Mamma's Birthday

There are few women in this world more beautiful than Mamma...my mamma. The relationship I have with my mother is probably no different than that of other mothers and daughters. It is mamma or Elmo's ( as the boys call her) birthday on the 17th of April. I have the speech I wrote for her on her 65th that I thought I would share here that is until I find something else to add...


This has been a strange,emotional and busy week and as I chaotically rushed around last minute...it's when I do my best work dad...
It has been a week where I struggled to try to keep things perfect and meaningful maybe I set the bar to high but the last couple of days I really struggled to find something I could say about mamma because I don't feel that there is anything that would suffice that could possibly bring the adoration and admiration that I have for her to words.
If I am half the mother that my mother is to me I know my boys will be well taken cared of, I have been fortunate to have so many more resources that my mom had raising us and I give thanks each and every day for that. Andrew, David and soon Baby E are so so very lucky that they are surrounded by as much family as they are that they are loved and nurtured by the same people who loved and nurtured their parents and did a pretty good job if I may say so myself.
The lessons mamma has taught me and the gifts I have been given over the years and even still are immeasurable and have helped create the person, the mother, the friend, the wife, the caregiver I am today... not perfect by any means... god would that be boring, but I sure keep life exciting Carp can certainly vouch for that.
These are some of the lessons that I have learned.
Life isn't fair but don't let it bring you down.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
If you have a problem you can always find a book to fix it.
Cook and they will come...and eat.
Family is what you make it.
Meeting people at the post office isn't always the best place to find people for your midsommar parties.
Midsommar isn't just a special day it is an experience.
A hug can cure just about anything.
You never stop being a mother.
Mamma always knows best or at least thinks she does.
Sometimes it is best not to argue with mamma just nod your head and smile.
Sophia Loren has nothing on mamma.
Let the music take over.
A mother's strength whether it be physical, mental or emotional is one of the most powerful elements found on earth.
When it comes to friendship and family distance doesn't matter that is what phones are for.
A marriage is hard work.
If someone is an asshole it probably has to do with something that happened in their childhood and they are probably misunderstood but we have found out that sometimes they are just an asshole.
It isn't the destination it is the journey which is significant.
The most important thing in the end is family everything else is secondary.
Do not hang curtains up with your mother when she is being stubborn.
IKEA is not just furniture it is herring, shrimp, crayfish, morfar's brannvin ost, knackebrod and caviar.
Food always taste better at Elmo's house.
If there are problems there are always the angels...funny thing mamma doesn't know she is one of them.

Love you and like you mamma Har det Aran. Kram Caroline