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Nodding head with shi* eating grin plastered on face. I'm not sure how I did, but I'm glad I was able to finish. I'm grateful for that. I look forward to becoming reacquainted with obsessing about this site. I missed you guys.

Thanks! I enjoy l-o-v-e puzzles. You just made me think of the "Usual Suspects" (albeit a movie).

I was too tired to turn the computer on after I crawled in bed last night. I was going to post about a conversation I had with my mom earlier in the day. Do you find that your childhood reading/show interests parallel your child's? My mom said that when I was in second or third grade my favorite book was "A Wrinkle in Time." My copy is on DS's bookshelf right now. I'm itching to read it to him. My mom also said that I my favorite shows were "The Never Ending Story," "Escape to Witch Mountain" and "The Sound of Music." I have to admit that I also enjoyed "The Parent Trap." DS2 enjoys musicals, but I haven't tried any of these in particular out on him. He's more interested in his computer, trains, or cars. I can't figure it out, but one of his favorite You Tube clips is "Crazy Frog."

Hi, Ann.

Congratulations on finishing your first year! It gets better from here on out.

Enjoy your summer, and Happy Mother's Day!

Somewhat, though my kids are DEFINITELY their own people! I have no interest in anything car-related, yet DS6 has always been all about things with wheels. Robots and superheros were never my thing as a kid, but DS3 LOVES them! Some of that might be gender-related though. I was all about horses when I was a kid. <shrug>

But when it comes to books and stories, I'd say we share similar interests. They like funny books like Pippi Longstocking and so did I. They like history and science, and so did I. They like myth and legend and I ate that up with a spoon.

I guess I'd say that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, but it isn't the same as the tree...

Happy Mother's Day everyone!

Here's to all the moms and grandmas striving to make things better for kids.

Cathy

Happy Mother's Day

If you send this to just one person, it should make it all the way around the world by Mother's Day.

This is for the mothers who have sat up
all night with sick toddlers in their arms,
wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer
wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying,
"It's okay honey, Mommy's here."

Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies who can't be comforted.

This is for all the mothers who show up at
work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains
on their blouses and diapers in their purse.

For all the mothers who run carpools and
make cookies and sew Halloween costumes.
And all the mothers who DON'T.

This is for the mothers who gave birth to
babies they'll never see. And the mothers
who took those babies and gave them homes.

This is for the mothers whose priceless art
collections are hanging on their refrigerator doors.

And for all the mothers who froze their buns on metal bleachers at football or soccer games instead of watching from the warmth of their cars.
And that when their kids asked, "Did you see me, Mom?" they could say, "Of course, I wouldn't
have missed it for the world," and mean it.

This is for all the mothers who yell at their kids in the grocery store and swat them in despair when they stomp their feet and scream for ice cream before dinner. And for all the mothers who count to ten instead, but realize how child abuse happens.

This is for all the mothers who sat down with
their children and explained all about making
babies. And for all the (grand)mothers who
wanted to, but just couldn't find the words.

This is for all the mothers who go
hungry, so their children can eat.

For all the mothers who read "Goodnight,
Moon" twice a night for a year. And then
read it again, "Just one more time."

This is for all the mothers who taught
their children to tie their shoelaces before
they started school. And for all the mothers
who opted for Velcro instead.

This is for all the mothers who teach their sons
to cook and their daughters to sink a jump shot.

This is for every mother whose head turns automatically when a little voice calls "Mom?"
in a crowd, even though they know their
own offspring are at home -- or even away
at college -- or have their own families.

This is for all the mothers who sent their kids
to school with stomach aches, assuring them
they'd be just FINE once they got there, only
to get calls from the school nurse an hour later
asking them to please pick them up. Right away.

This is for mothers whose children have gone
astray, who can't find the words to reach them.
For all the mothers who bite their lips until they
bleed when their 14 year olds dye their hair green.

For all the mothers of the victims of
recent school shootings, and the mothers
of those who did the shooting.

For the mothers of the survivors, and the mothers who sat in front of their TVs in horror, hugging their child who just came home from school, safely.

This is for all the mothers who taught their
children to be peaceful, and now pray
they come home safely from a war.

What makes a good mother anyway?
Is it patience? Compassion? Broad hips?
The ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner, and
sew a button on a shirt, all at the same time?

Or is it in her heart?
Is it the ache she feels when she
watches her son or daughter disappear
down the street, walking to school alone
for the very first time?

The jolt that takes her from sleep to
dread, from bed to crib at 2 A.M. to put
her hand on the back of a sleeping baby?

The panic, years later, that comes again
at 2 A.M. when she just wants to hear
their key in the door and know they
are safe again in her home?

Or the need to flee from wherever she is
and hug her child when she hears news
of a fire, a car accident, a child dying?

The emotions of motherhood are
universal and so our thoughts are for
young mothers stumbling through diaper
changes and sleep deprivation...
And for mature mothers learning to let go.

For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers.

Single mothers and married mothers.

Mothers with money, mothers without.

This is for you all. For all of us...

Hang in there. In the end we can
only do the best we can. Tell them
every day that we love them. And pray
and never stop being a mother...

Please pass along to all the mothers in your life.

"Home is what catches you when
you fall - and we all fall."

To my wonderful friends who are a "MOM"
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO YOU ALL!!!


Please pass this to a
wonderful mother you know.

(I just did!)

Happy Mother's Day all!

Ann, congrats! I wish I could see your big you know what grin!
I hope you have an opportunity to relax and relish your accomplishment!

Neato

Happy Mother's Day from me too
I am exhausted. Worked 13 hours yesterday, then took DD to a children's choir concert last night - a 50 min. drive each way. Went to bed at midnight, got up at 4:30 to treat some more people.
Now, another 14 hours later I do not even know I am doing online.
Off to watch To Kill a Mockingbird. Off to Europe in one week !!!

Go, Ania! That sounds so exciting

Hang in there Ania! A trip to Europe sounds wonderful!