Happy Birthday Mom!

It's my mom's birthday today. I won't tell you how young she is, but it is something like 4x7-8+12+177/4x3-80+.25-4=??

I would like to honor her by letting the children blog about their grandma. My children are so blessed that they have two of the best grandmas a child could have and they get to see them often, how wonderful is that?! My mom has been my biggest support while raising my family. She is just a phone call away to help, from how to boil eggs(Sept 1993) to mending new jeans a little boy ripped on the barbed wire fence. I am embarrassed to say this, but it warrants mention that she STILL does ALL my mending. She bakes a meal out of the blue for us when I've had a trying day, has bought all the diapers my children have ever used(add that one up!) and comes for coffee every Monday afternoon, without fail. I could go on and on and on. Mom, you are indispensable to me...my #1 encouragement and always there to be an *adult ear* even if I call for no other reason than that! Happy birthday, I love you.

She HATES having her picture taken, hence the "I don't like this" look on her face.

See if you can see the common thread in these messages....FOOD! ;)

Gracie - You wanna say happy birthday Grace? "No." What would you like to say to Grandma? "Wuv oo" What do you like to do with Grandma? "I wike gamma, sit on wap" What does Grandma give you? "cookies n jooce"

What would you like to say to Grandma for her birthday?

Micah - "I would like to say she is a nice grandma. I like to watch movies and eat cookies and eat my breakfast and eat my dinner at her house and have sleepovers and stay with her. I want to live with her forever. Can I go live with her now?(no!) I love you Grandma!"

Emma - "Happy birthday. She's nice bringing us on birthday dates. I loooove those. I like her kitchen.(why do you like her kitchen) Because it is so beautiful(and what else) and she has cookies(that's what I thought). I love you Grandma."

Daniel - "Dear Grandma, thank you for the food on Sundays and boy you make wonderful cake! Why I like my grandma is because she always gives me cookies without me having to ask and she walks us to DQ when she babysits. I like her kisses. HB G-ma."

Jacob - "Thank you Grandma for your happy attitude your loving kindness and for having us over to watch us when dad and mom are out. I loooove going on birthday dates with you and getting hugs and kisses. I love you very much."

Jessica - "Happy Birthday Grandma. You're the best grandma anybody could ever have. I love the way every time we come over she greets us at the door with a smile and a hello and hug and kiss for everybody. She makes me feel very special to her. I appreciate the way she goes out of her way to take us on birthday dates and how she offers her home for us to have sleepovers. I love you so much Grandma..."