I don't think I could start my experiment in thanksgiving any other way. What is beyond thankful? That is what I feel for my mom. She is my best friend, my rock, my sounding board, my teacher, my role model. I know that not everyone is blessed with a mom like mine - I see these mothers every year in my parent-teacher conferences. There have been many times that I have hung up the phone with a parent in my class and immediately dialed my mom to thank her for the kind of parent she was, and is. I am thankful for the way she mothered me, and I am thankful for having her as an example when I am one day a mother myself. I love you, Pammy, and I am thankful for YOU!