CONTEST: Tell Us Why You Have the Best Mom in Sammamish-Issaquah

Poets write about them. Strong men cry in their presence. We honor them each year with a special day punctuated by hearts and flowers, and perhaps even breakfast in bed.

Don't just settle for all the customary ways to celebrate how awesome your mom is. Instead, upload a photograph of her to this article and write a caption telling us why your mom is the best in Sammamish and Issaquah!

On May 11 at noon, we'll pick a winner and call her the "Best Mom of Sammamish-Issaquah."

Now that's a gift. But if that's not enough, we'll also award you a $25 gift card from , which was named "the best place for Mother's Day brunch" in last week's Readers' Choice poll. (If the kids can't upload a photo of Mom by themselves, grown-ups can help them out!)

The contest rules are attached.

(To submit your photo, click the Upload Photos and Video button above.)