Alice

Up late in the evening...she starts one of ten loads of laundry, fills the kitchen sink with hot soapy water to clean the days worth of dishes and puts away the toys that cover the family room floor. Then she sweeps the floors and mops them on her knees with a rag because she says a regular mop doesn't work as good. Not to mention, garabage cans in three bathrooms and under the kitchen sink are filled with a days worth of changed diapers that has filled the air with an aroma that demands the scent of her favorite candle to be burned. All she wants is to lay in her bed for rest but knows that if she doesn't complete these tasks, tomorrow will be worse. When she finally completes the tasks, the sun quietly peaks above the horizon. A new day.

This has happened on more than one occasion in our home. Sometimes being a mother means that what you do goes unnoticed. Day in and day out, the same routine seems to be that of a "Gound Hog Day". Daily demands to be fed, cleansed, kissed and hugged are consistently requested. Giving up could easily be justified. But she doesn't. She isn't a quitter.

Alice is our earthly angel that keeps us going. She keeps our home together. We are all grateful to have her in our lives to be our mother and wife.

We wouldn't be able to make it without you. You are the greatest Alice!

We love you!