Mother's Day 2012

 My Mother Kept a Garden -- Author Unknown

My Mother kept a garden, 

a garden of the heart,

She planted all the good things

that gave my life it's start.

She turned me to the sunshine

and encouraged me to dream,

Fostering and nurturing 

the seeds of self-esteem...

And when the winds and rain came,

she protected me enough-

But not too much because she knew

I'd need to stand up strong and tough.

Her constant good example

always taught me right from wrong-

Markers for my pathway

that will last a lifetime long.

I am my Mother's garden.

I am her legacy-

And I hope today she feels the love

reflected back from me.

I'm normally a cynic about sappy poems, but this one really got to me. Maybe because of the beautiful flower garden, above?

Trace, I'm hanging on to this one. I'm sure you're girlfriends will love to see it. 

And wasn't it nice that the Primary presented me with this lovely flower garden to look at as I gaze out my window?

It was a great Mother's Day. I got lots of lovely art and nice notes from the boys. Tal's said, "Even the grumpy old garden gnomes love you, Mom." Jack's said he loves it when I make dinner, that I look prettiest when I go on a date, and that he likes jumping on the trampoline with me. Tal made me a wonderful breakfast of his special recipe of nachos. Clint made me a delicious dinner of clam linguine.