Friday, May 7, 2010

Mother’s Day Ideas

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Anjeanette made these flower brooches with her Sons.  She was also thoughtful enough to have my children make me one, as well!  How lucky am I?  I love that this brooch is a direct copy of my children’s artwork!  And of course my kids love to see me wearing it!  I think it would make an amazing gift for Grandmother’s as well!
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Anjeanette and I were lucky enough to be invited to a Mother’s Day Tea for a class that both of us have a child in, yesterday!  Man, they know how to make a Mom cry!  Check out that handprint hot pad.  That is my Son’s handprint and on the back it has his name and the year!  I can tell you now, that this is my new favorite hot pad!  I love it!
The kids had lots of poems and songs memorized for us that they performed.  They were super cute, sweet, and amazing!  I just love stuff like that!
There was a whole packet of amazing poems for Mothers.  I had to share this one with you!

When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking
“When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned it was good to be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you make my favorite cake for me and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I heard you say a prayer, and I knew there is a God I could always talk to and I learned to trust in God.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don’t.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I felt you kiss me good night and I felt loved and safe.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw how you handed your responsibilities even when you didn’t feel good and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw tears come to your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it’s all right to cry.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw that you cared and I wanted to e everything that I could be.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I learned most of life’s lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I looked at you and wanted to say, “Thanks for all the things I saw….When you thought I wasn’t looking.”

Rebecca
I am so thankful for all the Mother’s in my life!  But even more than that, I am thankful for the chance to be a Mother myself!  I love every day that I get to be a Mother!  Thanks to my children for making it the most amazing job I will ever take! 

2 comments:

LollyChops said...

This is so sweet. You guys almost made me cry thinking about my own mom!

Happy Mother's Day girls!

O'Quilts said...

Thank you for the poem. I will put it into my Mother's Day cards.