Did You Ever Notice?

Did you ever notice that on the day you have that appointment to get your haircut, your hair looks better than ever (just before the cut)? AND when you call in sick to work the night before, you feel perfectly fine in the morning. They are connected. Think about it.

Mother's Day

I've often said that I have the all time greatest mother. She is unique and lovely and a model for me. I have so many great moments with her. One of the moments that I keep close to my heart is a time when I was quite young I had a bloody nose in the middle of the night. I remember sitting in the bathroom and she was on the floor sitting in front of me holding a cold cloth on my face and talking to me. It was the middle of the night and I'm sure she was exhausted but she just calmly sat there with me until it stopped bleeding. I loved and still love having time with her all to myself. It didn't happen very often in my youth what with all the other children she had to have before and after me.

Here are some other things about my mother that I admire and adore:

She never complains
She knows the birthdates of my childhood friends ... still
She has a better memory than anyone I know
She can talk about her children and grandchildren for hours
She is proud of all of us
She feeds the poor
She always made exactly what I wanted for lunch
After school there would usually be a cookie or cupcake waiting for me
She laughs hard at my dad's jokes
She believes the best in everyone
She never says no when someone asks for her help
When she yelled (which was rare) I know she meant it
When she said, "I'm never taking you girls shopping again" I know she didn't mean it
She listens
She can laugh at herself

Whenever I am with her in the neighborhood someone inevitably stops her and says "Weren't you my pre-school teacher?" And she will say, "Yes, and you were the boy who loved dinosaurs, and isn't your birthday on August 1, and how's your dog Fido?"

Thanks for being so fabulous Mom!!!