Thursday Thirteen - Mother's Day

Mother's Day is this Sunday, so my mother seemed an excellent theme for a Thursday Thirteen!



1. My wonderful parents. Married for ... a long ass time. 30+ years. My Dad is a lucky man, and he knows it, which makes my Mom a lucky woman!

2. My mother is my best friend. The picture below was taken on a vacation to Port Aransas one summer. I can't think of anyone I'd have more fun with anywhere, anytime! 

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4. Isn't she beautiful?!

5. I don't think any children fully appreciate their parents when they are young, and that's a shame. I knew earlier than most kids that I had great parents. The longer I live, and the more life experiences I have, the more I realize just how true that is.

6. My beautiful sister who got her good looks from my beautiful mother. Two of my favorite ladies!

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9. Olivia's first Lone Star Roundup with Gigi and I. 

10. My daughter could not be blessed with a more loving, doting Gigi. I think she makes an even better grandmother than she did a mother, and that's hard to do!

11. Pebbles and Gigi ;-)

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13. This is one of my all time favorite pictures of both these girls. You can almost feel the love they have for each other just from looking at the picture. I know seeing my mother with Olivia that Liv will always know what it feels like to truly be loved. I also know, from being raised by this amazing woman, that loving your children is the best thing you can give them.