We have some pretty special mothers in our lives. I'm so glad that they both make such an effort to be a part of our lives even though we live far apart.
My mother is truly one of the sweetest women I know. I love the small moments that remind me of my mother and make me smile. Here are a few of them...
...whenever I give one of my kids a "spit bath."
...when I brush my teeth I look up once in a while and see my mother in the way I brush. It never fails to bring a paste filled smile to my face.
...whenever I cut a tomato and salt and pepper the juice drippings and slurp them up.
...whenever a movie, commercial, song makes me cry - I'm just missing that foot wiggle of my mom's.
...whenever I open my pantry and see a canned bottle of something. My mother is the canning queen!
...whenever I think about clear days and mom making fudge.
...whenever I tell my kids to bend over and pull weeds instead of sitting on the ground or squatting.
...whenever I see the rocker from my pressure cooker sitting on my window sill.
...whenever I use a kitchen spoon as a spade while planting flowers.
I could have never gotten any luckier in a mother in law. Teressa is so fun to have around. My earliest memories of her were sitting side by side eating sunflower seeds while watching Darren play high school baseball. She and I talk on the phone at least once a week, sometimes more often, and I love it. My kids soak her up when she comes for a visit. She was such a powerful influence on who Darren became. I love her for raising such a wonderful and faithful son.
Happy Mothers Day to you both and to all of the other wonderful mothers in my life in the form of grandmothers, sisters, sister in laws and wonderful friends.
Do you ever feel like things are closing in on you? I get that way sometimes. Things around here get hectic and I just need to get out. Darren teases me that no one ever calls the house when I'm gone but as soon as I walk in the door, the phone starts ringing. April was a crazy busy month for me and May was filled with stressful things. I needed a break but I had commitments so Memorial Day was my only hope. I asked Darren to get me out of the house and into nature. The mountains calm me. I need to see some green and something on the ground besides rock and dirt. I talked him into a picnic in Payson and he was sweet enough to oblige. I know a two hour drive to eat lunch seems like a bit much but he's a trooper and so nice to me. We had such a great time. We packed along our little grill, camp chairs and a good book. We pulled up to some campsites alongside the road in the middle of huge trees, trails and a stream. It drizzled a little on us at one point but I was not to be sent scurrying easily.
We walked along the stream with the kids.
Murphy's law says that if you play near a stream with little kids, one of them is bound to fall in...she did. ;)
It was such a great day for me. The mountains feed my soul and I had been too long between meals. Thank you sweet little family for making this day so nice for me.
