Happy Birthday Mom!

Today would have been my mother's 61st Birthday. We decided to celebrate it at one of her favorite restraunts, Charlestons. She picked it a lot for her birthday dinner so we felt it was only appropriate. Afterwards we went and visited her grave at the Mesa cemetary. It's hard to believe that it has been almost 7 months since she went home to our Heavenly Father. This year the Holidays have been extremely difficult but I know that she would not want us to be sad and feel the way we are feeling.

Mom, I just want you to know how much I love you and miss you. There are so many things that I miss:

• I miss watching all of our TV shows that we would record and watch together.
• I miss your laughter. You always had a way of making me feel like I was quite humorous because you always laughed at my stories and jokes.
• I miss listening to our books on CD together.
• I miss your cooking.
• I miss you listening to me every day after work and letting me tell you all the things going on in my life.
• I miss shopping with you.
• I miss wrapping Christmas presents with you.
• I miss your smile.
• I miss your comforting presence.
• I miss your loving heart.
• I miss your stories
• I miss you needing me to take care of you.
• I miss you complaining about every body spray or perfume I would ever wear or the smell of my fabric softener (that you ended up liking right before you passed away).
• I miss your example "giving to others". You are truly a Christlike example of this.
• I miss so many things about you that I could go on forever.
  

Mom...I hope that this Birthday is a special one on the other side. I hope that you celebrated with our loved ones who have passed on before us. I hope that Grandpa Peel sang "Happy Birthday" to you in his low deep voice. I hope that Grandma Bobbie gave you a face massage and told you stories about Little Phil. I hope you held Micah and gave him hugs for all of us. I hope that your day was full of love...because your loved ones here on Earth all sent their love from their hearts today. We love you so much and miss you. I am truly blessed that you are my mother.

Colton, Bryten, Cason, and Chace at Grandma's grave - 12/21/2008