Turn back your clocks. For my mom.
We all know how much I love and obsess over my birthday. I did not get that from my mom. In fact, I have no idea where it came from. Probably my own selfishness and self-centeredness. Since I love my birthday so much, I can’t help but be jealous that my mom gets an extra hour today for her birthday. Her birthday is 25 hours instead of a measly 24. God (and the US Government) gave my mom an extra hour for her birthday! There are not words to express how jealous I am. Sure, my birthday eve is celebrated with a national holiday and fireworks and flag cake. But I will never get an extra hour. And my mom has made sure that we all know it. (One thing I maybe did get from my mom is the gloating.)
Happy birthday to the greatest mom in the world! You totally deserve your extra hour on your special day.
November 2nd, 2008 at
Aw yay!
Great photo.
November 2nd, 2008 at
happy birthday, carol!
November 2nd, 2008 at
Wow, your mom is beautiful. You did get that from her
November 2nd, 2008 at
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November 2nd, 2008 at
Thanks for the tribute, Kari, and for everything else you and Mike and Joseph did today. You are definitely the greatest daughter in the world. I really enjoyed my extra hour this morning, but unfortunately I am not able to take advantage of it this evening since my body still thinks it is an hour later! (And thanks, Melissa, for the birthday wishes.)