Wednesday, May 28, 2008

68 Years Young

My coffee is going stone cold as I sit here and try to wax poetical about my mom's birthday today. One part of me wants to talk about how beautiful she is inside and out, the other wants to try and figure out what it is about her that makes her tick...

Let's go with the ticking.

I don't think I can remember a time when I heard my mother blaming anyone for anything.

Sure, she gets mad and sure she can hold a strong opinion, but those things don't dominate her. She'll tell you what she thinks and then moves on. She knows you have to make your own decisions and she knows you have to deal with those consequences. But, she'll be there to listen and help you through.

This is a woman who reads. I mean reads. Everything. And all the time. Just give her a book and she'll talk to you when she's finished. That is, if she hasn't got a second book on waiting on stand-by.

She's taught me to be interested in things and people. To search and explore, to try new things, but to always finish what I've started.

Thanks to her, I want to have the phrase, "you're fine" tattooed somewhere on my body.

She's also taught me that being flighty doesn't have to be a major character flaw.

There is so much more to my mother than meets the eye. She comes across as being very calm and unaffected, but still waters run deep.

Thank goodness for that.

I love you, Mom.

And as Typhon and Anouk would say, "Happy Birthday, ticks and all."

5 comments:

Sue said...

A good lesson to pass...it takes a strong confident woman to raise one (or three as the case may be). HB Mom!

Kelly said...

Happy Birthday Kitty! I hope you're having a great day.

ckweirath said...

Happy birthday, Kitty!

Kitty said...

Thanks, Dig, I gotg your messge!

Diane said...

We took that fantastic mother out to for dinner this evening, which was great, just 3 out of 4 girls. 4out of 4 would have been better. Maybe we can try that in August. As usual she listened to all that goes on with us. As usual I hit her up for help with my kids. As usual she said of course. I think I said thank you. I think I said I love you. I think she knows. But just in case, Mom. Thanks. I love you.