Happy Birthday MOM

Well, my package is late, and I don't get to hug her, but today is a great day for a birthday.

Love you Mom!  I just picked 58 randomly, I am not verifying whether or not she is that age, as far as I know, she is still 29!

58 things I learned
from My Amazing, Wonderful & Unique Mother 

1.     How to have fun

2.     How to ski

3.     How to water ski

4.     How to throw a ball

5.     How to be competitive

6.     How to toilet paper a house

7.     How to shoot a gun…that one I think I’ve forgotten but its in there somewhere!

8.     How to make hot fudge

9.     How to go to church

10.  How to not quit

11.   How to be a good mom

12.  How to make lemon lettuce

13.  How to give a talk and teach a lesson

14.  How to put on makeup

15.  How to make birthdays & holidays important

16.  How to give an exciting speech

17.  How to not be afraid of anything

18.  How chocolate can cure lots of things

19.  How shopping can cure the rest

20.  How you should always dress cute for your size no matter what it is

21.  How to nurse a baby, but that bottle feeding is really awesome too

22.  How to not give your baby cradle cap and how to brush a newborns hair…with a toothbrush

23.  That guitar solos can be annoying

24.  To listen to church music in the morning on Sundays

25.  To make a turkey in a bag

26.  How to get stains out and do laundry

27.  To love the Work and the Glory books

28.  Its important to go to BYU

29.  Always look good at the airport, you’ll never know who you will see

30.  Getting ready and getting out of the house combats baby blues

31.  How to cut to the front of an enormous line of thousands of people at the olympics

32.  Speaking of….how to break the rules

33.  To love your mother in law

34.  To love your family even if they are prickly

35.  How to be make omelets that will confuse the world…

36.  How to make bananas into cereal

37.  That Mr.Bubble in the jacuzzi is more fun

38.  How to flirt

39.  How to live away from home

40.  How to love and appreciate our dad

41.  How to be a supportive wife

42.  To always greet the new people at church

43.  To be a good missionary

44.  That Souplantation is delicious

45.  How to be a dog owner

46.  To get in the water and not sit on the side

47.  To fake it til you make it

48.  To like running and exercise

49.  To do what makes you happy

50.  To get married in the temple

51.  To not put up with people’s crap

52.  To be your child’s advocate

53.  To enjoy musicals and plays

54.  To always sing the hymns

55.  To be on time and early if you can

56.  To have a big ole purse full of lots of stuff

57.  To bribe your kids

58.  How to be beautiful on the inside and out!

Love your oldest daughter, XOXO

Brooke and the rest of the pack 
(Luke, Darby, Baylie, Paisley, Ivy & Jason)