50 something

My mom had her 50 something birthday a few weeks ago, and my sister started a list of 50 tid bits about our mom on her blog (click here to get the list), so I decided to finish the list to make it an even 100 tid bits about this wonderful lady we call mom.

51- She used to give me back scratches every night when we were little

52- She made almost all of my prom dresses when I was in high school

53- She always came to all of my basketball/softball games even though she was more nervous for me when I played

54- She is the first person I call when I have a question about cooking

55- She is fiercely defensive of her son-in-laws and future daughter in law, me and my siblings always get in trouble if we even joke around about our spouses in her presence

56- She loves sunrises

57- She loves petrified wood (haha)

56- She always likes to go on a good hike

57- She is a very fast reader

58- She broke her leg skiing several years ago

59- She was always there to listen and comfort me through my awkward high school years

60- She loves having our friends over

61- She drove us across the country to visit our family in Ohio a couple of years after we moved out here to Utah

62- She loves horses

63- She loves those little "precious moment" statues, dad would always buy her a new one if she was having a hard day

64- She played volleyball in college before she moved out to BYU

65- She was completely sold on Jared from the very first time she met him

66- She has the most funny laugh, especially when she's watching movies

67- She supports us in everything that we do

68- She is super savvy with her texting skills

69- She has a very similar relationship with her sister as I do with my own sister

70- She is always so excited to see us, even if its only been a week since being home

71- She can understand a little German

72- She passed both of her Praxis tests, so no more tests for her!

73- She is the voice of reason in our family

74- She always has the answers to my problems it seems

75- Her favorite color is yellow

76- I was the only kid to inherit her green eyes

77- She likes to make good German food

78- She also likes to watch the Animal Planet

79- Her and my dad were "24" junkies for the longest time

80- She can always find the positive in crazy, annoying situations

81- She puts up with my dad :)

82- And loves him despite his wierdness!

83- Even though she wanted me to go on a mission, she was more happy about me getting married

84- She missed my little brother more than anybody while he was in Korea (well not counting Melissa anyway)

85- She is good friends with my mother-in-law, who happens to be just like her

86- She loves her hot chocolate in the winter time

87- She has lots of freckles

88- She is the oldest of three kids

89- She always has a tidy house

90- She gets after us if we are ever being rude or obnoxious

91- She is actually not a huge fan of mother's day

92- She was way sad to leave Whit, Chris and Drake up here after helping them get moved into their new home

93- She can't wait for us to have kids

94- She was very proud of herself when she started wearing mascara

95- She loves The Sound of Music, she thinks Captain Von Trap is hot

96- She likes going to church with Jared and I when she visits

97- She is very good at making people feel comfortable around her

98- She loves to garden

99- She is proud of all her children

100- We are very blessed to have a mom as great as her!