Happy Mother's Day (Spoiler Alert!)

Happy Mother's Day!

Dear Mom,

Thank you for raising me.
Thank you for teaching me values
like honesty and hardwork
Thank you for teaching me the words to every silly little song ever written
this skill has come in handy while raising my own little one.

Thank you for letting me participate in all those activities as a child
even though it ran you ragged.

Especially during Student Council Elections.
Thank you for staying up all night
helping make posters
and writing slogans on hundreds of little hand outs.

In fact, thank you for staying up all night with me
helping me complete every school project I ever had
like that giant ship in the sixth grade
which turned out to be the coolest thing ever.

Thank you for being the deep breath I needed to take every time I got stressed out
which was often.

And thank you for teaching me that the best friends I would ever need and have
are my brothers and sisters.
You were right!

In fact, you were right about most things.
I love you!



For Mother's Day I made embroidered dish cloths.

Nothing too fancy, just flour sack cloth.
I haven't mailed them yet (and I am feeling sheepish about it)
but I haven't had a car for the past two weeks.
And I won't have one for the next week either.
But as soon as I can, they will be in the mail, I promise!

For my Mother-in-Law
I did an apple tree
and a bird house,
two motifs I know she happens to like.


And for my mother
I did images representing the places
her children have served church missions,
Russia and Italy.

I actually happen to be obsessed with this little Italian chef.
I would share the pattern with you,
but it was "borrowed" from a place online ...
so I will just give you another closeup.

Isn't he cute?
I think I am going to make myself one.