05/11/2025
To my mom Linda Ferretti! Ever have someone who believed you could fly? Ever have someone who encouraged you to know no limits? Ever have someone who with a single look screamed pride and love? Ever have someone who made Friday’s specials... every single week 44 years later? Ever have someone who made the holidays magical? Well, I’m that lucky one... I do. My mom. Big shoes lady!!! Big shoes!!!! Thank you for everything you do. From flying across provinces to help me do dishes and feed me during my final year of school... to swooping in to play with my kids so I can get farm chores accomplished. You mom are remarkable!!! I love you. We all love you! Happy Mother’s Day!
To my grandmother Flo Olson!My second mom growing up! Every summer I would live with my grandparents for a period of time. It was magical! From walking the golf courses after dinner in search of wayward golf balls, to picking warm raspberries and having them served with cold cream and sugar (as much as you wanted!). Learning the art of cribbage and eating homemade soup frozen in ice cream containers. To say she inspired me is an understatement. She was an urban homesteader before it was ever cool. It shaped me to be who I am today. I love you gram. We all love you! Happy Mother’s Day!
Finally to my mother-in-law! Boy did I win the lottery with June Harrison-Leier! She has the heart of a saint, and the whit and s***k of the greatest comedian. Her love of her children (birthed or through marriage), the children she inspired as an educator, and now the love of her grandchildren is beautiful! She has embraced me as one of her own and that feeling is amazing!!! I love you momma Joon!! We all love you!!! Happy Mother’s Day!!