Happy Birthday Month, Mom!

So, yesterday, dear Mother, I looked at Michael's blog

My heart completely dropped.

I've lost my mind. Where, oh where did time go?

On your birthday, it forgot to stop!

An unwritten rule we have in our fam,

That on B-day's we must post

a tribute to the special one

To whom we'd like to toast.

But April 8th, it came and left.

And not one post you read.

"What's wrong with my family?" you surely thought.

When not a word was said.

So here's my "tribute apology"

To the one who gave me life.

To the one MOST deserving of all:

My mom, my friend, dad's wife.

When I was just a wee, wee babe,

I learned to count on you

To hold my hand, to kiss my cheek

To help me as I grew.

I'm pretty sure I was quite a brat,

Major attitude every day.

I am probably the #1 reason

Dad's hair has gone so gray!

But you loved me, you taught me,

You watched, and you knew

The things I needed the most.

You loved me and became my best-mommy-friend

Yes, the coolest mom, I'd boast.

Remember the time I broke my leg?

We really bonded back then.

Or after the birth of Parker, my boy?

When reality was sinking in?

You laughed as I cried. His "food" had come in.

I had turned into a milking cow!

"It's not funny," I sobbed, sitting topless with a pump.

Good thing we can laugh at it now.

Throughout my life, there have been ups and downs.

You've helped me turn "downs" into "ups."

Every experience I've had has taught me some thing.

Like when Duchess lost all her pups.

I think the number one thing I have learned,

From dear and sweet mama-you,

Is the importance of just coming together.

Instead of just coming un-glued.

In this life, a family is all,

yes all that we've really got.

We love and support no matter the weather.

And we talk to each other A LOT!

A family should be the bestest of friends.

The ones with whom we spend time.

You should love and support each other through life.

You travel, no matter the dime.

So mom, though it's late, I hope that you know

How indeed important you are.

I'm so thankful for a mom who continues to care

Although in a land somewhat far.

Way out there in Tennessee,

To you, I still call with all news.

The ups and the downs, you're the one I tell first.

When I'm happy, or singing the blues.

Happy Birthday, Mama-Nannu. We love you so much!

Like you, there isn't another.

I'm so very grateful that I have the privilege

of calling someone like you, my mother!