50. She’s nice to everyone. 49. She’s always patient with me. 48. There is generally a method to her madness.
47. She taught me how to lay down and be real still. 46. She took me to church. 45. She always had time to talk. 44. She went to bunco every month. 43. There was always a home cooked meal. 42. She encouraged me to do better in school. 41. She told me stories about her dad. 40. She trusted me to do the right thing and then punished me when I didn’t. 39. She taught me about values.
38. She let me fail. 37. She gave me freedoms…and she took them away. 36. She told me I could be a good mom. 35. She helped me become a good mom. 34. She lets me call her 10 times a day and doesn’t act impatient.
33. We talk about nothing and still enjoy the conversation. 32. She introduced me to Good Morning America. 31. She makes the best cup of coffee. 30. She thinks it’s okay to give my kids coffee…and tea. 29. We can pick up a conversation hours later like it was five minutes ago.
28. She is Nana. 27. There are days she wears her housecoat until noon. 26. She loves my husband and treats him like a son. 25. She doesn’t say I Told You So, even though she could. 24. She let my family live with her for a month. 23. What happens at Nana and Pops….. 22. She makes sure my girls wear slips.
21. She has an amazing work ethic. 20. She is calm. 19. She gets a Ford discount. 18. She still lets me cry in her arms. 17. She helped provide for our family.
16. She was a cheerleader mom. 15. She helped me reach for my dreams. 14. She connected our checking accounts in high school. 13. She loves to lay on the beach. 12. She talks through problems. 11. She always has stamps. 10. She didn’t make me go to day care. 09. I had a curfew. 08. It was enforced.
07. I couldn’t do life without her. 06. She helped me pick my friends, but didn’t judge them or me when I picked the wrong ones.
05. She let me date the wrong guys so I would know what the right one looked like. 04. She kept Avery so I only had to work three days a week. 03. There’s nothing like her cornbread. 02. She believes in family.
01. After 29 years, she’s still the most amazing mom I know.
life is no fun without a best friend!
