Mommy Moments

Happy Mother's Day!

I so enjoyed the last week in my office because I could hear the first graders practicing their song for their moms:

A you're adorable, B you're so beautiful,

C you're a cutie full of charm!

My favorite gifts ever are the homemade ones.

The caring coupons,

the paper weights,

the distorted portraits.

K you're so kissable ...

I was even chosen Mother of the Year twice,
when my college kids were seven and eight.

The notes inside these timeless magazine-cover cards are
beautifully heartfelt and totally bring me to tears.
Where has the time gone?

As I was cleaning out closets yesterday, I couldn't help but wonder if I really need to save all of these treasures. I certainly treasure each and every one. And while I was able to pitch a few things, mostly I just savored the memories of my mommy moments gone by, dusted stuff off, and put it back on the shelf for another day.

I found this, too ... a picture from about fifteen years ago.

My sister Debra scheduled a photo shoot with our daughters

to give as a gift to our mom that year.

In matching dresses.

Just like mom used to buy for us.

Sometimes our mix-and-match outfits were even reversible!