Out of the Mouths of Babes (Or Second Graders)!

(Author Unknown)

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He Just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your Mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms and dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home, & dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your Mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your Mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your Mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my Mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on her back of her head.

Happy Mother's Day to my mom... I love you!  And to all the other "moms" in my life - may today be filled with all the people and things that you love!

The Gift of Words

A message from my dad on my Facebook page:

Hi, Dawn. Wish we could be there with you today. 45 years ago today, Mom was in Ohio having you. As usual, I wasn't home. I was in Colorado Springs flying the Air Force Academy Cadets to Washington D.C. for LBJ's inauguration. I took emergency leave and was home the next day. What a darling, beautiful surprise when I got there. Happy Birthday. Hope you're having a special day.....Love You, Dad and Mom

I've always known my dad was away with the Air Force when I was born and that he had to get emergency leave to come home. But, I'd never known what he was doing at that point in his military career.

Words to treasure!

Happy Mother's Day!

Blessed to be their daughter and friend...

(The Queen Mum... aka, my beautiful mom.)

(My mom-in-law... and my sweet friend.)

Honored to be their mother...

(Burrito and Kat, summer vacation 2008)

Just for the fun of it because all mothers can relate to at least some part of it...

Happy Mother's Day!

Kristen over at We Are THAT Family challenged everyone to try to describe our mother in one word. Hey, I can hardly say “hello” with one word so this is truly a challenge for me. Here’s my best attempt for the three moms in my life.

This photo is of me, my mom (a.k.a. “The Queen Mum”) and my sister. It was made two summers ago when we all vacationed together at the coast. We had so much fun!

One word: Faithful. (Oh, my – it’s so tempting to tell you all the reasons which make that one word true!)

I’m going to do a word for my sister, too, because she happens to be one of the best moms I know. Again, it will be hard to resist the temptation to choose more than one word or to give a lengthy explanation.

One word: Dedicated.

This is my mom-in-law with Bud at the beach house last summer. She’s coming along with us again this year and we can hardly wait to see her! (So is my favorite sixteen-year-old Nephew, but that’s another story!)

One word: Sensitive. (And, I bet she’d agree if you could ask her!)

Happy Mother’s Day! I love you!

P.S. - Can you do it? Describe your mother in ONE word??