It’s Mother’s Day, that day when children have the opportunity to tell their mothers just how special they are. My children have never disappointed me on Mother’s Day, and this year was no exception.
I received wonderful gifts and cards with heartfelt sentiments which I will treasure. But of course my favorites by far are the projects they made with their own hands. Crisana provided me with an acrostic poem which I will share with you, spelling and grammatical mistakes included:
M – Mommy to us!
O – Ocean’s girl! (I guess because I grew up near the ocean and love the beach?! Hopefully not because I’m a mermaid or have a fish face or smell like seaweed.)
T – True mother!
H – Hlpful, happy!
E – Engois us! (translation: Enjoys us!)
R – Really likes games! (Even more than Diet Coke? Hmmmm…..)
And then this questionnaire, which I found particularly insightful:
My mother is the most   CARING Mom in the world!
She has    HAZEL eyes and   BROWN hair. (bless you child, for not noticing – or pointing out – the grey)
She weighs    55 pounds and is about     10 feet tall. (It is such a comfort to know that my child sees me as the tall, slender beauty I dream of being.)
Her favorite things to eat are       SPINACH AND FISH . (Obviously my South Beach lifestyle has had more of an impact than I thought. Chocolate didn’t even make the list. Impressive.)
My mother is prettiest when she wears    A DRESS.
My mother is funniest when she  IS IN A BUNNY COSTUME. (Seriously, I have NO idea.)
I like it best when my Mom  PLAYS WITH ME.
I wouldn’t trade my mom for a    MOTORCYCLE. (So glad to know I’m worth more than a Harley. But maybe not a Vespa.)
So there you have it. I’m the coolest, spinach-and-fish-eating, bunny-costume-wearing, 55-pound, 10-foot-tall, worth-more-than-a-motorcycle Mom on the planet! My daughter said so.