Saturday, 10 January 2009 04:35 |
 Today is a very special day, it's my mom's birthday...she's the big 7-0! After 8 children, lots of grandchildren and great grandchildren, she still looks great. My mother is a true inspiration to others, and she amazes me everyday. It is because of her that I have pursued my sewing and quilting life. From the beginning of her insistence that all her daughters learn to sew all the way through her encouraging words of wisdom whenever I made something new, my mother has always been a positive force in my love of sewing and quilting. As a young girl I sewed most of my own clothes, and a lot for my brothers and sisters. Mom was always the one to say in the store while shopping..."Oh, Kathleen, you can make that yourself". I can't remember one time that my mother has ever made a negative comment about anything I have ever made...she always knew what to say, even if I had made a mistake in the pattern. She'd say..."You planned that right?" She taught me to step outside the box and just because none of my friends really sewed, I had a talent unlike no other. "Don't waste what you know the best" she would tell me. My mom may not really know that my sewing was a part of me that I knew would always keep me close to her, simply because she encouraged me so. My mom is the one that will brag to anyone, and I mean ANYONE who is willing to listen about something I have made her or anyone else for that matter. She is constantly reminding everyone..."Kathleen made this and Kathleen made that". She's my one member fan club! So, this is a very special day indeed, just because it is my mom's birthday! Thank you mom for everything you have done in your life that inspired me to be who I am today and encouraged me everyday to be the best I can be! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM! PS...I'll go ahead and let the "other" 7 of your kids know that I'M YOUR FAVORITE...it's okay, say it out loud! Kathleen
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