Happy Mother’s Day

I would have posted something sooner, but I was visiting my mother for Mother’s Day weekend.

I tried to do my part to make it a pleasant and relaxing one by cooking dinner Saturday and Sunday, and relieving her of some of the daily responsibilities of taking care of dad. Between that monumental task, managing family finances, playing a role in the care of her own mother from all the way across country, serving on boards and doing other community work, she is busier at 78 than many people half her age.

Mom is now, and always has been, the CEO of the family. The meticulous organizer who taught us to be organized. The teacher who taught us the importance of thinking for ourselves. And she’s still the first person I turn to when I need advice.

They say daughters are closer to their fathers and sons closer to their mothers. I love both of my parents, but couldn’t imagine what my life would be like without the love and guidance I’ve always received from my mother.