Mum's the word

Here's a hearty shout out to my wonderful mother on her day of birth.
Don't worry she "did the math" and she's 47.

My mom....

1. is the queen of the 10 minute pick up
2.  is a brave "experimenter" in the kitchen
3. is a faithful disciple of Christ 
4. doesn't eat chocolate {also known as a weirdo =)
5. gets cramps in her foot a lot and my dad is the only one who can make them go away
6. hates the words fart, butt, and suck
7. is a wonderful educator who has I'm sure changed many a 5th grader's life
8. is great at coming up with pointless chores>>knife the vents, dust the fake plants, etc, etc
9. listens to general conference cd's on her way to work {also known as an example}
10. is an adult who reads 5th grader books
11. is a good texter
12. yells "OH SHOOT" louder than all the other parent's at high school basketball games
13. is someone who loves decorating with the color green
14.  loves the gospel
15.  is a great young womens leader
16.  is a women I look up to
17. recently decided she wanted to be a runner>>and did it!!
18. is an amazing singer
19.  has awesome parents 
20.  makes awesome granola
21. and italian chicken
22. and apple pie
23. and a lot of other stuff
24. doesn't watch pg-13 movies
25. loves watching Everybody loves raymond
26.  loves zingers
27. has a daughter that is trying to come up with 47 things to say about her {it's hard}
28. loves to watch house hunters
29. likes to see inside people's houses to see what they are watching on tv
30. says funny things like perfecto mecto
31. and "shooters"
32. and "ready freddy"
33. says "home again, home again" almost every time she comes home from the grocery store.
34. has an obsession with water bottles
35. she literally buys them all the time
36. thinks christmas is the pits haha
37. owns a lot of shoes
38. has unwavering faith in the gospel
39. has wonderful children 
40. who love her very much
41. loves floating in the sun in arizona
42. thinks every song on the radio is by Linkin Park 
43. except for the songs that are actually by Linkin Park
44. she drives a pacifica
45. she's the only one who likes it
46. is very kind and loving
47. most importantly, my mom has taught me so much and has truly led by example.  She makes sure that we know that we are children of God and she makes sure we act like it.  

Mom, I love you!! Thanks for everything!!

Happy Birthday!!