Like mother,Like daughter

Some daughters have immeasurable luck by inheriting some of their mother's looks. I have no such luck.

I don't have my mother's eyes, nose, perfectly straight teeth. I don't have her curly blond hair and Scandinavian looks. I take after my father's people. Dark, hairy, one-eyebrowed Irishmen.

Thanks Dad. Every morning when I'm plucking away, I thank you.

My mom's pretty neat, as far as mom's go. Actually, she's pretty neat as far as people go. She laughs at her misfortunes. Is always positive in the face of (some pretty big) adversity. She raised a gaggle of kids (11 and some friends) virtually on her own. And we all turned out pretty neat, too. She's kind, loving, funny, you name it. Anything good, that's my mom.

So while I don't have her looks (again--thanks, dad) if I could have half her love for others, half her compassion, and half her sense of humor, I'd be pretty neat..... As far as people go that is.

Happy Birthday to the BEST mom in the whole world!!!