Happy Mother's Day, all you moms out there. And all of you who have a mom (which is everyone, of course). It was an interesting week at school trying to get our M-Day crafts done and cards made. They turned out so cute, and I'm still feeling somewhat sane too. Anyone who's ever worked with kids during holiday crafting time can vouge for how crazy it gets.
They each made a list of 26 Reasons Why I Love My Mom and had to come up with something for every letter of the alphabet. Funny. Funny. Funny. I heard everything from "A - American" to "Q - Queen of the House," "Z - Zippy Driver" to "C - Cooks Good." My favorite was "O - Old."
Now, we'd had a big discussion beforehand that each letter needed to represent something positive about their moms, no negative words or phrases were allowed. Then my sweet little Taiwanese dearie comes up with Old written on her list. I said, "Old doesn't sound very positive to me." She replied, "Well, she is old. She's 51." I told her that I didn't think her mom would appreciate it and sent her back to her desk to come up with something else.
Then it's time to write the cards. They had to do a sloppy copy on notebook paper first so they wouldn't ruin the inside of the beautiful cards they made. (A stolen idea from a scrapbook store in Spokane which involved about 50 teeny-tiny flower punches in the shape of a heart.) Here are some of my favorite messages. . .
"I love you so much that I am going to make it your day and no one else's. You are so beautiful and you smell good. And I mean it. Your daughter, A."
"You have a very special gift and God made you. Even if you are mean to me, I still love you. Your daughter, A."
"I hope you have a good time with me for the rest of your life. Love, S."
"I think you are the best mom I've ever had (and the only one). You are perfect. I just can't make out how much I love you. Your son, D."
(great choice of adjective in this next one. . .)
"I think that you are the best mom in my family. You are so very delightful. I also think that you outnumber any mom in the whole wide world. Love your son, L."
"If it wasn't for you, our house would be a mess. Sincerely, M."
(this kid sounds like he's on his deathbed. . .)
"You have always helped me with my homework, with some hardships and some of my troubles. You have always done your best with me. Your son, G."
(and my favorite. . .)
"If we didn't have a Mother's Day, I would sue. Who says they don't want a Mother's Day? I'm glad to have a great mom like you. You are one in a million. I know we fight sometimes but we really love each other. You know that it hurts to yell at me and it hurts me too sometimes, but then we make up. Then we go back to the way it was. Love, H."
I'm thankful for my mom. I miss her more than she knows. She's taught me so much about giving from the heart and taking care of people's needs. One little story and I'll close. My aunt and uncle (way back when) were going through a difficult time. The employees at my uncle's company were on strike and they didn't have much money coming in. My mom was a stay-at-home mom and so money wasn't exactly growing on trees at our house either. I remember going to the grocery store with my mom and filling up a cart completely full of groceries and then being completely surprises to find out we were going over to their house to drop them off. My aunt was crying as she unloaded all the bags of food. The one thing that clearly sticks out in my mind is the bag of chocolate chips. They were a rarity at our house and here's my mom giving sacrificially to my relatives so they could enjoy a treat themselves. I'll never forget it. I've been so blessed to have my mom in my life.
Hope you all have a great mother's day. If you can't think of anything to write in your card, I'm sure my students wouldn't mind if you copied one of their sentiments!
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