Monday gratitude

My mom is my grateful thought today. (I wish she were here to decorate my Christmas and help me shop, 2 things I need to do this week and do not enjoy but she excels at.)

But I'm thankful for so much more about her. She taught me everything I know except piano and math. ;) 

From her I learned to clean, organize, cook, sew (and smock, embroider, cross stitch, etc), how to be healthy (although I ignore that teaching on lazy days), how to fulfill a calling, and how to raise kids and manage the chaos. Without her, I don't know how we would have managed after each new baby, especially the twins!

I'm also grateful for her mom, my grandma, who has the best stories of family history, the best biscuits, and was an awesome late night Grandma.

Still haven't picked up her talent for shopping or decorating, but one day... Maybe. 
 Besides my husband, she's my other best friend.