re: Tell me about your mother...

My mom grew up as a middle child of three siblings (my two uncle's). My grandparents weren't rich although they were very hard working ( grandpa was a mechanic and grandma was a lunch lady at the school). They didn't have an indoor toilet until my mom was in 4th grade. She got out of school to pick cotton in the fall (something they did on the side for extra money).

She went to college to be a teacher. Graduated in 3 years. Married my dad around 21 and although they are divorced now... They were married for 37 years and both did more than their best for us.

My mom is probably the hardest working person I know. She did the house work, cooking, cleaning, and yard work. (Dad was on the road alot for work.)

Every night we had a home cooked meal (leftovers mixed with something new usually).

My sister and I had chores, but they no where amounted to the amount mom did. I remember having to make her sit down to relax and watch TV... And shed usually only do that if she was folding clothes.

On top of what she did for us... She was an amazing teacher. I still see people or they tell me on Facebook how she was the best they ever had. She started recycling at my elementary school about a decade before anyone cared about that type of stuff. We would use our trailer once a week to carry all the schools recycleables from the school to the plant 20 miles away.

Even to this day I wish I had her enduarance and work ethic.