1. God

2. My mother

3. On her birthday

4. And the best thing she told me when I was young, that she didn’t mind what sort of career I chose or made of my life because “I know I’ve raised a good person.”

5. She says the right thing,  and always interesting

6. Good judgment, doing the right thing

7. A house cleaner than one’s hand

8. And she makes the best pie and chocolate cake, for me, her little butterball ( I used to go through her little file box of recipes on index cards and say “Mom, how about this,” and she would.)

9. She’s an excellent reference librarian.  Years and years ago, I watched her in action and was able to say to my brother that our mother is really good what she does.  And well into her seventies she’s still goes in and works, at least once a month. (And yes, we “talk shop.” ;)

10. Books, books and more books – she’s read everything it would seem

11. If there is evidence that the longer one lives, the better one gets, my mother is it.

Happy Birthday and Happy Mother’s Day, Mom

And Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers

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