Monday, March 2, 2009

A Very Happy Birthday To My Mama!

My mom hates photos of herself (that's where I got it), so I know she's not going to be happy with me for posting a picture of her here, but I'm going to risk it. Mom, it's ok! You're beautiful.

Tomorrow, March 3, is my dear mother's birthday, and I want to publicly wish her a happy birthday and tell her that I love and appreciate her so much.



As in this photograph, there is nowhere she would rather be than surrounded by her "brood."

(There are a few of the more recent additions to the family missing from this picture -- sorry, Karol, Adam, Olivia, and Joseph -- it's the most up-to-date I have.)

Mom, Ma, Mother, Marmee, Mamala, Mojo, Mammy Jammy, Little B, Marmalade . . . we love and cherish you. Thank you for the years of love, concern, worry, and happiness, for giving your life to us.


"Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love." -- Mildred B. Vermont

3 comments:

Gram said...

What a great birthday greeting for your Mom. I don't know her but she is a beautiful Mom. I love the picture with her in the middle of her family. It is so hard to get all of a growing family together in pictures. Keep on blogging. (Jen's grandma)

marmee said...

Julie, I guess I'll forgive you THIS time for the picture of me, since it also has so many of the most precious people in the world in it!
Thank you for remembering me this way! I love all of you SO much and only wish that I could be with y'all more.

leah said...

Its a great pic.of everyone. Hope she had a great birthday. I love the quote at the bottom.