Things that I've learned from my Mom

I find that I am turning more and more into my mom. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Eric does say that he can't tell the difference between us sometimes. My mom is a great person, and here are several things that I have learned.

1. Presentation is EVERYTHING. I remember being 7 years old, working on book reports, and having my mom say "presentation is everything." I have this bad feeling that I am going to say that for my kids. I had the best poster for my county report in 4th grade ( with my mom's "help")

2. Dogs are people. I have always grown up with a dog. As my mom gets older, the more the dogs are like people. My dad has always said that he wanted to come back in the next life, as my mom's dog. Nikki, our german shepard, was a normal dog. She didn't have special privileges or wear sweaters...Actually Nikki was not even able to go up the stairs. Brooks did say when he was younger that he "saw" Nikki upstairs in our duplex, brooks "sees" a lot of things, and I guess that is a subject for another day. Now, my mom's dog is Cooper. He is scared of his own shadow, and in my opinion, when I look into his little eyes, Im not sure if there is anything there.

3.She is not afraid to use a dictionary. There is a dictionary in each room of our house (along with vaseline). We aren't the best spellers, so we always need to double check.

4. Even if my mom was a billionaire, she would not pay for candy at a movie theater. She was so shocked the last time I bought a kit kat at the local theater.

5. Brighton's Cheers. I am happy to say that I know the class of 76' Cheers from memory ( and the dance moves).

6. Loves the royals, especially princess diana

7. Chocolate is the greatest thing

I chose seven things to list. Because my mom's favorite number is seven. Well I hope that I grow up to be more like my mom. She is the best.