Happy Birthday to you you..

Happy Birthday to you you as Griffin would say. Well Mom, the big day the big 5-0, half a century, 5 decades, 29 plus a few years. ;) how ever you want to say it. Go with it since now 50 is becoming the new 20's. Especially since every time that we have gone out in the past few weeks everyone thinks that we are sisters or you are the mother to my children. Does that mean that I look old or too young...hmm...

I know that there have been many sacrifices made along the way, all you time, attention and resources spent on us growing up and well I think that you did one hell of a job, to put it bluntly. You have a 26 year marriage, 3 wonderful, beautiful, articulate, determined, strong daughters. :) One crazy son in law just determined to annoy you the political world, and another soon to join the family. Not that he annoys you like my husband can, love ya Tim. Most importantly 2 amazingly fantastic grandchildren, I will take a little credit for them... I know that there have been some hard times along the way, especially hard decisions, and some real struggles. There have been just flat out great times like birthdays, holidays, graduations, weddings, and births. I know that I can speak for all us when I say that we love you, appreciate you, and would not be nearly the women that we are if it were not for you. It seems that your life is about to go full circle here in the next few weeks as Rachel goes off to college and Jessica gets married and you will not have children living with you, but you can rest assure that you have made a place where we all feel comfortable being, want to be and no other place will be like "home".

Have the most fantastic birthday ever!!!