Mother’s Day Goodness
May 11, 2008 by Bridget Wright
Filed under Leadership
I had a wonderful Mother’s Day today! My children and husband were very wonderful to me and gave me the day off. Sort of. I only had to wash dishes is all. And clean the bathroom. And give baths. And wash a load of clothes. Only one load though. Outside of that, I didn’t do anything at all. What a wonderful Mother’s Day it was.
What is so special to me about having a particular day of celebration like this is watching how the kids get so excited about sharing. When they presented me with their cute little cards, they each wanted to be first to describe it to me and tell me what each character on the card was doing. Then when they gave me my gift (which I LOVED), they were more excited than me, squealing in anticipation of the look on my face. Treasureable moments.
Even with all the rah-rah surrounding Mother’s Day, I’m glad it only comes once a year. What with all that rest I got, and fights I refereed and the number of “no’s” and “wait-a-minutes”, once a year is all I can handle.
Got to get back to cleaning the bathrooms now. Have a great rest of your Mother’s Day!
What’s also great is what you can learn from your kids as well - my kid made me a complete mother’s day book that had her Momism, memories, pictures, etc., - I started crying when I saw it!
So I thought, gee, I bet my mom would love such a thing…and I wrote up a 3 page note about what she has meant to me these 40-odd years. It really made her day.
Happy Moms Day,
Barbara
Barbara, sounds like your Mother’s Day was fabulous. My kids are still a little too young to write me books, but they can talk my ear off! I also think when we pass on the gratefulness to the next generation, as you did with your mom, we are ensuring that we will get that back when our day comes.
Thanks for sharing, Barbara.