Once again, today is Mother's Day and I didn't buy my MoM flowers, make her breakfast in bed, send her a card or anything else that children are encouraged to do on this day in the States. I have to hope that a blog post will suffice.

Last year I wrote you <a href="http://www.karolinkabulgaria.com/2011/05/08/this-one-is-for-my-mom/" target="_blank">a letter</a>. This year I'm writing you a list.

A list of the top 10 reasons, I'm inspired by you.
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	<li>You've always been interested in and adopted new technology. I think it's really cool that you bought your first computer when I was in second grade (1987-ish) and now I'm 30. Even cooler? I like that you haven't succumb to facebook but that we talk on skype almost every weekend.</li>
	<li>You are quick to laugh. Even at dAd's jokes no matter how bad they are. I learned how to laugh from your model.</li>
	<li>You always make your expectations clear. For example, you told me once when I was fairly small and hiding under my bunk-bed because I didn't want to go to the dentist that there were a few things that I had to do in life: go to the doctor's, the dentist's and graduate from high school. This seemed clear enough to me and even today I appreciate how straight forward you've always been.</li>
	<li>You have a vision of what you want from your life and you work to make this vision come true. From buying a house that needs some serious fixing up and remodeling said house to imagining a garden in our backyard and growing all of the flowers from seeds to starting your own business with dAd and later going backing to teaching. You make daring things happen.</li>
	<li>I've never heard you and dAd fight or yell at each other. Growing up, I had no idea that adults fight, yell or scream at each other. It's only now as an adult that I have any idea how lucky I was to live in a house where the adults in my life talked to each other to solve their problems or disagreements. Thank-you.</li>
	<li>You have 20-something friends as well at 80-something friends.</li>
	<li>You like to figure out how things work.</li>
	<li>You don't make disparaging remarks about your body nor do you wear make-up or have your ears pierced.</li>
	<li>You are always willing <span style="color: #000000;"><del>to help people</del></span> to support the dreams of others.</li>
	<li>You love read.</li>
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