Gratitude Project Day 52

 Today I am thankful for my mom... she's been on my mind a lot lately....
Well, she's always on my mind all the time actually.. there are just a few times of the year that it's more so.. Those times are the anniversary of her death which falls around Mother's day, Mother's day, and Autumn/fall to the new year... are usually the hardest..
The first two aren't hard to image why they are hard  but why Autumn/fall to the new year.. Well because she loved Autumn/fall to the New Year.
She loved the changing of the leaves with all the colors, the crisp air, hot chocolate, bonfires and warm cozy sweaters with comfortable pants along with slippers.
Also it's soon to be her birthday again which is two days before mine... we would celebrate our birthday's on the day in between when I got older.. so much fun and so many memories.. 
Plus there's the festivities of Halloween.. followed by Thanksgiving and Christmas joys plus all the fun stuff in between from pie baking to Christmas cookie baking to decorating and her  most favorite time --spending time with her family..
She loved her family with her whole heart... so hopefully I am making her proud.. today I could have used her advise which isn't something I will get... and believe me we didn't always see eye to eye but if I am half the woman and mother she was then I did something close to being right in life...
So today I am thankful for the wonderful woman and mother that raised me.. she was my first best friend.. and the only one that knew me best.. and I miss her ...

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