Mother's Day - 2010

It's mother's day again. How did this happen, so soon. In a short 43 years I have become the mother to seven children and 16 wonderful grandchildren. I made our first child's school wardrobe including a blue winter coat (I loved that coat) which got her teased because it was blue and she was a girl. They all had home cut hair when young. They grew up eating homemade bread, cinnamon rolls, and reconstituted milk. They had dishes to wash , even when working till 11 p.m. at night. I was a mean mom. We have had a few broken bones, but lots and lots of smiles, too. One winter in cold Iowa, Dad and I made doughnuts on Saturday mornings. We all loved that. My mother once asked me "why do you have them do work at home." you see I didn't have any chores when growing up at home. I replied, "to keep the home going." But, we did have fun also. They loved playing in "the pits", a wooded lot in the neighborhood. They loved being pushed on a swing. We all loved eating cinnamon rolls hot out of the oven on a cold winter day or any day. And especially a homemade birthday cake each year. Thank you KIDS for making me a mother. I love each one of you.

I started celebrating mothers day last week. The girls were home plus Michael's wife. We had so much fun eating, talking and goofing off. Today we had a little cake to celebrate. It was chocolate with chocolate frosting. So good! We even received chocolate truffles in church. A great day. This afternoon I plan to do a little sewing, reading, and relaxing.