happy birthday Mom

...today my Mom turns 50! (hope you don't mind I just shared it). happy birthday Mom! my Mom is the most amazing woman I've ever met and she continues to amaze me. she is honestly the funniest woman in the world and should have a reality tv show all her own. she told me she plans to change her personality now that she is turning 50 and be serious for the rest of her life, but I sure hope she doesn't! she's the best, just how she it.

true facts about my Mom:

-she is called 'queen Teri'

-her nickname in high school was 'fish' because her maiden name is Harring

-she was excited to turn 40, and even more excited to turn 50

-she hates roller coasters, as exemplified in our most recent trip to knott's berry farm

-I doubt that she's ever paid full price for anything for herself, but she always springs for it for her kids/grandkids

-she can play a mean game of jacks, uno and yahtzee

-everyone shares their problems and/or life story with her

-she is my workout inspiration, like the energizer bunny...just keeps going!

-she is almost always in a great mood

-she is a really hard worker

-she's always convincing us to do things together we wouldn't do otherwise

-she wrote a song, called 'the pizza song'

-she has a deep faith and incredible strength

-she is humble and is always willing to make-up (not that we fight much)

-she's the best Mother and Grandmother ever

-you will hear her using phrases like "work, work, never shirk" and "you are my peach and my pear"

-I honestly thought my Mom controlled the stoplights when I was little because she would watch them and then say, "greeeen, greeeeeen, striiiinngggggg beans!" to make them turn green. had me fooled for years!

-she's an extremely devoted mother and all her children adore her

Happy Birthday, Mother dear! I love you!

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