Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Ode to Mom

This bad daughter missed my Mom's birthday on the blog. Russ got a shout out, my OLDer sister was embarrassed and my younger sister's wedding plans have taken over my blog so she is always on here. So now I would like to recognize not necessarily my Mom's birthday, but more her accomplishments.

No worries, I'm not going to make this a tear jerker just because I'm not in the mood right now possibly check back later. I just wanted to make sure that every one knew that MaryEllen Adam is a business woman (almost bell ringer) by day and a Ya-Ya by night.

By Day:

Yesterday my Mom was in NYC for work and while I sat in my day to day office chair she was strolling around the NYSE floor and was prepared to ring the bell just in case the need arose. No, she doesn't live in NYC nor is she is a trader, she is just really good at what she does and was invited to take part in her company investor day. Often times people ask me what she does and my most common response is, "good question". She has been with this company for many years and each time I think that I have it figured out she changes positions. So the truth is that I have given up trying to understand what she does besides the fact that she probably pays a few pilots salaries for Delta. Way to go Million Miler!


By Night:

Ya-Ya is her name and Adelaide is her game. I have learned the trick to sanity with a child is live 3 miles away from your parents. This should be true whether you work full time or not, because you always need reinforcements. Adelaide is very lucky to have a Ya-Ya that escorts haircuts, remembers the snacks on plane rides, gets entertainment systems installed in new cars so that "Mimmie" Mouse can chaperon trips and allows Mommy and Daddy to go out to eat once a month without having to worry about what time they need to get home.

So thanks Mom for always being there to lend a hand and being a Super Ya-Ya by night. Oh and Happy Belated Birthday!

*as a side note, my Mom doesn't consistently read the blog. She usually catches up on it about once a month and I know she already looked at it recently, so we'll see how long it takes her to see this post. I may have to go in hiding for a few days when she gets to the picture part!

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