My mom.

I decided that before I move on to more obsessing topics, I'd take a min to explore the wonderment that is my mom. As I was talking to her the other day on the phone, she is more than stuck in the sandwich generation. She didn't understand what that meant, and then I explained. I understand that for the most part it means you take care of (most of the time live with too) you, an older generation and a younger generation. Like a parent as well as your own children. Well, mom's got a huge sandwich going on! She takes care of her, has to take care of my dad, she takes care of me (alot more than she should), my kids (above and beyond normal grandma spoiling), and recently her aunt. We call her Aunt Margie, but she is technically my mom's aunt. Although we don't live with her, some days it might be more convenient for her if we did. NO MOM, we're not moving...don't panic. Although I have been begging her to help me learn how to sew lately...I really wish I knew how so I could sew her her own superhero pink sparkly cape! I think she totally deserves something fabulous and fitting to the status in my mind she has. And all the while doing it with issues of her own. She never tells me when she's truly not feeling bad, I have to listen to her voice when talking to her or it's when I'm dropping off a kid or picking one up I see how just in need of a rest she needs. Ok....so the woman needs a fabulous super hero name too...SUPER NANA?? Huh, I'll work on that... In the meantime, I will just be amazed at just how cool my mom is, dedicated, loving, super forgiving, and all around fabulous. No one can build a fort like her, cook like her (in my opinion), be silly dance and sing like her, organize some of the trickiest moments of life like her, or be patient when I would have long ago blown up. Although I wish I could be more like my mom, I know I never will be. My one of a kind mom is all heart, and she shows it all day every day. WONDER NANA??? Eh...maybe I'll see what Landon says about the super name. So, as she heads to Aunt Margie's today to clear out years, and years, of stuff and organizing, I wish her the best of luck. And for the love of everything HOLY, please please please don't overdo it. But I know you will anyway! Really...where's a super hero name app when you need it?! As a true child of a super hero I will leave with this...*My mom is better than your mom...Neener neener neener!! ;)