My mom's birthday was January 30th and I was a bad daughter and totally forgot about it. I did remember the next day and contacted her then, but, I also want to give her a big shout out on the blog. So, Happy Birthday, Mom! You're a pretty great mom.

And just for fun, here's a photo of my Mom when she was a junior in high school....


...and my school photo from the same age (good ole 1999).

She had a penchant for hair dye, while I preferred eyeliner. Any other similarities are purely genetic or coincidental.