Happy Mother's Day

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.