Best Gifts

There has been so much advertising the last two weeks about Mother's Day gifts. I even thought Mother's Day was last Sunday for all the hype, radio and TV commercials have been bombarding the airwaves with buy this get that. And I was thinking about what gifts a mother really wants. Of course top on the list is that your children are healthy. Then you want them to be happy. Last but not least you want them to be so rich and successful that they take care of you for the rest of all your lives. I
My very favorite gift from Robby was a mouse that he had gotten from school. I think it was around Christmas. Each kid in his class had gotten a little stuffed animal. Robby wrapped his up for me. It was a little mouse. That was sweet enough that he had given me a gift that was meant for him, but he told me that he had gotten another animal,a cat or a dog....and he traded with someone to get a mouse.(cause I collect mice, I know it's queer, whatever , I do okay). Isn't that sweet? I couldn't believe he did that.
My Brianne always gets me the best cards. Oh my God. You would not believe the ones she finds.I have them saved for years. And if I ever need a boost I dig out my box of Bri cards and read.I really am a card nut. I could spend hours in Hallmark. I swear the Hallmark in Richmond closed cause we moved.I have cards for each person I know...in my drawer right now piled high for the next occasion. I know , do you know anyone that sends as many St. Patrick Day cards as Christmas cards? Yes you do. It's me.I have to buy them when I see them. Brianne got that gene from me. My favorite gift from her was the video she made for our 25th. Anniversary. It had the Almost Famous format, very creative.Loved the music. It was so sweet, and she and Jake really surprised us. Although they soon will be topping that gift in a few months with when Pinenut arrives.(Goes without saying)Have I been annoying enough about this baby yet? Too bad, I'm just getting started people.
Right up there with the best gifts ever is when Carolyn and Debbie started my garden for me.Shutup! No, I am not kidding. These ladies know everything about gardening and love to talk
about it. I was clueless. Still am. Well I know a little more now. Anywho,they came over, and actually, I think it was a Mother's Day weekend ,they weeded my backyard and planted. And it was feaking cold too. It turned out beauteous. And I even managed to keep some of the flowers alive... for awhile, and learned as I went. And then I could talk gardening too. Isn't that cool? ( Or maybe they were just sick of looking at my ole' weedy sad backyard.) No, they just decided to give me a really great gift.
Big Daddy always surprises me. Just last Mother's Day Carolyn and Steve were visiting, I thought Johnny B was going to surprise his mother, later that night here comes Robby. That was a good one. Over the years Rob has pulled off some pretty good ones. Now I'm not gonna talk about the blue plastic napkin holder, or any of the blue plastic items I had collected over the years.He has made up for those little setbacks many times over.
I think the best thing you could do for your mother on Mother's Day is let her sleep in, cook for her,do the dishes, and tell her how young she looks.I hope everyone has a chance to be with their Mothers if not physically ,then in spirit.Sometimes for me a good phone call can be just as special as being with that person. Ask Rob....he knows how I love the phone.So I will add , and she can stay on the phone as long as she wants.
By the way Rob brought home an ironing board and said happy mother's day....I am sure he was kidding.And what the hell am I supposed to do with that anyway?