Happy birthday Mom!

Today my mom turns ** {we don't tell a lady's age}! Many people that know my mother and/or myself know that we have a less than traditional relationship, but would have it no other way. We cannot go more than 48 hours without talking {and if it should be that long the conversation starts with "well, jeeze I'm glad you're not dead"} and genuinely make each other laugh until we pee a little tiny bit. Like all mothers and daughter there are times when we make each other crazy but it's always mixed with love and soon resolved with a joke and a talk. I'm really happy to have the mom that I do {she wouldn't be her without me and I wouldn't be me without her} and I'm always excited on the 24th of each September to get to stuff her silly with good food {this year: brunch featuring crepes with fresh strawberries & Nutella} a hug, and lots of laughs.