It's not always sunny.....: Reasons why my Mom is better than yours

Yes, I am fully aware that everyone thinks that their mother is the bestest Mom of all the Moms that ever existed and I am no exception. Today is Mom's 52nd birthday! April 3, 1959! I always loved how my Mom's birthday was on April 3. It occasionally falls on a General Conference day, on Easter, or just in the first few days of April which are usually warm and pleasant beginning-of-Spring days. I just have always felt like April 3rd was a fitting beautiful day for my beautiful Mom's birthday.

Reasons why my Mom is better than yours:

She is a great cook! It must of been super hard working all day and then coming home and making nutritious meals for the family but she did it!
She is a super hard worker
She taught my how to save money and be frugal and a good shopper and happy
She is SOOO smart! Once not too long ago, we played this game where I would open up the dictionary to a random page, close my eyes, and point my finger to a random word. She ALWAYS knew what the word meant, and if she didn't she could guess pretty dang close. I was amazed.
She planned my whole wedding by herself under tremendous amounts of stress- and it was amazing!!
She smells good, ya know, like "Mom"
She always prayed and read with us before we went to bed
She is very self-sacrificing
She is so cute, and her Dad tells her so all the time
She is very strong amid her trials
Because I am the most like her
Once she slept in a tent with us kids in the backyard even though her back was really sore
She has a great sense of humor and laughs A LOT
She has a PERFECT driving record. She was pulled over once but let off because of her perfect record!
She is very understanding
She made us dresses and hair bows growing up. Those were my favorite clothes!
She gave me the best and most thoughtful gifts at my bridal shower ( picture of the Redlands Temple, framed Proclamation to the World, hand-embroidered dish towels, and a sewing kit).