Happy Mother's Day

I have been blessed with AMAZING mothers in my life who have taught me countless lessons. For those who know our families, I'll let you take a gander at who taught me what. Some that come to mind include:

1. Always send 'thank you' cards
2. A gift should be given from the heart. Don't waste money on a card when a simple 'thank you' will suffice.
3. Life is about having fun and taking advantage of the moment. Be spontaneous.
4. Life should be enjoyed, but work should always come first.
5. A clean house is a house of order,and therefore,a house of God and peace.
6. A clean house is wonderful, but if family or other tasks need to be done, the workload of home can always be done later.
7. Having a good time in life teaches your children that other things and people matter besides just them.
8. The kids are everything, and everything you do should benefit them. (#7&8 can be linked together since doing for ourselves teaches such an important benefit for the kiddos.)
9. Ironning for our men is our responsibility.
10. Purchase non-wrinkling shirts, but if they do need some TLC, there's no reason why he can't iron his own clothing without you feeling guilty about it.
11. Drop everything for a fun time.
12. Drop everything to help someone in need.

I'm so glad I have such diverse ideals in my life, each with lessons that help me prioritize and have influenced the kind of mother I am today. Love you, Moms!

Today was a great Mother's Day -- probably the best yet. – No Ward Council meeting. Yay! I got to sleep in until Kami kept coming in and saying, ‘Wake up, Mom. I want you to open our presents.” I brushed my teeth and went downstairs. Eric had prepared pancakes and bacon. I was given an Olive Garden gift card with a note that said, “Mom, we know how much you love the Olive Garden. You are more “classy” than a fine dining experience. “ There was a box of See’s candies with a note, “Mom, sometimes you are like a box of chocolates. You bite into one and are not sure what you are going to get, but most of the time it is sweet.” A large bouquet of mums were on the table with this note, “Mom, we got you flowers to represent your beauty, these flowers are called mums. We got some mums for our mum” There were also some berries, “Mom, we know how much you like berries and we got themf or you just because…because we love you so “berry” much.” Kami also presented me with a recipe book and Kaden had handmade a fun trinket holder at school. To top it all off, we got to hear Eric give a talk in church – he did a great job of paying tribute to all kinds of mothers that impacted homes and history. Very well done.