Two Weeks Plus Two Days
by Sherra on May 11, 2009
in Finding the Funny, Rants, Teens
Mother’s Day 2009 is imprinted in my memory.
Not for the usual reasons of past years in my “perfect” life.
Side note: A few weeks ago, my sister and a friend told me that they think I should be more real because everything at my house always sounds so good.
I laughed at them but was a little puzzled. I guess me writing about spiraling into depression, getting a phone call from the high school principal and taking xanax now and again is too upbeat and perky for some people.
Yeah, I’ll work on that 
Back to Mother’s Day. In past years, Saint PhilBillPaul has had the kids make me breakfast in bed and make lovely homemade cards, taken me out for brunch or dinner and all the other cliché but wonderful things that moms love.
This year…
not so much.
But in the midst of the day, I did receive this heartfelt and touching card.
WARNING
Do not scroll down if you are eating or if you are offended by super short shorts.
That’s my girl. And I especially love how she signed with her last initial “H” because otherwise I wouldn’t have known who it was from.
Roger Leroy has inherited the same warped sense of humor that the rest of us have.
The card is a winner even if Mother’s Day wasn’t.
I’m saving some of my more real venting for a later date.
Perhaps in about two weeks and two days.
Because that’s how much time is left before the darling twins have here at home with us before they graduate and then ship to basic training.
For now, I’m still trying to respect their privacy.
Until then, please leave a comment and share some warm, fuzzy Mother’s Day moments that will help me remember when they were tiny and cute.
P.S. Scary Baby did make me a sweet book of poems at school in her handwriting complete with her own drawings!
I got the same card last year from one of my boys! And yes I think there are things more frightening…..
My awesome daughter drove home 3 hours from college for the weekend (even though she’s not quite done with finals!) to honor me for Mother’s Day! As if her presence weren’t enough, she had ordered and presented me with a pair of ‘Tom’s’ shoes. For every pair of shoes ordered, the Tom’s company will make and provide a free pair of shoes for someone in the world who doesn’t have any shoes. What great social awareness my kid has!!
I think we are approaching that time in life when the phone company commercials apply to us. I’m referring to the one where the woman answers the phone and hears, “Hello Mom? It’s your son…” and then promptly faints. The slogan is, “It’s Mother’s Day. Don’t forget to call her.” My two still at home spent Saturday night at friends’ homes, but came home for breakfast together. I made the breakfast. My daughter gave me a handmade card and chocolate; my son stopped at the grocery for a rosebud. My husband gave the annual orchid corsage to wear to church. My daughter who is away at college must have seen that phone company commercial because I got the call, though I wasn’t shocked enough to faint. The great thing is that FATHER’S DAY comes after Mother’s Day, so if they forget to be “saintly” for our day, we can return the favor. I’m thinking super ugly polyester necktie…are you with me here?
gave my mom the same card. we got them together. how surprising.
Well, this was an unusual Mom’s Day for us here in southern Illinois! We had what is being called an ‘inland hurricane’ hit us on Friday and knocked out all power to 70000 people, us included. For mother’s day I talked my husband into taking me down to Paducah, KY for the night so that we could shower and eat something not grilled, as well as check on the internet. Our power was regained finally on Tuesday around 9 pm and we were pleased to get it back! The great news is that there was only 1 death from the storms and all of our family, as well as our house, did not sustain any major damage. What a year!