Today, March 8th is International Women's Day. I told my morning show partner that I don't know any international women, and with an eye-roll, she informed me that's not what it means. What would I do without her to keep me in line at work? That's why she is on my list of the special women in my life.

Okay, now that I got the joke out of the way, I'm going to get serious for a moment. I want to take some time to honor these five special ladies in my life. These five women each hold a place in my heart for a different but very special reason.

I wasn't sure what order to go in because they are all important to me, and I might be shooting myself in the foot because you're not supposed to ever reveal a woman's age, but I figured the safest thing for me to do would be to list these five women in order of their age.

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There are more than five that should be on my list, and I hope you know who you are. I'm thinking of you today, too.

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