I just wanted to thank so many of you for not only replying to my 80th birthday tribute to my mom, but taking the time to go over and wish her a happy birthday personally. It truly means so much to me, and she was so very touched, reading all your comments! Thank you, thank you...you all are the best.
Speaking of her blog, she has written a new post about remembering life when childhood diseases were still rampant. I encouraged her to write more of her early memories, so she is obliging!
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And may I just say- I'm sorry to be so behind on some of your posts! Life has just seemed to be a little busier this week... and since my mom is coming up this weekend, I have a few extra cleaning tasks to do that so easily get pushed aside. You know...like, um...dusting.
Dusting is not something I do on a daily basis. OK....not on a weekly basis, either. It's on a company's coming basis. And even though my mom is not truly company but family, I just happened to look around and notice that...well...I don't think we've had company coming in a looooong time.
Lucky for me, my mom is not one to do the white glove test.
I still remember that commercial from when I was growing up... does anyone
else remember this one?The poor woman's mother-in-law came for lunch and proceeded to walk around the house marking in the dust on the furniture with her white glove. That poor daughter in law endured this humiliating moment all because she forgot her Lemon Pledge.
On top of the dusting, there's just a few other little tasks around the house that I need to do. For one, I promised my seven year old daughter a game of Nintendo before she goes to bed. Yes...Santa brought Nintendo for the girls...or for their daddy, I'm still unclear here. But since Daddy is busy tonight, I'm elected. And Mommy hasn't had much practice, plus I get a wee bit carsick towards the end of each virtual race. But a mom's life is wrought with sacrifices...like feeling woozy and getting laughed at by Mario.
So, I best go now. And please forgive me if I'm a little scarce this weekend. I may visit a few of you here and there...but my time will be limited for the next couple days, since I want to spend as much time with my mom on her special weekend as I can.
I hope to visit most of you very soon...and I'll be sure to let you know how our quiet little festivities go- maybe with a picture or two!
Thank you again on her behalf for all of the birthday wishes! You are all blessings to me!
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