Chloe's Graduation from Preschool

On Tuesday, Chloe graduated from Miss Katie's pre-school class. Liz, Katelyn, Nathan and I were joined by Grandma and Grandpa Stone and Grandma Hall for the ceremony. As always, Chloe took charge of the program; reminding the other kids of where to stand when they stood in the wrong place, projecting her memorized part the best and singing her heart out.

Way to go Chloe! We are proud of you!

To all the other Mothers

Mother's Day is great and awesome. I am fortunate to have 2 great mothers and I am thankful for them every day. I'm glad to have a Mother's day to celebrate all the great mothers in the world. But this post goes out to all those other mothers who don't get a day of recognition.

You may be wondering what an "other mother" is. Well if you have ever

• Paid for lessons of a child who isn't yours
• Taught a primary, young women/men's, or sunday school lesson
• Kissed a booboo, tied a shoe, given a love to someone who didn't belong to you
• etc

well then you are an "other mother." Other mother's are part of what makes the world a better place. They can be any age, they can have kids or not. Each lends a hand when not strictly required by biology. This post is a thank all of my other mothers and to all the other mothers of my children. You make life a better and easier place. You help when times are rough. Sometimes you can even make checkout at Wal-mart with 4 kids possible. You entertain and smile when you don't have to. Your patient, loving, helpful, nice, and happy when real mothers need a hand. So, take some time to not only celebrate the mothers, but the other mothers that make our lives so great.

Thank you Grandmas, Aunts, Sisters, Cousins, Teachers, Neighbors, and Friends. You make my job as a mother actually possible.