Mother's Day

It's the end of a long day and I'm full and philosophical. : )

I've been thinking about my mom a lot today...I know, that seems like an obvious thing to do on Mother's Day...but I've been thinking about how my own children have made me look at my mom in new ways. I've written here more than once about my mom/parents and how I'm starting to see things through her/their eyes. But today I read something in the paper that made me stop and think, again, about my mother.

I think I've written and rewritten this entry at least three times now so I'm going to keep it short and sweet (ok, I don't know about the sweet part).

Mom, I love you. I have always loved you very much. When I was a little girl I remember sitting on your lap and telling you I wanted to be like Peter Pan and never grow up. I wanted to stay your little girl forever. When I was a teen you and I couldn't agree on anything and I was the worst daughter imaginable, but you gritted your teeth and let me live. ; ) When I went to college I rediscovered the comforts of talking to and sharing with you...and I discovered that we really did have some things in common. Now, as a mom myself you share your advice (when asked...don't think I haven't noticed) and enjoy laughing as I grumble about Maia's latest antics (I know, payback time).

So what I'm trying to say (in my not-so-eloquent way) is thank you for everything. Thank you for giving me a wonderful home full of love and all the lessons and tools I need to raise my own children. Thanks, Mom.


One more thing...I have to say something about my mother-in-law, Sue. I'm very lucky to have a truly great mother-in-law. I'm grateful to her for bringing up Sean to be the man he is...I could go on and on about him but it's not his turn today. One of the things that makes Sue so special is that she's a friend as well as family...her humor and love make her a treat to be around. I hope that when my children are grown and married I can follow her example (and my mom's for that matter) as to what a mother-in-law should be.


I'm sorry if this seems sickly sweet or overdone...write it off to Mother's Day hormones or something...besides, it's my blog I can be schmaltzy if I want to.