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Show North Salt Lake mom has many delightful memories NORTH SALT LAKE-Thc best thing about being a mom for Rox-anne Rox-anne Fitches is '.'the joy of seeing my children accomplish the goals they have worked hard for. I just have great kids," she added. ' . Mrs. Fitches is the mother of four children, three daughters and one son, ranging in age from 17 to six-years-old and the . challenges of dealing with the group have provid ed her with some delightful . memories. ,!: .' ? - . "One incident sticks out in my mind of a night when I was tucking my then three-year-old daughter into bed. She told me that she loved me and I responded, 'I love you too,' to which she promptly replied, 'I love you three, we all got a good laugh out of it," she recalled. : - -Mrs. Fitches describes herself as 1 a "traditional mom." She bakes cookies, and homemade bread and her family's favorite meal is her outstanding lasagna, ' Today's children face many -challenges that Mrs. Fitches didn't have to deal with as a teen. "Today kids have more peer pressure to fit into the crowd. When I was a teen more kids were accepted," she said. Her advice to today's teens would 1 be to realize how important education edu-cation is in their lives. Being a mom is a lot of fun for Mrs. Fitches. She said her daughters are a real joy to her, "They are great fun, but they are much more temperamental than my son and certainly cer-tainly more clothes conscious," she laughed. - Her husband Louie said the best . thing about his wife's mothering is, H."no matter what we do or where we go, she's always sure to check up on ; Uie kids to be certain they are all o.t All I can say is she loves them and she would do anything for them. If she could have anythir.g she " wanted for Mother's Day, Mrs. Fitches Fit-ches said it would be "a weekend stay at the Holiday Inn where I met . my husband." She is excited about I being a mother although she worries wor-ries about making the right decisions deci-sions for her children. Her advice to all young mothers is "When it comes to dealing' with r your children, go with your heart," - . - -: ". ' " - ' '"V- ' "... ,- j ..?.- : -. , -. -A Roxanne Fitches is the Great Mom representing North Salt Lake. Members of her family include : (back) Robert, Carrie (middle) Louie (husband), Roxanne, Tanya and (front) Crystal. |