Here are just a few reasons why my mom is one of the coolest people that I know.
1. Best taxi ever
Starting at a very young age I became very involved in pretty much everything I could. My mom drove me to everything from soccer practice to band practice at 6:30 in the morning. She drove me all the way from a contest in my school to a contest three hours away for a 15 minute performance. Tournaments, contest, concerts and practices, if it weren't for my awesome taxi I would not be half of the person I would be today.
2. My biggest fan
Not only did my mom drive me to all of my practices and competitions she went and was cheering me on. Eight years of band concerts and competitions. Nine years of soccer games and tournaments. Six years of baseball. Two years of track. Four years of drag racing. She has spent lots of days with no voice because of all of the screaming and cheering she did on the sidelines.
3. Great at baking
Ugh. The food she makes is just awesome. Chocolate covered Oreo balls. Caramel puffcorn. Pudding bars (Scotcharoos with a layer of pudding in the middle). Seasoned crackers. As a picky eater I do not eat a lot of food. Thank goodness she makes delicious treats.
4. She pushes me to be a better person.
My mom has gotten me to do things that I would have never thought about doing. With her help, I was able to have the confidence to wrestle in high school, go to college in South Dakota, and change my major.
5. She has put up with me for 20 years.
Enough said.
6. She keeps me level headed.
There have been many times where my mom has kept me level headed. I am freaking out about homework? She is helping me out, even four hours away. Out at the race track? She is there making sure that I make it to all of my races and that when I get nervous before one that I relax and make sure I calm down.
7. She would do anything for me.
Yes. She is my mom and most moms would do anything for their kids. She has driven six hours round trip in -20 degree weather to see me for five minutes and give me a roaster.
8. She is one heck of a fighter.
Ten years ago on May 10, my mom gave me a card wishing me good luck on a speech I was giving later that day. She could not tell me in person because she was in the hospital getting ready to go into surgery to get rid of cancer. It has been 10 years and she is still kicking cancers butt.
My mom is one of the strongest, smartest, kindest women I know. She continues to make me proud to be her son.
