My Mom

This is my mom, Barbara. This adorable photo was taken just a few short years ago when she was a senior at Bellaire High School. Every time I tell my mom that I have a paper due for school and I don't know what the topic will be, she says I should write about her. Well, it never seems entirely appropriate to make her the topic of a psychology paper or linguistics essay, so I respectfully decline her requests. But I can write whatever I want on my blog! So here goes! =) My mom has two lovely children- my brother, Jay (now 33) and me (now 30). Here is a picture of us when we were still small and cute. =) (Check out my bro's sweet "Mork and Mindy" tee shirt!) When I was little, my mom used to make a lot of my clothes, so my dress always matched my headband. She is very crafty. She also got a big kick out of dressing us funny because it was the seventies and everyone else dressed funny, too. Here is a picture of us going to church for Easter in 1981. Notice how my mom was actually the same age as I am now, had two kids, and was beautiful and thin! How is that possible?! (Hold on, I have to go get on the treadmill for a minute...) My mom stopped making my clothes as I got older, but she was always into something artistic and creative, whether it was painting ceramic figures or making our costumes for Halloween. (Except for the year that my brother went as Richard Nixon. He had a mask. She didn't make that.) For as long as I can remember, she has always had a camera in her hand, taking pictures of bees and baseball teams and of my brother, mostly. She likes him better. ;) One of the most important things she taught me was never to leave the house without a camera, which has served me well. =) Here is a picture I took of my mom when we went out one day to take pictures of kudzu for my friends in Seattle who didn't know what it was. This is my favourite picture of her. =) My mom also enjoys scrapbooking (at which she is truly a genius). She creates amazing cards (and even more amazing scrapbooks) for her friends and family, such as this adorable thank you card she sent after her visit to my house last year. =) My mom will be getting married sometime in June (we're not entirely sure about the date yet) to her fiancé Kevin, whom she met many years ago at the office while they were both working at Galileo International. Kevin is also very nice, but isn't maybe so good at the scrapbooking. ;) Here they are at Everybody's Pizza (my former workplace) last time I was in Atlanta. (My mom made the earrings she was wearing. She's so crafty!) In addition to Kevin, my brother, crafty stuff, and me, my mom also really loves Rocky, the undisputed Cutest Dog in the World. She loves him so much that not only did she bring him out here for my birthday last year, but she recently taught him to type and helped him set up a Gmail account so he can add comments to my blog! Amazing! =) While my mom obviously adores Rocky, she also likes to hang out with other people's babies and she tries to keep them when their parents want to take them home. Here she is with cutie pie O'Neill, our friends Virginia and Ray's little one. =) My mom is very sad that I'm moving to England instead of Georgia. (I'm not going to show you the picture she took of herself pouting and left on my camera because I'd really like not to be disowned. That, and I might need it for blackmail later.) But I think she's secretly excited to come and visit. I hear she really wants to go to the Tales of Robin Hood thing where she gets to touch and smell the days of yore. =) My mom is one of the funniest people I know. My mom likes square ice (not round ice). My mom said one boy, here are two. My mom prefers not to be thrown in the gladiolies. (My mom will understand these inside jokes and I hope she will giggle.) So, there you have it. I hope you all like my mom as much as I do, but you can't have her, 'cuz she's mine! =)