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I figured this would be a good blog entry starter. Kinda get the juices flowing a bit? Especially since some of my favorite people did leave me comments on yesterday's entry about whether I should continue blogging at all.
So what was my nicest compliment? That's any easy one. A couple of years ago, while talking with my sister Sandy about the kids she told me "You are a great mom."
Why does this stick out for me? Simple! The mom that Sandy and I had was not a great mom. She had her moments, but when looking at the whole picture? The sad fact is that her life was more about doing what was best for her than ever about what was best for her children. So much of our childhood was very traumatic because of the decisions she made that were about doing things that made life easier for her. Not better, just easier.
So, to get such a compliment from my sister, who really knows the difference between a good and a not so good mom? I floated on that for a very long time. I'm not perfect as a mom, I know that! Ask my kids...they'll be more than happy to tell you how I probably yell too much. Still, having someone else look in and say you're doing a good job at one of the hardest jobs you'll ever have is quite the compliment.
Thanks Sandy!!