It all started out so innocently. I had the day off so I dropped the boys off at school, came home cleaned the kitchen..(the laundry can be piled up to the ceiling, but I can not do anything else until the kitchen is clean, I don't know why, it just is.) I vaccumed, did laundry, (I don't mind doing it I just hate putting it away) and it was still only 9am...
I sat down at my computer with my morning coffee (black-weight watchers remember?) and read blogs and answered emails. I also stopped by Christi's creative prompts blog to check out her new prompt. LOVED this one Christi, even though the result ended in my emotional state.LOL..
So I sat down and made this Layout...which is also Day 9 of the LOAD Challenge...
This is about me and my mom. I didn't intend to do a layout about me and my mom, but as I was going through pictures I found these and it all came together. Well the crying started sometime between picking the pictures out and the journaling. Probably because the whole time I was working on the layout I was thinking about the journaling. About how much I've missed her all these years that I've lived so far from her, and knowing in my heart, I suppose like we all do about our parents, that the time is coming when she won't be there on the other side of the phone anymore. (She isn't in the greatest health) So, I called her, she said she was just picking up the phone to call me, (isn't it funny how they can do that), to tell her I loved her and missed her and was thinking about her, and wouldn't you know it while we were on the phone the mail lady knocked on the door with a package from guess who? my mom...and what was in it? Well a simple thing really, one of those zip-up hooded sweatshirts that are so comfy. I put it on right away, it actually smells like her, (probably because she drove around with it in her car for a few days-I swear I used to buy her perfume for myself, because it reminded me of her ) and I'm thanking her, (and silently thanking God that she's mine) and telling her she really shouldn't have, that she does too much already, that she has too many other bills to worry about (this is a familiar argument I'm sure) and she said "Honey, I had to, I was worried about you getting cold at work , you say it's always freezing there". Oh Mom, I miss you and I'll be sleeping with my sweatshirt tonight....
So if that wasn't enough, I later went to Lain's blog one of my daily visits, ok well you just have to go read the post from today and watch the little video. My mom raised me on her own, she worked 2 jobs to be able to and she was 40 when she had me. She was exhausted. One thing she always, always made time to do with me though, was watch The Muppet Show. I know it's corny, but it's what we did. We'd sing the theme song together and laugh and eat popcorn (the kind you actually had to make). You'll understand this once you go watch the video on Lain's blog today. I actually remember that episode.
I swear I'm a water fountain today.
Thanks for reading....
tomorrow I'll be less sappy I promise...
so today I am grateful for...
1. my mom, and every moment I spent with her on the phone today...
2. Lain and her tribute to the Muppet Show...(perfect timing Lainie)
3.This wonderful life I am so blessed with
4. Britain giving me a hug because I was teary eyed writing this post
5. Britain writing his own Star Wars comic, using his teachers and classmates as characters which is so cracking me up right now...His least favorite teacher is a Sith Lord...LOL...I love that kid
