My mum's first text message to me:

Hurray! I'm glad have fun and be safe out there. I hope the weather is awesome.

Love

Mom

She has come a long way since her first text to my sister (there's another blog detailing that little eye opener - my mom and technology do mix!). I sent a quick text to her letting her know that Nahdia and I arrived safe and sound in Las Vegas, NV. I didn't expect anything super flowery back, but I was pleasantly surprised when I read her reply. Flowery, you ask? Well, in our family, that's as good as a dozen roses! We're not emotionally demonstrative - especially verbally - so I'm going to save this text to remind me of how tender my mum can be.

There's an LDS song by Janice Kapp Perry that has to do with lessons learned at mother's knees. Here are a few my mother has tried to instill in me:

"You're no one's door mat"

Piano

Singing

Quilting - that was short lived

Carrot Cake Baking

Watching TV

Fried Eggs - I still burn myself so I opt for the easier scrambling method

Style - I believe if she could add her two cents she'd say I'm still learning this one

Walking in heels - she swears I can do it, but I feel like a new born colt trying to balance in those torturous contraptions. I get my wide feet from her and my long feet from my dad. I would shop in the tranny section if my sense of balance wasn't so lacking.

Save things, they might be useful some day, if not for you, then for someone else - trying to unlearn this one

Appreciation for good food

Dedicated church service

Doctors and medicine are good

Speak up

Ask

Word of Wisdom - no pepsi/coke, haha

She isn't perfect and this list is obviously incomplete, but I reserve the right to do a little censoring in my mum's behalf. I'm grateful for the good and not so good lessons. 

Cheers to my mum - 64 years of knowledge and experience - 40 years of marriage - 36 years of motherhood - 29ish years of homemaking and a lifetime of walking to the beat of her own drum. I think I can attribute some of my uniqueness and all around weirdness to her owning her personality.

Luv you old lady!

Food run.