One day out of they year we set time aside to call one of the most important people in our lives. Without this person we would not be here, and many of us would not be who we are. Whether we had the incredible super mom or the mother who was non-existent: she shaped up, formed us, and gave us life. Not every mother on this earth deserves to be celebrated, some mothers have made dire mistakes that have changed a happy loving child into a cruel and selfish adult. Most mothers however deserve this day; they have given their all to their children and expected little, if anything, in return. I was one of the lucky ones, I got the mother that has given me everything at times and she has never expected me to give anything back. I remember calling her one Spring day when I was still in High School convinced I was pregnant and rather than yell and scream at me she remained calm and told me everything would be fine. When I've been racked with sobs and smothered with terror and frustration she's been there. We've had our times when we've wanted to rip each others throats out, but she has always remained a constant figure in my life that I've never been able to let go of.
Likewise I have many figures in my life that I consider mothers. These people did not raise me, they did not nurse me, they did not give me life, but they did help to form who I am today and the person that I was for many years. Today is the day to be thankful to those women in our lives that have given us all we have, and never stop giving. Cora, Donna, Tina, and Mom: I can never thank you enough for teaching me how to be the strong, loving, and independent mother, wife, and woman I am today.
Cause you can't tell we're related or anything Hahahaha
Overall I had a wonderful mothers day. Kris let me stay in bed until noon (yes, NOON!!). Then we spent the day running errands and getting stuff together for my parents big 30 year renewal next weekends. I can't believe it's almost time for the renewal, seems like just yesterday we were planning things. All of the sudden we're buying food and planning rehearsal dinners. It's hard to believe that if two people hadn't met so many years ago because my mother needed to borrow a truck I wouldn't be here, and neither would the three beautiful munchkins that have helped me become the mother I am. I am looking forward to next weekend with a fervour, not just because it's finally a good excuse to wear some AMAZING heels and get my hair done, mostly because we will be celebrating a love that has whethered so many storms. My parents have been through a LOT over the course of their marriage and they deserve to finally have the wedding they should have had 30 years ago. A small ceremony in a park while you are 6 months pregnant is definitely not what my parents had in mind when they chose to say "I Do". Now they have the chance to do it the way they would have done it the first time around if circumstances had been different. We're gonna have one hell of an ivory gowned, bow-tied, cake-in-your-face kinda wedding; and it's going to be everything they wanted it to be 30 years ago. So while I'm busy prepping food and baking cakes for next weekend there are definitely things that have convinced me that today is in fact a day for celebrating motherhood, and all the delightful little things that come with it.
Television
Not something that happens a lot around here, and when it does it's like magic!
Babies that LOVE going places and are so close they might as well be twins....
Sleeping babies. Seriously. Is there anything more breath-taking??
And finally, babies that unexpectedly crawl up into your lap and give you the cuddling you have been missing for weeks! Still no luck with the bedtime cuddles, but I'm more than willing to cuddle during naps.
Happy Mothers day to all the mothers out there; especially mine.
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