Thankful Thursday... I am thankful for my Mom!

In honor of Mother's Day.. today I want to say... I am thankful for my Mom! She is the Matriarch in our Family..and I can honestly say, she is an amazing woman!

She lives here in Washington part of the year, and she lives in Henderson, Nevada the other part of the year. We tease her, telling her that she is bored here in Washington, where 4 of her 5 kids live. This is because her life in Nevada is full of active friends, and many soirees.. as well as her friend George (who I must say, treats her like an Angel)!

She is smart, and sharp and savvy, and kind of strong willed! My mother is in her 80's and a mother of 5, and loved by all of us, and our families.

I honestly think she could of done anything she wanted to, as she is a natural business woman. Like most women of her generation..she did not work outside the home when we were young. She did have a small business at one time, she had a darling Consignment Shop in the "little" town of Issaquah Washington.(not so little now!) ...and she later got her Real Estate License, which was a great opportunity to find great deals on houses!

She and my father did very well with finding houses, which they would do a little work on, and than add the new purchase to their little string of rentals.

My parents did not believe in using credit, something their generation learned from the real depression, and my generation and my kids generation can still learn a lot from them..(hmm... so could our government...)

Mom is a blessings to her children, grandchildren, and her great grandchildren. When my first child was born, Mom said she was to young to be a Gramma, and said the grand kids could call her GG (short for .. Gramma Gloria)..poor Mom, she was immediately named Gramma GG, and has been so ever since!

So.. as I always tell her, I love you Mom!

and Happy Mothers Day...