Friday, February 23, 2007

Happy Birthday Mama!

Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Birthday dear old person.
Happy Birthday to you.


My mom is celebrating her 58th birthday today. Although I know I will take some major shit for mentioning her real age, I want to tell her this.

I am so thankful that you are here celebrating 58 years. And that I am a part of it.

Thank you for always giving me an unconditional love that allowed me to know my self- worth as a woman, mother, and wife.

Thank you for being the person I call at night with gossip, or in the middle of the day when I am bored.

Thank you for loving my children like they were yours. They are so happy to go see Ba, and play with her Polly Pockets and eat fruit snacks.

Thank you for loving my husband like he is one of your children.

Thank you for be silly, spontaneous, bad with money, and telling me "not to worry so much", because those things help keep me from getting too boring and rigid.

Thank you for working so hard to take care of Nathan and I, we know how much you have sacrificed.

Thank you for being you.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are the daughter that I am always proud of, always in awe of, and will always love so much. Thank you for my wonderful birthday (even though I am only 42)!

ginny said...

you girls are so lucky to have each other. Well put, Summer.

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Ba! You're the shizzles! -Camille

The Mossmans said...

Sweet Summer...

Happy Birthday to Mom...39 and holding, right?

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Sandy!!! Thank you for being my surrogate mom for so many years!! And thank you for being such an incredible mother for my Summer!!! Happy Birthday old fart!!!
Love,
your pain in the ass always,
Kristin

brooke said...

It's too bad that I have a boring name like Brooke Swanson. totally not as stripperish as Summer Steel. We'll have to come up with one.

brooke said...
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Anonymous said...

ahhh, sweet summer! And a VERY happy birthday to you Baa!

brooke said...

can i just say that we'll be in vegas TOMORROW???!!!!!????? TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!