October 27, 2010

Day 61… Mom ‘celebrated’ Day #60 by finally feeling up to getting a mani/pedi at the Nail Salon. Photo courtesy of Andrea, who took it when Mom wasn’t looking! ;-)

While Mom’s healing and getting stronger this time has us experiencing various ‘de ja vu’ moments, like helping Mom with doing her laundry. Mom has a very ‘specific’ way she likes it done and supervises us while we do hers ‘just to make sure’ we’re doing it her way… (silent eye roll)… But, we do it!

Curiously, Sunday was my 3rd week of doing MY laundry ‘Mom’s Way’ just to see if there really was a difference… and wouldn’t you know it… my husband actually asked why the bed sheets I did on Saturday (my old way) DIDN’T come out smelling like or feeling as soft as the T-shirts I’d just done!!! :-P Once again… Mom knows best =D

Which is why when our Cousin John Ortiz sent us this email it made us laugh out loud and want to share a few ‘gems’ with you… So true, so true!!

Things I Owe My Mother
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1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
"Because I said so, that's why."

5. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

6. My mother taught me IRONY.
"Keep crying and I'll give you something to cry about."

7. My mother taught me the science of OSMOSIS.
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

8. My mother taught me CONTORTIONISM.
"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

9. My mother taught me about WEATHER.
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

10. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
"If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

11. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

12. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they're going to get stuck that way."

13. My mother taught me HUMOR.
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

14. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

15. My mother taught me WISDOM.
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

Best of all…
16. My mother taught me about JUSTICE.
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you."

Ahhhhh….. So True, So True and Mom we hope we’ve turned out to be as good at being ‘Moms’ as You … Thanks John! =D