May 13, 2007
In celebration
Mother's Day is always a special day for us to celebrate our moms. We know that we can never actually give the perfect gift that says it all: Thanks Mom for putting up with us and supporting us and always being there for us through all these years. We hope flowers and other gifts make her smile, at least for the day.
As a mom, I have some observances of my kids that have made me smile these last few days:
--Austin making Easy Mac n Cheese for himself and Tara, using the little Dora bowl for Tara.
--Tara climbing a fence for the first time, with the intensity and determination that I see so often in her. Austin trying to help to make sure she doesn't fall, but she won't let him near her.
--Austin throwing Tara's shoe over the couch; Tara screaming like she's in a horror movie (oh wait, this is one of the things that annoyed me)
--Austin going outside to check on Tara when she is playing with the neighbor kids.
--The two of them watching Spider-Man on TV with me on Saturday morning; Tara cheering when the bad guys got whalloped.
--Tara drawing little pictures for me and sliding them under my bedroom door in the morning.
These things remind me of what's important in life.
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms and those who are waiting to be moms. Your time will come! (Don't give up.)
Posted to Tara's Story
Yes, I agree! Mother's Day is for all moms, even the ones waiting and working and staying connected in what seems an endless tangle of paperwork, requirements, repititous filings, waiting lists, and frustration. If you are waiting to adopt, then certainly your ordeal is trial by fire, but then you have just taken your first step into parenthood, too. Don't give up, stay in the game. Lean into the pitch! Do what you have to do to get around the bases and back home again.
(sorry, it's Tiger fever)
Posted by: karen wiz at May 14, 2007 07:59 AM