I "Heart" My M-O-M...a Tag!

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So you thought Mother's day entries are done? Think again! Hahaha....I was tagged by Arlene of Dancing in Midlife Tune to do yet another tag on my dear Nanay. Thanks, Arlene.

I chose not to post anything about my mother for mother's day because she passed in 2000. It's not that I don't think of her on Mother's Day anymore. It's actually hard to write about her as I miss her terribly.

But since I got this tag, I thought I'd give in and post her pics and some thoughts about the woman that I'd probably "be" in the years to come...

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Here's the tag...

All you need to do is post a picture of you and your mom (old or new) and caption it with your photo editor with the words "i heart my mom." Then tag your friends.

We didn't grow up around cameras so we don't have many pictures of my parents. But both of them had pictures when they were much younger especially my father.

This first picture is her college picture and I've had it since I can't remember when. It has always bee in my wallet eversince I found it.

The second picture is THE ONLY picture we have together. This was taken in Februay of 1997 and she was about 67 years old.

Like I mentioned in my entry during her 8th year Death Anniversary, my Nanay was a full-time mother. I never really thought we had so much in common until after she passed. At certain points in our lives, we did things "EXACTLY" the same way. It's kind of 'creepy' actually to think how I ended up doing what she did. One of these days, I'd probably write about those things.

There 'ya go. I won't be tagging anyone in particular. If you want to grab this, feel free to do so.

and then It's MOTHER'S Day!!!

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After a week of holding her tongue, the little one finally had the chance to give me her present for Mother's Day! As I mentioned in one of my entries last week, she went to the store with Daddy last weekend to find something for me.

She gave me the cards right after they arrived from the store but the present had to wait until today. The Dad said that it didn't take her long to pick it out what she wanted to give me and that she was really decisive as soon as she saw what she wanted.

Here it is.....my Mother's Day Present from our little angel....

She couldn't wait to give it to me. So here it is around my neck. Yep, I'm wearing my night shirt still...and no I'm not showing my puffy face...haha.

She's really proud of her pick so I'm very happy to have it. I cannot remember the last time I wore a necklace that thick [it's light though - hollow gold] but I may have to wear this now. I can't take it off because she won't let me. Hmmm....

My day started out nice because little kisses from my little one woke me up but most of all, I'm just happy to be the mother of such a sweet girl...and that's the best Mother's Day gift of all!

To all of YOU MOTHERS OUT THERE....Happy Mother's Day!!!

Another Pleasant S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E..!!!

This time, it's from someone I consider a younger sister here in the blogesphere...Nelle of Lucid Creativity. What can I say...this girl is like a reincarnation of me...hahaha. I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing...especially to her. I consider myself 'cloistered' and I think I may have found a younger version of myself. Ha!

So to my younger blogesphere sistah...thanks much for this thoughtfulness. You and Mommy Ruby both rock for doing what you did for me this Mother's day. I just hope I won't disappoint you both in anyway. Cheers!

Mother's Day E-Card....

This one is from the SuperMom herself....Mommy Lena.... Thanks much!!! Happy to Mother's to you, too!

Before I was a M-O-M....

Before I was a Mom -
I slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late I got into bed. I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.

Before I was a Mom -
I cleaned my house each day. I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom -
I had never been puked on - Pooped on - Spit on - Chewed on, or Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and My thoughts. I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom -
I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do tests...or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom -
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life
so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom -
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important.

Before I was a Mom -
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known The warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

Send this to someone whom you think is a special Mom...

And remember that behind every successful woman......is a basket of dirty laundry.

Mother's Day Cards....

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Yep, I already got my Mother's Day cards...from the little one and the big one! Haha.

So I blogged about our little one not being able to keep a secret, right? Last Saturday, she went with Dad to the store. That's just the second time, I think, that she went somewhere without me. First time was last year....to do the same thing, find me a Mother's Day present.

As soon as they arrived, her first words were: "Did you miss me?"...LOL! Followed by: "Dad said I can give you the cards now...not the present!"...Oppsss! So there's a present, eh? Hahaha...

So she ran inside with the cards...about to read them but remembered she didn't write her name yet.

Can you see where the name is written? Yep, up top. She was so excited she didn't bother to open the card and write "Dear Mommy or Love,..."... Here's her "musical" card....

The first card was from her. I thought the second one was also from her. But when she started reading it, I realized it's not from her but she read it anyway...hahaha.



It's from my dear husband...hahaha.

I have a week-long Mother's Day...err Week, I guess. I don't know how long she can keep her 'secret gift' a secret so we'll see. My husband has a lot of stories to tell about their trip to the store without me but I'll write about it later.