Happy Birthday Grammie!

My moms birthday is today and since she is 47 today I thought I would tell her 47 reasons why I love her so much!
47. After a visit she leaves little reminders around the house and fridge...a Diet Coke
46. She let us ride with the top down when ever we wanted when we were little in her Mustang.
45. She gives fabulous pedicures and manicures.
44. Her best friend Miss Clutter is never too far behind.
43. She sat in every sporting event we had and cheered us on!
42. She wouldn't care if I called her at 3:00 in the a.m. when I need to go to the bathroom in college and was scared to walk down the creepy halls to our community bathroom.
41. She loves water activities and wanted us to be good swimmers.
40. She is a great seamstress.
39. She worries about her siblings ALL of the time and loves them all.
38. She does dishes with little to no water pressure.
37. She loves to keep the roads hot and does a great job of doing it mainly because she is doing something for someone else.
36. Education is important to her and is still reaching for higher learning.
35. She likes to mow the lawn for exercise.
34. She is there for her parents whenever they need her.
33. She insisted on taking us to Disney World.
32. She loved to throw parties at the house when in high school.
31. She would always check my homework even it if did cause us to hit a tree once.
30. She got up with us every morning for seminary because she knew how important it was and now teaches really bratty kids.
29. She rode a greyhound bus from TX to Idaho for me to have someone to ride with back to TX.
28. She drove many miles so that I could compete in gymnastics.
27. She cries when we cry
26. Her motherly instincts are always correct!
25. She does her church callings 110% withOUT complaining.
24. She always wants the best for her kids.
23. She sacrifices beyond imaginable for us so that we had what we wanted!
22. When men would hit on her when snow skiing she ignored them.
21. She loves candy and treats.
20. She bought us 1/2 priced sonic burgers after games...such a great memory!
19. She let me drive my first car off the lot even though I didn't have a clue really on how to drive a stick shift! I think there were lots of prayers being said.
18. She let me shave my legs early because I was such a hairy girl!
17. She loves showing off her grandkids.
16. She is there for us whenever we need her!
15. She loves family get-togethers and has them often.
14. She gives fabulous birthday and christmas presents
13. She worries because she cares
12. She keeps family traditions going and its important to her
11. She loves her grandkids!
10. She loves science
9. She loves the gospel and bears her testimony often.
8. She helped my dad get his act together and took us to the temple so that we could be together for eternity
7. She was right beside me when I got married and helped make everything perfect because she knew it was the best day of my life.
6. She supports my dad and stands beside him when its important although she likes to be the one pulling him along most of the time
5. She loves her children unconditionally.
4. She is the best example to me on how to be a mom!
3. She puts family first
2. She loves my dad and would do anything for him
1. She loves God the most and that shows through her righteous actions.

I LOVE YOU MOM! Thanks for EVERYTHING you do for us ALL of the time! We hope you have fabulous birthday and get that camera that you want because we all know you are lacking in the blogging department!:) XOXOX