To a phenomenal woman.

When I was in my younger days, I weighed a few pounds less, I needn't hold my tummy in to wear a belted dress. But now that I am older, I've set my body free; There's comfort of elastic where once my waist would be. Inventor of those high-heeled shoes my feet have not forgiven; I have to wear a nine now, but used to wear a seven. And how about those pantyhose? They're sized by weight, you see. So how come when I put them on, the crotch is at my knee? I need to wear these glasses as the print's been getting smaller; And it wasn't very long ago, I know that I was taller. Though my hair has turned to gray and my skin no longer fits, On the inside, I'm the same old me; the outside's changed a bit.

But, on a positive note...

I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.

I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss ...