Awesome

Some moms may say that Mother's Day is like any other day and is no big deal. But who are we kidding?! It's a very good day. Most moms don't really need the breakfast in bed, handmade crafts, cards, foot-rubs, chocolate, a break from housework or sweet words from our brood - but don't you dare assume we don't really want all that, even if we say we don't....we just want it all year long and not once a year. What I appreciate most, and what I think most moms appreciate most about this day is simple acknowledgement that we do indeed have a special job that nobody else could fill. We just need to be reminded that we are awesome.

**To my mom - YOU ARE AWESOME and I love you very, very much!**


I got this story in an email the other day. Couldn't resist sharing it. This is why moms are awesome...

Chapstick - A Mother's Day Story

So, we had this great 10 year old cat named Jack.

We have 3 kids and at the time of this story they were 4 years old, 3 years old and 1 year old. The middle one is Eli. Eli really loves chapstick. He kept asking to use my chapstick and then losing it. So one day I showed him where in the bathroom I keep my chapstick and how he could use it whenever he wanted to but he needed to put it right back in the drawer when he was done.

Last year on Mother's Day, we were having the typical rush around and try to get ready for Church with everyone crying and carrying on.

We have the older one and the baby loaded in the car and I am looking for Eli. I have searched everywhere and I finally round the corner to go into the bathroom. And there was Eli. He was applying my chapstick very carefully to Jack's ...........rear end. Eli looked right into my eyes and said "chapped." Now if you have a cat, you know that he is right--their little butts do look pretty chapped. And, frankly, Jack didn't seem to mind.

And the only question to really ask at that point was whether it was the FIRST time Eli had done that to the cat's behind or the hundredth.

And THAT is my favorite Mother's Day moment ever because it reminds us that no matter how hard we try to civilize these glorious little creatures, there will always be that day when you realize they've been using your chapstick on the cat's butt.