Extra Special Mother's Day

I love how when our family gets together

to celebrate holidays and important occasions, 

there isn't an underlying sadness for what we are

going through. We are all acutely aware of the

horrible thing our mom is trying to conquer. 

 We aren't in denial about it.

But it surely doesn't define us.

It doesn't show at all in our family dinners.

The crazy is still there. The laughter and teasing is too.

Cancer can't take that away from us. 

We don't see a sick woman with no hair

when we look at our mom. She is a spitfire through and through.

Mother's Day, this year, meant more to us than ever before.

Not because we were afraid to lose her, because we wanted

to celebrate her and everything she means to us.
The best way our family does that is through laughter.

My favorite photo of them all...

... and I have the best kids ever.