly different style of parenting but I think they’re all doing an incredible job and I hope they know how amazing I think they are.

I have also been blessed to have some friends who I think are pretty amazing moms. My friend Jill who is raising some of the most beautiful kids on the planet. I know the idea of going from a family of 3 kids to 4 was an overwhelming surprise but she couldn’t be more in love with each of them. Even her ‘night out’ with me each week is a conscious decision to be the best mom she can be when she’s home. She has a great example of what a mom should be in her own mom, who was like a 2nd mom to me all through grade school. I don’t think she reads my blog but maybe Jill will tell her happy mother’s day for me & thank her for raising such an amazing & loyal friend.

I don’t even know where to begin with all the amazing moms I’ve met online. All of you I’ve met through scrapbooking so first of all I think you’re doing something incredibly important in preserving your family’s childhood memories. That already makes you a pretty great mom in my book. ;) I have the utmost respect for the amount of patience and energy you all have in raising kids, some through very trying times and I know from talking with many of you that you love your kids more than life itself.

I hope all of you have a relaxing mother’s day enjoying your families and doing the things that make you happy. :)

My mom should be back from Florida today so I’ll be wandering over probably after nap time (which I’m sure she’ll be needing after a week of fun on the beach with half the grandkids surrounding her). I’ll be trying to finish up a wedding album I’m doing with Nina this evening and then at 9:30 I’ll be in the chatroom at digiscrappin.biz hoping to see my name on the list of 100 going through to the next round in the ultimate digi-scrappers contest. Once again I finished my LO and posted it just in the nick of time. I can’t post it here until the contest is over but you can CLICK HERE to see it over in the contest gallery. Wish me luck!

Happy Mother’s Day moms.