Sara and Belinda, Fourth of July 2005If I were to spend a day with my MOM on her birthday,
this is what we would do.......
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First I'd pick her up in a Suburban
reminiscent of the one she used
to haul around her eight children in.
On her seat would be waiting....
a bag of chocolate covered cinnamon bears,
a fantastic pair of dangly earrings for her to put on,
a big delicious purse to carry,
with a lipstick in every pretty shade
and a note tucked in the pocket
telling her thank you for all she's done for me.
In the cup holder there would be either
an ice cold Propel or Diet Coke,
and on the radio Earth Wind and Fire would be playing,
oh, and I would chuck her cell phone into the pond
so no one can bug her.
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Our FIRST stop would be manicures and pedicures
for the hands that tirelessly....
sewed adorable matching outfits that her whiney children
wore to Lagoon, Sea World, and family pictures,
for the hands that tirelessly....
spent hours scratching and rubbing backs of doting kids,
for the hands that tirelessly....
did load after load of dirty laundry,
for the hands that painted, decorated, and cleaned
to make our house a home, and a lovely one at that.
For the feet that stood.....
for hours and hours canning peaches, pears, pickles, and applesauce,
for the feet that stood......
in lines at discount stores for the perfect sale,
for the feet that stood.....
bouncing babies endlessly singing "bye-o bye-o".
for the feet that paced and vacuumed
while she thought and worried over each childs stage in life.
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THe SECOND stop would be a book store.
There she would find
shelves and shelves of books
written about Everest climbs, Amazon quests,
ultra marathon runners, political harmony,
spiritual awakening, and medical miracles....
she would be able to just touch a book
and by the power of osmosis it would be read,
and the best part,
every author would be there with undivided attention
to answer her countless questions.
But she would have to read me a Dr. Seuss book
just for kicks.
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The THIRD stop would be a nap,
under a tree,
in a desserted park,
where no one can burst in
with loud demands
to wake the sweet mother
who hasn't had an uninterrupted nap
in 50 years,
'cause mom's need naps.
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By now it's time for lunch at Cafe Rio.
She would order a chicken salad, no chips, house dressing,
I would order the shredded beef salad, with chips, double dressing & guac.
We would chat about the funny things my kids have been doing.
I would ask her how to teach them respect and obedience.
She would laugh because I'm still the same.
I would laugh because she has cilantro between her teeth.
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The FIFTH stop would be a music store,
freshly stocked with wall to wall cd's
of the most fantabulous workout music
your pea-pickin' heart has ever heard.
and guess what....?
Buy one,
get 20 free!
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The SIXTH stop would be a Symposium
given by a descendent of C.S. Lewis
and it's catered by BYU,
and their handing out
mint chocolate brownies for us to snack on,
and
Pachabels Canon is playing in the background.
and the caterers just also happen to be in the choir,
and now they're going to sing "Come Thou Fount"
just to her.
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The SEVENTH stop would be to a water park.
She would go down the steepest slide,
and prove to all of us
that she is still young at heart,
gutsy,
and full of new found adventure.
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The FOLLOWING stops would be to
Target
TJMaxx
Taipan Trading
and some obscure boutique that has
the best sugar cookies your mouth has ever savored.
Also,
because we are the one hundredth shopper,
we get a set of free topiaries.
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After getting some super finds,
eating yummy food that is magically fat & calorie free,
having great conversation,
trying something daring and new,
and laughing till our bellies ache,
we would go home to a sparkling clean house,
snuggle up on the couch with soft blankets,
a bucket of popcorn,
and watch her picks of
Hitchcock, Cary Grant, or A&E's latest installment of Jane Eyre.
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Wow, what a great day that would be.
That is my wish for you sweet mother,
I hope you know how much you mean to me,
and that I am,
because of you.
i love you
delicious with just syrup, or lemon juice and powdered sugar
German Pancakes
I brought 8 water bottle thingies to swap, long live the cheesecake factories cobb salad, and i love you aud!
two quilt squares completed, thank you Jen!
Sara and Belinda, Fourth of July 2005
I totally scored at the thrift store yesterday...
Posting three days in a row, this is a world record!
notice it says "Welcome Leprechauns" inside and there is a trail of green marshmallows for them to eat on their way in.
Then I chased the carb overload with a sugar overload and made cookies.
"Little House on the Prairie" by SakuraMitsukai
