Life at the Chicken Coop

My Role Model

My Mom is the kind of person who asks questions when others would jump in and give advice. She has perfected the art of patience, having raised seven very strong-willed, spirited children. She would reluctantly take in pet dogs and then cry when it was time to give them to new owners. She likes sea foam candy, and incidentally, Velvet Crumble candy bars. She prefers milk over dark chocolate. She likes to wear white nightgowns to bed, with long sleeves. I remember just staring at her when I was little, after she put on her mascara, thinking she was the prettiest woman I'd ever seen (I still think that). Someone once wrote in her high school yearbook that she would be the one to "redecorate the throne of God," (or something to that effect) and I think they were spot on. She prefers pie over cake and is an avid runner and cyclist. She's the real deal, bona fide, true, pure and someone once said (I think it was my aunt Alison) that she bets my Mom insides are perfectly pink and 100% healthy (my Mom was eating a bowl of beets at the time). If I could become like anyone, I would wish to become like my Mom. Happy Birthday to you, Mother Dearest!