Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Mother's Day
I used to think my mom was crazy for saving our old report cards (I'm sure they were all filled straight A's), Christmas ornaments made from toilet paper tubes and cotton balls, and home-made cards wishing her a happy birthday... but then I received my first Mother's Day card.Last Sunday, Aubrey drug Kevin out of bed at 7:30 (similar to 4:30 am to the rest of us) and insisted on making me a breakfast of pancakes and fresh fruit. Had she not been 2 1/2 feet too short, I'm sure she wouldn't have needed Kevin's help at all. After breakfast, she gave me new running shoes as her Mother's Day gift. I mean, is there a more intelligent child? She knew the exact style, size and even chose a color I would love! On top of the shoes was a card addressed to "Ma-ma-ma-ma", which she just started saying a couple weeks ago and I can't get enough of. After church, we hung out at home and Kevin made his specialty dinner-pot roast and noodles! Unfortunately, Aubrey will have to try his specialty next year. Until then, she'll get the next best thing... pureed turkey and green beans-Yum! After dinner, we enjoyed something I've been denying myself for far too long, a "love-it" serving of chocolate ice cream with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups from Cold Stone.
The pot roast and ice cream are both gone (although not from my hips), and in about six months my shoes will have to be replaced. But a few years from now, Aubrey will wonder why her crazy mother saved a silly Mother's Day card. Because Aubrey, there is no greater joy than being your mom and anything that reminds me of this, I will cherish forever!
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