Moms Are Cool

Mother's Day is almost upon us. Moms are cool. My Mom is cool, but I didn't discover it until years later. Here are some of the many reasons why my Mom was and still is cool:

• She would look up words in a German dictionary to help me translate my German homework faster.
  
• She makes awesome macaroni and ground beef casserole.
  
• She sat on the edge of my bed and listened to me cry when my boyfriend moved out of state (it's okay--I eventually tracked him down and married him).
  
• She would take me to Hess's Department Store in Allentown, PA and we would shop and then eat lunch at The Patio Restaurant or the snack bar.
  
• She still listens and gives good advice.
  
• She would let me sleep in on weekends and during the summer, but would wake me if one of my favorite bands was on Good Morning America.
  
• She (and my Dad) would come out and see my then boyfriend's, (current husband) band--A LOT!
  
• She was 42 years old when she had me, was told by doctors it was a bad decision to have me because of her age and that her health was in danger and that I would have Down's Syndrome, but she took a chance on me anyway--we both turned out just fine (except for my fear of spiders).

To all the current and future mothers out there--HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!