My Mother

Mom,

As your son, I was having some trouble thinking of what to "blog" on your new website for a number of reasons... 1) I see you almost every day (a great and sometimes not so great thing for both of us!), 2) could I just text you this!? 3) are you even my real mother? (Maggie McLaughlin might have something to say about this!). But it is your birthday, so I will try my best! :)

I have known you for 23 years, almost half your life, and I'm not sure if that makes me old or you old. From putting up with my yelling in the street with Mike at 3 in the morning to me constantly wanting to know what we are having for dinner, you have been an AMAZING mother to both me and Georgia. Even though our little 4 person family can be disfunctional at times, I have yet to seen one that works as well as ours does (and I work with kids!) and this has a lot to do with you (cause was it really dad!?)!

So I'm not going to make a poem or get super mushy, cause its really not our families M.O. When I think of my mom a number of things of pop into my head and to name a few...
1) You have always been there for all of us and put up with all of our crap
2) You know the difference between an English sky and an American sky
3) Do you have milk? i'll have tea!

But really, I love you and so does Georgia, Dad, and all my friends. You are an amazing person, your smart beautiful, fun, and all around great. You make me smile whenever I'm home. You have let me make my own choices and learn from my mistakes, which I love you even more for. Again, you have been a great Mom and I can't thank you enough for that. I have yet to meet someone that didn't like you. I hope that as I continue to grow older, I have half the passion and love for life you have.

I'm kinda rambling so I'll end it with a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

I LOVE YOU
Dan