A Tribute to Mom

There is one day a year set aside to honor one of the most important people in your life, one day.  Greeting cards fly off the shelves, florists are much busier than usual and restaurant reservations are pretty hard to come by.  But is one day really adequate to remember a woman who gave you life, changed your diapers, rocked you to sleep, and sat in the first row at every one of your middle school concerts?  Is it enough for the woman who dried your tears, helped you through your disappointments and celebrated your triumphs with you?  I think not.

Mom and me

I am lucky enough to still be able to celebrate Mother's Day with my mom.  She is a very special person and I hope she realizes just how important she is to me and my family.  I talk to my mom on the phone every day. Even though she only lives 20 minutes away, I still like to hear her voice each day, to check in with her and make sure she is ok.  We talk about family, how we spent our day, and one of our favorites subjects, the Yankees!  I could give my mom a bouquet of flowers or a box of candy for Mother's Day, but it wouldn't be nearly enough to say thank you for all that she has been to me all these years.
I hope that my kids will appreciate me as much as I appreciate my mom.  They say you don't start to appreciate your mom until you become a mom yourself, and I totally agree with that statement.   I understand what she and Dad went through, gave up and sacrificed to give us as good a life as they could.  I understand how hard she worked.  I remember her coming home from work as a secretary in her fashionable high heels and clip earrings.  I couldn't wait to grow up and be just like my mom.
I am grown up and I still want to be just like my mom.  She is the epitome of kindness and grace.  Mom is one class act and I only hope that I can  continue to follow in her footsteps and make her proud of me.

I chose this beautiful pink and red hanging basket for my mom!

I hope I have done as good a job of raising my kids as she has done raising me and my siblings.  I hope I have passed on her traditions, her recipes, her talents and her love the best I could.  I hope I have been all she has and continues to be to me to both of my kids.  
One day is simply not enough to celebrate such a magnificent lifetime of love.  Mom, whatever I come to your door with on May 13, a hanging basket of flowers, a box of chocolates or something handmade (my favorite choice), please know that I could never begin to give you a gift that would express my thanks and gratitude for being a mom extraordinaire!  Happy Mother's Day to the best mom in the world!

 I couldn't resist making these fabric bookmarks for my mom who is an avid reader.