This past week I have thought about my mom quite often:
~ When Pumpkin was a bit disorderly during the spring musical concert at school it brought back memories of when my brother made a similar spectacular event a long time ago when he was in grade school. I wonder how mom handled it and what advice she would of had for me. My brother has turned out well and is successful in the career of his choice, so I must have faith that Pumpkin will have as much success. They both seem to have similar characteristics as young children: smart, caring, the class clown attitude, the love of nature, and an infinity of getting into playful mischief.
~ Princess was sick this past week. And when I say sick, it is the sickest either of our children have ever been. Princess had a REALLY bad stomach bug that started Monday evening and she slowly started to climb uphill starting on Thursday afternoon. During the days of sickness and fever, she did not eat or drink much since she could not keep it down, so she dropped from weighing 35 pounds (15 kilograms) to 30 pounds (13 kilograms). We even had a bag packed for the hospital if our pediatrician deemed that she should be admitted due to dehydration. Thankfully though Princess did not have to spend any time in the hospital. She really started to eat more yesterday, so hopefully she gains back some of the weight that she lost. While Princess was sick it made me wonder about what mom went through and felt like when I was a baby and had rubella or when my sister was in and out of the hospital with asthma attacks as a young child. It takes your breath away when your child is so sick and you wish that you could trade places with them so they could be well and not suffering. I feel for those parents that have had to endure months and months, sometimes even years, of their child being sick. Those moms really deserve the "Mother of the Century" award for their endurance, courage, and love.
~ I have wondered what my mom would of thought about my two little monkeys. How she would of spoiled them. What annoying, loud, and obnoxious toys she would have for them. I am sure that she would of made her trademark cheesy potatoes on a day like today. And if we had cherry pie, she was always the one to find the pit. I would like to head out to the cemetery today to visit her grave and for a few moments of thankful silence for the wonderful mom that she was while I was growing up.
Blessings that I do have though are:
~ A wonderful, loving husband. Two wonderful, smart, general healthy children. A loving God. A warm house. A lovely pond. A paying job. A working car. Plenty of food to eat.
~ We all got to sleep in until 8:00 a.m., a very rare occurrence in our house. Today we are just hanging around the house to allow Princess's immune system to strengthen one more day. So we did miss church, but we were there in spirit. The kids have made Mother's Day cards for their Granny, Great Grandma A and Great Grandma R. Sometime today the Mother's Day packages will find their destination. The kids have also created marble painting. Oh and hubby brought home bagels and a smoothie this morning from a really good bagel shop in town.
~ My sister gave me a Mother's Day card yesterday, since she has to work today. She wrote inside "I'm glad I could be your practice for the real thing :-)" She is ten years younger than me, so she was in grade school when I was in college. Sometimes my sister's dad and step-mom would let me come over and take her out for a few hours to visit and sometimes an over night or two at grandma and grandpa's house or my college dorm room. When my sister was 15, My husband (then boyfriend) and I would take her out on the country roads to practice driving. She would crack me up during these practice sessions. Of course country roads do not have lines on them, so if she saw another car coming she would pull over to the side and stop until they past. Of course, she does not do this now but it was so cute then. When my sister finally has kids one of these days, she will be an amazing mom! :-)
~ My maternal grandma is my rock, my second mom. She was so helpful this past week. Besides getting Pumpkin to and from school (which thankfully she does each week for us), she called us, checked on us, brought food over, watched Princess one day so I could get a few hours in at work, she did some food shopping for us. Grandma is my hero!
~ My mother-in-law has been really helpful too this past week. She watch Princess one day so I could work a few hours at work. She picked Pumpkin up yesterday and took him to his cousin's birthday party, while Princess stayed home with me. She has been calling to check in with us daily.
Well I better get back to my regularly scheduled day. I hope that everyone has a wonderful Mother's Day whether it be in person, over the phone, or cherish memories of those moms that are no longer with us!
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