Happy Mother's Day!

First, allow me to wish a very happy Mother’s Day to all my “fellow” moms— okay, who am I kidding, I'll wish you a happy Mother's Day whether you let me or not! :) Especially I want to wish one to my very own wonderful Mom, AKA the best mother in the world, AKA the Mom who never ages! (see below for proof!)

LEFT: 1986- expecting "yours truly"
RIGHT: abt 2010- twenty-four years and seven children later!

For about as long as I can remember, my mom has been my best friend, the one that I could go to with all my problems, always having time to listen to even the most trivial issue—yet she never failed to (lovingly) correct me when I needed it and steer me in the right direction. I could go on and on about how great of a mom she is, but I don’t want to embarrass her. J Suffice it to say, that I only hope I can be nearly as loving, involved, cheerful, funny, and caring of a mother as she was (and still is!)

Mom, AKA "Nana", and her first grand-daughter!

Every year our church gives special gifts to the mothers that attend our Sunday morning service on Mother’s Day.  No, I'm not going to show you the actual gift yet-- I don't want to spoil the surprise! But here's a hint:


It's made with some of this:

With some of these:

Some of this:

And, of course, lots of these:

Don't worry, you'll get the complete scoop on Monday! :) Until then, here's a good laugh for all moms-- or anyone who's ever had a mom! (Oh, wait-- that's probably all of you, then...)