May 5, 2011

A Wee Bit Early

Filed under: Expressions,Home,life,personal — Tags: , , , , , , — Kay @ 9:34 am

Because Mother’s Day in our house is not for commercial presents or even flowers, but for a big messy breakfast in bed, lots of hugs and kisses, and especially for handcrafted gifts that are so hard to keep secret for a little boy.

The look on his face when he gave it to me was too sweet for words to describe. I see this and think of those little fingers picking out the colors and threading the beads. Gets me every single time.
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Receiving things like this always makes me teary-eyed. Happy tears. It’s moments like this that make motherhood so worthwhile.
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He sure leans towards masculine colors! Worse, even. He’s allergic to anything with a pink undertone from the day he went to school.
 

So, because my son is terrible at keeping things a secret—kinda like his mom—I received my present early this year. Exactly 3.6 seconds after he brought it home with him.
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And because I’m so incredibly proud of him… and love those goofball faces he makes in photos.
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Got a busy weekend ahead, so before I forget: Happy Early Mother’s Day to all you moms (to be) out there! I hope that your family will be showering you with love and attention.
 

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9 Comments »

  1. 1

    So so so very sweet!!  Mine are all grown up and I can’t tell you how special those precious little gifts are to me these days!  Happy EARLY Mother’s Day!  :)

    Wendy on May 5, 2011 @ 1:06 pm Reply
  2. 2

    How precious! Those handmade gifts mean so, so much more than something purchased. Treasure every single moment with your darling boy.

    Lana @ Never Enough Thyme on May 5, 2011 @ 1:15 pm Reply
  3. 3

    How precious!  I still have a few macaroni necklaces in my jewelry box, they are the most valuable jewelry I own!

    Rhonda on May 5, 2011 @ 2:43 pm Reply
  4. 4

    Aw, what a wonderful gift!

    Jenna on May 5, 2011 @ 4:54 pm Reply
  5. 5

    Oh my goodness he is looking so grown up.  I bet I can picture how excited he was.  I remember I could never keep a secret either.  Not when I was really excited. :)

    Kait on May 5, 2011 @ 7:53 pm Reply
  6. 6

    Aah yes,  how I miss all those creative little presents.
    Aw bless him. Enjoy every moment!

    Vanessa- a Dutch Brit on May 5, 2011 @ 9:35 pm Reply
  7. 7

    Happy Mother’s Day to you too, Kay! And DO NOT BLINK or he will be a teenager, like my girls!
     
    This year (GASP) my 16 year old is at an orientation weekend for her summer camp job, and I won’t awake to BOTH my girls serving me breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day morning.  On top of that, I will only see her for a day and a half a week for the ENTIRE summer! I’m trying not to go into a panic attack, as it is the beginning of what is to develop over the next two years . . . seeing less and less of my girls.  That’s why these years are the most precious, because Life will send them off in all directions, but the growing up memories will reside in our hearts always!
     

    Trish-in-MO on May 6, 2011 @ 3:03 pm Reply
  8. 8

    How Sweet.
    Mind sharing what the card says?

    Teri on May 9, 2011 @ 3:55 am Reply
  9. 9

    @Teri:

    Just now seeing your comment. My bad. I couldn’t get it to rhyme in English, but you’ll get the gist of it.

    I’m lucky, that is true
    because mama is always here for me
    but no matter how you turn it
    today it’s the other way around

    Kay on Jun 17, 2011 @ 3:42 pm Reply

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