Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day All. This is my family. Yeah, it's not the glamour family is it? From Left to right.

My husband, Joe (the redneck), His mom Karen, His Dad Mike (In front) , My brother-in-law Kevin (behind Mike), Joe's sister Rachel, me holding Kevin and Rachel's son Bryce, Joe's brother Jeff and his daughter Rhianna sitting in the chair and Dell (with the train hat) and Paul, my boys.

That's the McKenzie clan. We're a fun family with all the little quirks that go along with families. I realized that the only picture of Michelle I have is one she'd KILL me if I put on a public blog. I don't look so good in that picture either. Mmmmm. I'll have to remedy that.

Here's to all the Mom's out there that wash dishes, change diapers, worry, comfort, give tough love, cried tears of joy and pain over children who are both a gift and a curse.

I hope all of you have a day of peace. Even if you're not a mom, I hope that you can appreciate the wonder of your birth and know that some woman out there tried to make that happen. That may have been all she was able to do, but it's something.

From my mother, I got a compassion for other's pain. I learned how to be polite and show respect to others. She taught me to cook, which is more than her mother did for her. She gave me a solid foundation that no one has been able to rock. I come from a great family. It has it's weirdness, but I love my family.

In a world where children are an option and no one "has" to have children, the fact that my mother raised three girls is amazing to me. To make the choice to do this job is huge, although I certainly didn't know it at the time. Thanks Mom.

posted at 6:44 AM by Jennifer :: -------------o0o-------------