Who is Cathy?

She isn't perfect, she isn't a saint, she isn't you and she isn't me but she is....Someone who is more than close to me....Someone who I love....Someone who loved me, even when I interrupted her with my birth...& forced her to miss her FAVORITE soap opera at the time, General Hospital...Someone who fed me my first bottle...Someone who changed A LOT of dirty diapers, I imagine anyway although can't say this for certain ;) ...Someone who took care of me when I chipped my elbow & busted my chin open (needing 4 super awesome stitches)...Someone who took care of me when an ice pick fell on my head by rushing me to the ER, because I would NOT ride in the ambulance even though blood was gushing out (only needed 8 stitches for this trip to the ER)....Someone who didn't ground me for the rest of my life (which I SO would have done if I were her) when I told her my sister "shit in her diaper"...Someone who took me to Ballet, Tap & Jazz for year after year because it was my EVERYTHING and made sure I was ready for all of my recitals, even if it meant I did three of them one year on a broken foot!!...Someone who took care of me when my foot hurt SO badly after 3 dance recitals & rushed me to the orthopedic surgeon who gave me a nice hot (and I do mean HOT) pink cast to help me heal my 'newly' found broken foot...Someone who ALWAYS made sure I got to school on time & never forgot to pick me up, even though I am quite sure there were days she wished she could ~wink, wink...Someone who signed me up for 4-H to expose me (yes, I say expose b/c for those of you who know me, know that I do NOT like cooking) to the finer things in life such as cooking and what not...Someone who not only made sure I got to & from 4-H, but also was sure to sew my project to be entered into the County Fair and someone (and I'm not naming names) got a Blue Ribbon...wonder who that was?!...Someone who always made sure I got to ALL of my orthodontic appointments (oh yes, there were A LOT of those, if you don't believe me then you must NOT have seen my teeth PRE-braces)...Someone who took me to and from my first job for 2 years since I didn't have a driver's license...Someone who helped me find the perfect Homecoming dress...Someone who didn't kill me while attempting to teach me to drive a standard in a Food Lion parking lot...Someone who also didn't kill me when I got my first speeding ticket, within just a few short months of getting that glorious & prestigious driving license, for going 71 in a 50 & racing on my way to school...somehow that police officer managed to pull both of us over, didn't think that was too fair at the time, kinda thought I was gonna get off the hook for that one...Someone who once again did not end up killing me when I got in my first car accident driving home from work (lord only knows why the woman didn't just lock me in my bedroom at this point and throw away the key)...Someone who ALLOWED me, which was extremely generous of her, to go to prom Junior year...oh and took me to store AFTER store to find the "perfect" dress so that night would be special...Someone who read to me, even in high school, because she knew how much I HATED reading, just so I would get it done...Someone who didn't kill me for moving out at 17 to live with a boyfriend (kinda feel like a cat with nine lives at this point)...Someone who, even when living with boyfriend, would find ways to let me work for her...Someone who, when I broke up with said boyfriend, let me come home...Someone who took care of me when I needed to get injections in my jaw and only wanted her...Someone who helped me look for the perfect wedding dress...Someone who took me back to the bridal store after alterations and let the manager know just how much they ruined my dress & that they altered it TOO much, manager then credited the price of the dress toward the dress that I REALLY wanted (did I mention this dress was triple the price, YIKES!!)...Someone who knew how much I wanted the sparkly Swarovski tiara for my wedding day and made sure that I had it for my special day...Someone who let me cry on her shoulders when I was pregnant with my twin daughters because I was so worried about them...Someone who is always good for a laugh when one of my daughters gets sick, pukes all over her & then freaks out b/c there is puke all down her pants...but before "freaking out" calmly puts my sweet daughter down on the couch so she can proceed to "panic" mode...Someone who comes to my rescue when I have kidney stones, not just once and not just twice, but FOUR times and feeling like someone is ripping my kidney out with their bare hands...Someone who still loves me even when I almost punch her in the face as she leans down to see if I need anything when I'm flailing my arms all around from pain when passing one of my many kidney stones...Someone who reads to my children because she knows how much I love all of her funny voices she uses as she reads to them...Someone who helps me clean and put my dishes away when she knows I'm stressed and feel like there isn't enough time in a day...Did I mention she also managed to somehow teach me right from wrong somewhere in between all of this?......Someone who NEVER left my side & always made sure I was safe....Someone who has done SO MANY things that I can't even begin to list them all...She's that someone who has inspired me to be the person I am today....Someone who has given me everything....That someone is the woman who gave me my first breath.......AND I'm not famous AND I'm not a millionaire AND I'm not a queen or even a princess, but I am her daughter, and she is.....MY MOM!!!! Cathy is my mom!