Happy Birthday Granny

Well to continue the birthday series, today we celebrate Grandma Diane. My very own mother. Happy happy birthday Mom!! I hope it was a good day even if you spent it sick and running annoying errands like renewing your health card and the such. For you, here's the 56 reasons you rock!

1. You're my Mom, 'nuff said.
2. You've always been so supportive of anything David and I have done.
3. You are compassionate.
4. You are a top notch Granny.
5. You have the ability to find the things that seem to not exsist. Like magnetic letters for school.
6. You met us today in the parking lot of Abby's school to hand over said unattainable magnetic letters.
7. You buy some pretty awesome gifts.
8. You love to give treats for no reason at all.
9. You cook enough for an army! So yum, leftovers for us.
10. For big family dinners you always make sure to make our favourites.
11. You buy KoolAid jammers even when Abby isn't around to drink them.
12. You love and treat Mike and Mel the same way you love and treat Dave and I.
13. Our birthday cakes were always pretty awesome.
14. Now you're teaching me so Abby and Maya have some pretty awesome birthday cakes.
15. You and you alone pulled our family through a very trying time.
16. You've never complained or bemoaned the fact that you ended up a single parent very suddenly.
17. You'll drive endless miles and move mountains for all of us.
18. You've never had a bad thing to say about Dad, although I'm sure he gave you cause.
19. You're a pretty awesome hair dresser for minimal training.
20. Our wedding wouldn't have been quite so lovely if not for your creative touches just about every where.
21. As much as I complain about it, you are the best person to go clothes shopping with.
22. You get so excited when you know you've purchased some one a great gift.
23. You don't mind that I make fun of you on my blog.
24. Total strangers want to tell you their life story.
25. You give me Christmas ornaments every year.
26. It's the gift I look forward to most.
27. I have the most unique tree on the street because of that.
28. You sold us the house with most of the furniture in it.
29. I know if we needed you, even in the middle of the night, you'd be here as quick as you could.
30. If I don't talk to you for a few days you always make sure to call and let me know you haven't died.
31. You always call me first thing in the morning on my brithday.
32. You've had a long term love affair with Rod Stewart.
33. And you have a girl crush on Cher.
34. You have a very adventurous spirit.
35. But our first vacation after Dad died you wouldn't jump off the dock just in case something happened to you.
36. When we were kids you would decorate for Christmas while we slept. We'd wake up to a Christmas wonderland.
37. You're helping me to carry on traditions you started with my kids.
38. You were so very helpful after Maya's rocky entry into the world.
39. You don't seem to mind that I've swiped a fewof your friends along the way.
40. You've always been very warm and welcoming to any and all of my friends.
41. You think I can write well, even if I think I can't.
42. You don't think Dave's more talented than I am, even if I do.
43. You love to have us all together.
44. You don't complain if that happens less often then you'd like it to.
45. You love to be silly with Abby.
46. You don't mind if Maya spits up on you before you go into work.
47. If I mention a concern or a problem on my blog you call right away with a suggestion or just some support.
48. You and your sister wore the same dress to Dave and Mel's wedding.
49. You're letting Abby have a birthday party for you even though you don't really care for all the hoopla.
50. You've helped me through many trying times.
51. You've never complained about it,
52. You're still willing to be my Mom even though I'm a Mom too.
53. You like to sneak in surprise visits.
54. For us and for Dave and Mel.
55. You gave me a pretty great brother.
56. You're the reason I'm such a good Mom.

Love you!!!!