Yes Mom...

Not only in honor of Mothers day but also because my mom pointed out that I had been "slacking" on my posts, I decided to give a short homage to the heroines of ovarian and placental fortitude (aw yeah, didn't see that one comin, did ya?!).
A heart felt "thank you" to my own Mom, not just for carrying me for nine months, but also for putting up with me for even longer. She managed to help keep me alive and relatively unharmed despite the efforts of two older brothers. A woman of little patience but great tolerance, through small kitchen fires (wait that was from Dad), and juggled eggs (damn! Dad again), to football in the house (that was definitely us!). I have her to thank, at least in part, for my less than P.C. sense of humor and the evolution of my witty one liners. She helped to maintain a functioning albeit dysfunctional home life where there was freedom to express yourself and follow your dreams, even if they did occasionally lead to calls from local police at the wee early morning hours, (I'd like to take this moment to thank the Westerville, Lancaster, Upper Arlington, Huber Ridge and of course Columbus Police departments for their involvement in this family moment).
I of course could not post this without mentioning another Mom of utmost importance, the mother of my own children, my wife. She has for many years dealt with many of the same problems as my Mom (mostly from me), but has also helped to raise our awesome kids- loving, nurturing, sacrificing and motivating. Let's not forget though that she is raising my kids, so she has also needed to be steadfast (stubborn), Disciplining (loud), and extremely patient (vodka).
To both of these women and many, many more deserving of the title MOM, I bid a gracious and sincere "thank you" for all that you have done and will do. I also offer a likely long over due "Sorry", for all that you have endured and will continue to endure. For all this and much more-
YOU ROCK!