Guest guest Posted April 3, 2000 Report Share Posted April 3, 2000 Hi all, Be carefull with treadmills. I purchased one 3 years ago. I'm having problems with my feet. Whenever I go on the treadmill my toes and feet hurt. It is manual. My cardiologist suggested it for me. So I had to stopusing it. Then I joined a gym and used the electric one. The same thing happened. So I am forced to walk outside. My feet don't hurt as much from regular walking. When it rains and in the winter I go to the mall. Early in the morning when the stores are closed. I only bring my drivers license and leave the money and credit cards at home. I really enjoy it and it doesn't cost me a dime. Just a little insight on what I''ve tried. . ----Original Message Follows---- From: " Allayne LaValley " <kenlav@...> Reply- onelist onelist Subject: [ ] Mother's Day Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 21:43:08 -0000 I know that daylight savings started today but did I miss a month somewhere? Gillian, our Mother's Day is in May. Of course, all mothers can use all the special attention that they can get. It has been raining here all weekend and old Arthur has been giving me fits. I also would like a treadmill for days when it is too wet to walk. , Im glad that your spirits have lifted. We all know how hard it is to cope with all the hurdles that are placed in our path by insurance companies. I will be trying to get some answers from them tomorrow. Wish me luck. Allayne ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2000 Report Share Posted May 15, 2000 Well besides the complimant from my hubby, I also got outside flowers and stepping stones and landscaping lights which hook to your stero and music comes from them how neat is that?????? Went to church enjoyed a great service because my Dad went with my mom, He never goes but this is the first in many years and he told me since he retired he will go more often...(praise the lord).. Got a carnation from our pastor and had a great day. Helen in Ohio Mother's Day > Hi everyone, > > I hope you all had a great Mothers Day. My husband surprised me with > two Life Lift videos. I had been telling him I wanted to order the > stretch bands and the reflexology video, but since I already have > workouts I and II , I wasn't going to get them. He is so supportive of > everything I do. > > I had a nice day. My husband (with the help of my 4 yo daughter) made > blueberry pancakes for breakfast. Then my husband gave me a gardenia > corsage to wear to church. We had a nice tribute to mothers for our > church service. Complete with the children singing a Mothers Day song. > After church my kids all gave me plants and flowers for the yard. This > has become a tradition for us. It does not cost as much as cut flowers > and I get to enjoy them for much longer. > > How did all of you celebrate Mother's Day? > > Gail VW > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Best friends, most artistic, class clown Find 'em here: > 1/4054/1/_/812636/_/958365989/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Please use our list bookstore In Association with Amazon.com If you are looking for anything, please click on this link first! Thanks! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/karmasrecommerea > > If you choose to read the messages from the web, then you might be interested in getting paid to do it. http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=ICA-586 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2000 Report Share Posted May 15, 2000 Hi Gail vm, What a special treat. Your husband sounds so nice. For mothers day. I got a long stem rose and I went to chucky cheese. Well, ok chucky cheese was for my oldest daughter. She just turned the big 3 Geri HELP!!! Are Referrals as hard to come by as water in the dessert? They don't have to be. Join the referral club were the upline actually gives its downline referrals. http://myecom.net/?autumn7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2000 Report Share Posted May 18, 2000 flier1@... writes: << landscaping lights which hook to your stereo and music comes from them how neat is that?????? >> Whoa! Helen! Where did he get those??? Do tell! Zeph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2000 Report Share Posted May 19, 2000 flier1@... writes: << We found them at SAMS Club for 59.95, they are really neat. We can sit out on the swing and the music plays right out of them. Helen >> OK...one more question....do you know who the manufacturer is? I gotta find these things! hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2000 Report Share Posted May 19, 2000 We found them at SAMS Club for 59.95, they are really neat. We can sit out on the swing and the music plays right out of them. Helen Re: Mother's Day > flier1@... writes: > << landscaping lights which hook to your stereo and music comes from them how > neat is that?????? >> > > Whoa! Helen! Where did he get those??? > Do tell! > > Zeph > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Make new friends, find the old at Classmates.com: > 1/4052/1/_/812636/_/958699429/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Please use our list bookstore In Association with Amazon.com If you are looking for anything, please click on this link first! Thanks! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/karmasrecommerea > > If you choose to read the messages from the web, then you might be interested in getting paid to do it. http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=ICA-586 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2000 Report Share Posted May 19, 2000 Sure it is TIC INDUSTRIES, that is where the warrenty goes, everyone please have a wonderful day today.... I live in Ohio and looks like flood city where I live I always wanted to dig a pond well now I know what it will look like when I do (lol). I am doing really well on the breathing I am getting compliments from everyone, I am more toning up than losing weight, but hey I have engery like cra\zy. Well gotta get outside to pick up branches swings, trampolines, and sheds which the wind had no problem taking last night. Tke Care. Helen Re: Mother's Day > flier1@... writes: > << We found them at SAMS Club for 59.95, they are really neat. We can sit out > on the swing and the music plays right out of them. Helen >> > > OK...one more question....do you know who the manufacturer is? > I gotta find these things! hahaha > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 72% off on Name brand Watches! > Come and buy today and get free shipping! > 1/4011/1/_/812636/_/958704693/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Please use our list bookstore In Association with Amazon.com If you are looking for anything, please click on this link first! Thanks! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/karmasrecommerea > > If you choose to read the messages from the web, then you might be interested in getting paid to do it. http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=ICA-586 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2000 Report Share Posted May 19, 2000 Dear Helen, I am also from the " Ohio Contingent " of LL'rs. Where are you? I am in Fairborn, near Dayton and I also have had a mess of stuff to pick up outside this AM! Ack! Love and Pahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Libby > Sure it is TIC INDUSTRIES, that is where the warrenty goes, everyone please > have a wonderful day today.... I live in Ohio and looks like flood city > where I live I always wanted to dig a pond well now I know what it will look > like when I do (lol). I am doing really well on the breathing I am getting > compliments from everyone, I am more toning up than losing weight, but hey I > have engery like cra\zy. Well gotta get outside to pick up branches swings, > trampolines, and sheds which the wind had no problem taking last night. Tke > Care. > > Helen > Re: Mother's Day > > > > flier1@p... writes: > > << We found them at SAMS Club for 59.95, they are really neat. We can sit > out > > on the swing and the music plays right out of them. Helen >> > > > > OK...one more question....do you know who the manufacturer is? > > I gotta find these things! hahaha > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ > > 72% off on Name brand Watches! > > Come and buy today and get free shipping! > > 1/4011/1/_/812636/_/958704693/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ > > > > Please use our list bookstore In Association with Amazon.com If you are > looking for anything, please click on this link first! Thanks! > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/karmasrecommerea > > > > If you choose to read the messages from the web, then you might be > interested in getting paid to do it. > http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=ICA-586 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2000 Report Share Posted May 19, 2000 I am from a little town called ding Ohio, about 30 minutes from Fort Wayne Indiana, I was just in Dayton around the 5th GREAT FLEA MARKETS....... Helen Re: Mother's Day > > > > > > > flier1@p... writes: > > > << We found them at SAMS Club for 59.95, they are really neat. > We can sit > > out > > > on the swing and the music plays right out of them. Helen >> > > > > > > OK...one more question....do you know who the manufacturer is? > > > I gotta find these things! hahaha > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > > > 72% off on Name brand Watches! > > > Come and buy today and get free shipping! > > > 1/4011/1/_/812636/_/958704693/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > > > > > > Please use our list bookstore In Association with Amazon.com If > you are > > looking for anything, please click on this link first! Thanks! > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/karmasrecommerea > > > > > > If you choose to read the messages from the web, then you might be > > interested in getting paid to do it. > > http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=ICA-586 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2000 Report Share Posted May 19, 2000 flier1@... writes: << TIC INDUSTRIES >> Thanks Helen!!! I found them online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2000 Report Share Posted May 20, 2000 Dear Helen...it sounds like you are not far from Michele! The FLEA markets...what FUN! Love and Pahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Libby > > > Sure it is TIC INDUSTRIES, that is where the warrenty goes, > > everyone please > > > have a wonderful day today.... I live in Ohio and looks like flood > > city > > > where I live I always wanted to dig a pond well now I know what it > > will look > > > like when I do (lol). I am doing really well on the breathing I am > > getting > > > compliments from everyone, I am more toning up than losing weight, > > but hey I > > > have engery like cra\zy. Well gotta get outside to pick up > > branches swings, > > > trampolines, and sheds which the wind had no problem taking last > > night. Tke > > > Care. > > > > > > Helen > > > Re: Mother's Day > > > > > > > > > > flier1@p... writes: > > > > << We found them at SAMS Club for 59.95, they are really neat. > > We can sit > > > out > > > > on the swing and the music plays right out of them. Helen >> > > > > > > > > OK...one more question....do you know who the manufacturer is? > > > > I gotta find these things! hahaha > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > ------ > > > > 72% off on Name brand Watches! > > > > Come and buy today and get free shipping! > > > > 1/4011/1/_/812636/_/958704693/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > ------ > > > > > > > > Please use our list bookstore In Association with Amazon.com If > > you are > > > looking for anything, please click on this link first! Thanks! > > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/karmasrecommerea > > > > > > > > If you choose to read the messages from the web, then you might be > > > interested in getting paid to do it. > > > http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=ICA-586 > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2000 Report Share Posted May 20, 2000 VERY WELCOME ENJOY Re: Mother's Day > flier1@... writes: > << TIC INDUSTRIES >> > > Thanks Helen!!! I found them online. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 72% off on Name brand Watches! > Come and buy today and get free shipping! > 1/4011/1/_/812636/_/958785728/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Please use our list bookstore In Association with Amazon.com If you are looking for anything, please click on this link first! Thanks! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/karmasrecommerea > > If you choose to read the messages from the web, then you might be interested in getting paid to do it. http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=ICA-586 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2001 Report Share Posted April 7, 2001 Hi, I'm trying this again. Hope some of you get it this time! In a message dated 4/5/01 11:27:25 PM, Linman42 writes: << Moms If you send this to just one person, it should make it all the way around the world by Mother's Day. This is for all the mothers who froze their buns off on metal bleachers at football games Friday night instead of watching from cars, so that when their kids asked, " Did you see me? " they could say, " Of course, I wouldn't have missed it for the world, " and mean it. This is for all the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf laced with Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, " It's OK honey, Mommy's here. " This is for all the mothers of Kosovo who fled in the night and can't find their children. This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they'll never see. And, the mothers who took those babies and gave them homes. This is for all the mothers of the victims of the Colorado shooting, and the mothers of the murderers. For the mothers of the survivors, and the mothers who sat in front of their TVs in horror, hugging their child who just came home from school, safely. This is for all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween costumes. And, for all the mothers who DON'T. What makes a good Mother anyway? Is it patience? Or, is it compassion? Is it broad hips? Or, is it the ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner, and sew a button on a shirt, all at the same time? Or, is it heart? Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son or daughter disappear down the street, walking to school alone for the very first time? Is it the jolt that takes you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2 a.m. to put your hand on the back of a sleeping baby? Is it the need to flee from wherever you are and hug your child when you hear news of a school shooting, a fire, a car accident, a baby dying? This is for all the mothers who sat down with their children and explained all about making babies. And, this is for all the mothers who wanted to but just couldn't. This is for reading " Goodnight, Moon " twice a night for a year. And then reading it again, " Just one more time. " This is for all the mothers who yell at their kids in the grocery store and swat them in despair and stomp their feet like a tired 2-year old who wants ice cream before dinner. This is for all the mothers who taught their children to tie their shoelaces before they started school. And, for all the mothers who opted for Velcro instead. For all the mothers who bite their lips sometimes until they bleed when their 14 year olds dye their hair green. This is for all the mothers who lock themselves in the bathroom when babies keep crying and won't stop. This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse. This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their daughters to sink a jump shot. This is for all the mothers whose heads turn automatically when a little voice calls " Mom? " in a crowd, even though they know their own offspring are at home. This is for mothers who put pinwheels and teddy bears on their children's graves. This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, and who can't find the words to reach them. This is for all the mothers who sent their sons to school with stomach aches, assuring them they'd be just FINE once they got there, only to get calls from the school nurse an hour later asking them to please pick them up right away. This is for young mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation. And mature mothers learning to let go. This is for working mothers and stay-at-home mothers, single mothers and married mothers, mothers with money, and mothers without. This is for you all. So hang in there. Please pass along to all the moms in your life. " Home is what catches you when you fall - and we all fall. " Please pass this to a wonderful mother you know. (I just did) >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2001 Report Share Posted May 13, 2001 Hi , thanks for the happy mothers day. Z. Mother's Day > TO LIST: > > HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL! ENJOY IT THE BEST YOU CAN UNDER THE > CIRCUMSTANCES! REMEMBER OUR KIDS STILL LOVE US EVEN IF THEY CAN'T > CONTROL THEIR BEHAVIOR! WE ARE THEIR SAFETY NETS! > > > > > You may subscribe to the OCD-L by emailing listserv@... . In the body of your message write: subscribe OCD-L your name. You may subscribe to the Parents of Adults with OCD List at parentsofadultswithOCD-subscribe . You may subscribe to the OCD and Homeschooling List at ocdandhomeschooling-subscribe . You may change your subscription format or access the files, bookmarks, and archives for our list at . Our list advisors are Tamar Chansky, Ph.D., Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D., and Dan Geller, M.D. Our list moderators are Birkhan, Kathy Hammes, Jule Monnens, Gail Pesses, Kathy , and Jackie Stout. Subscription issues or suggestions may be addressed to Louis Harkins, list owner, at lharkins@... . > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2001 Report Share Posted May 13, 2001 --HI ! Every E-MOMS ! Everyone here is so Special and I just wanted to wish everybody a Happy Mother's Day ! May we renew our faith on this Special Day and have a Blessed one . As my Pastor said this morning " By wonderful coincidence , on this Mother's Day we hear the Lord Jesus new commandment , the law of love . A mother protects her children , willing to lay down her life for their safety . This is the kind of love to which we are all summoned . May today's living word give us strength to become more and more like Christ , to live in his love . n @y..., " UrthMan " <outerspace@l...> wrote: > HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY > TO EVERYONE > > Kathy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2001 Report Share Posted May 13, 2001 > > HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY > > TO EVERYONE > > > > Kathy > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2001 Report Share Posted May 14, 2001 Hi Louis, Thank you for wishing for all moms a happy mother's day, I hope also for all mothers the same , as I hope to all sufferers mothers with their children to have God's blessing & help all children to be free of their symptoms, be healthy & go back to their normal life including my son. Take care Huda >From: " Louis Harkins " <lharkins@...> >Reply- > " parentsofadultswithOCD " <parentsofadultswithOCD >, " OCD >and Parenting List " < >, " OCD and >Homeschooling " <ocdandhomeschooling > >Subject: Mother's Day >Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 21:44:24 -0400 > >Dear Moms, > >Each of you deserve a special day, each day. I hope as this Mother's >Day comes to an end that your rest is peaceful and that your tomorrow is >again special for each of you. > >Take care. > >Louis >lharkins@... _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2002 Report Share Posted May 10, 2002 A spa or a massage is a great idea! I gave my mother (86) a few pedicures. This was not only a gift of mere pampering but Mother has diabetes and is legally blind so she has to be very careful of her ten little " tootsies. " She has her first one last week and LOVED it and loved that the other old-timers at the YMCA, where she goes to do her water aerobics, comment on her pretty and pink grandma colored toenails! The elderly can be so cute and funny at times! One year on MY birthday I sent Mother AND Daddy a dozen roses for the gift of life they gave me. They were soooo surprised and it made me feel good to do something really different. FOR ALL CHILDREN on MOTHERS DAY! " You Don't Love Me! " How many times have your kids said or thought that? Now that my children are parents themselves and old enough to understand what motivates a mother, I will tell them just how much I loved them! I loved you enough to put you off my lap, let go of your hand so you could learn to stand and walk alone! I loved you enough to make you return the item you stole to the store and say " I stole this! " I loved you enough to leave you for 2 hours while you cleaned the kitchen when I could have done it in 15 minutes! I loved you enough not to make excuses the few times you showed lack of respect or bad manners! I loved you enough to let you stumble, fall, and fail! I loved you enough to let you discover your friend was a creep! I loved you enough to ignore what you said " everybody else " got to do! I loved you enough to have you buy your own car I loved you enough to let you see me be angry, cry and laugh! I loved you enough to say " NO " even when you hated me for it! I love you enough to accept you JUST the way you are, not for what YOU thought, I thought you should be! I love you enough to admit I was not perfect, made mistakes and ask your forgiveness! I will always be there for you even when you say you don't want me to be. I love you enough to have earned the right to be called your Mother. Happy Mother's Day all! Since I don't read and/or respond to the list over the weekend, I wanted to say a: HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all you mom's out there (whether you have human children or the animal kind! I fall as a Mom of the animal kind..well " spawn of satan " is more like it!) What are you doing for your Mom on Mothers Day(or what are your children doing for you)? My Mom requested a picnic at the beach, so hopefully the weather will be nice!! And my kids, God willing, will keep their presents in their respective backyard or litterbox... Anyone have any cool and/or strange gift ideas for Mom? I know my friend is getting her Mom a trip to a Spa... www.ummmyeah.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2002 Report Share Posted May 10, 2002 I got my mom a pair of socks that say " World's Greatest Mom " and my brother is getting her a gift certificate for a 1 hour massage. I'm looking forward to seeing the look on her face! ) Danette Baker Spokane, WA scraps-of-joy@... http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/villa/9405 Snap In A Scrap Consultant # 10434 Pages in 2002: 2 Swaps in 2002: 8 My disability is not a handicap *********************************** I love you, I love you That's what Calvary said. I love you, I love you I love you written in Red -- Since I don't read and/or respond to the list over the weekend, I wanted to say a: HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all you mom's out there (whether you have human children or the animal kind! I fall as a Mom of the animal kind..well " spawn of satan " is more like it!) What are you doing for your Mom on Mothers Day(or what are your children doing for you)? My Mom requested a picnic at the beach, so hopefully the weather will be nice!! And my kids, God willing, will keep their presents in their respective backyard or litterbox... Anyone have any cool and/or strange gift ideas for Mom? I know my friend is getting her Mom a trip to a Spa... www.ummmyeah.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2002 Report Share Posted May 11, 2002 Well I had my good cry for the day....right here, right now, in my coffee cup. Thanks for sharing it. Very touching. Happy Mother's Day to you all. Jackie, Mom to 14ds, 11, and Bradley 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2002 Report Share Posted May 11, 2002 Thanks !! I passed this on to other mothers of special needs kids I know. It's sweet. B HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY !! Knight Ridder News Service By Lori Borgman Expectant mothers waiting for a newborn's arrival say they don't care what sex the baby is. They just want to have ten fingers and ten toes. Mothers lie. Every mother wants so much more. She wants a perfectly healthy baby with a round head, rosebud lips, button nose, beautiful eyes and satin skin. She wants a baby so gorgeous that people will pity the Gerber baby for being flat-out ugly. She wants a baby that will roll over, sit up and take those first steps right on schedule (accoring to the baby development chart on page 57, column two). Every mother wants a baby that can see, hear, run, jump and fire neurons by the billions. She wants a kid that can smack the ball out of the park and do toe points that are the envy of the enitre ballet class. Call it greed if you want, but a mother wants what a mother wants. Some mothers get babies with something more. Maybe you're one who got a baby with a condition you couldn't pronounce, a spine that didn't fuse, a missing chromosome or a palate that didn't close. The doctor's words took your breath away. It was just like the time at recess in the fourth grade when you didn't see the kick ball coming, and it knocked the wind right out of you. Some of you left the hospital with a healthy bundle, then, months, even years later, took him in for a routine visit, or scheduled him for a checkup, and crashed head first into a brick wall as you bore the brunt of devastating news. It didn't seem possible. That didn't run in your family. Could this really be happening in your lifetime? There's no such thing as a perfect body. Everybody will bear something at some time or another. maybe the affliction will be apparent to curious eyes, or maybe it will be unseen, quietly treated with trips to the doctor, therapy or surgery. Mothers of children with disabilities live the limitations with them. ly, I don't know how you do it. Sometimes you mothers scare me. How you lift that kid in and out of the wheelchair twenty times a day. How you monitor tests, track medications, and serve as the gatekeeper to a hundred specialists yammering in your ear. I wonder how you endure the cheches and the platitudes, the well-intetioned souls explaining how God is at work when you've occasionally questioned if God is on strike. I even wonder how you endure schmaltzy columns like this one-saluting you, painting you as hero and saint, when you know you're ordinary. You snap, you bark, you bite. You didn't volunteer for this, you didn't jump up and down in the motherhood line yelling, " Choose me, God. Choose me? I've got what it takes. " You're a woman who doesn't have time to step back and put things in perspective, so let me do it for you. From where I sit, you're way ahead of the pack. You've developed the strenght of the draft horse while holding onto the delicacy of a daffodil. You have a heart that melts like chocolate in a glove box in July, counter-balanced against the stubbornness of an Ozark mule. You are the mother, advocate and protector of a child with a disability. You're a neighbor, a friend, a woman I pass at church and my sister-in-law. You're a wonder. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2002 Report Share Posted May 11, 2002 Awww, , That really hit home today! Kate went to Six Flags with her class today, so it was just Karrie and me. I had planned to clean my house, which needs it desparately. Instead, Karrie and I went to town. We went to a thrift store that has stuff I can use in my EI work. Then we went to Wal-Mart. Karrie walked beside the cart (well, kinda!). I had so much more patience than usual. It took us 3 hours to get through Wal-Mart. We looked at whatever caught her eye. At one point, she was coming up behind me and grabbing my leg. I would turn around like she scared me. It was at that moment I realized that those fits of giggles are worth the worry, work, whatever else goes with being a mom. And today, we got our shares of looks. But I know that my joy and my pride and my love probably changed some people's prospectives today. Sue mom to Kate 12 and Karrie (who was 6 on Monday) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 Some nice Mother's Day stories. And a Happy Mother's Day to all my girlfriends....and to all women. Hugggggs Carol Subject: Mother's Day > > > After 21 years of marriage, I discovered a new way of keeping alive > the spark of love. A little while ago I had started to go out with > another > woman. It was really my wife's idea. " I know that you love her, " she > said one day, taking me my surprise. " But I love YOU, " I protested. " I > know, but you also love her. " > > > > The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who > has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my > three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. > That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. > " What's wrong, are you well, " she asked? My mother is the type of > woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation as > a sign of bad news. " I thought that it would be pleasant to pass some > time with you, " I responded. " Just the two of us. " She thought about it for > a > moment, then said, " I would like that very much. " > > That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit > nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed > to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. > She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to > celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as > radiant as an angel's. > > > > " I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they > were impressed, " she said, as she got into the car. " They can't wait > to hear about our meeting " . > We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and > cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we > sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. > Half way through the entrees, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there > staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. > > " It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small, " she > said. > " Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor, " I > responded. During the dinner we had an agreeable conversation, > nothing extraordinary - but catching up on recent events of each > thers life. > > > > e talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her > house later, she said, " I'll go out with you again, but only if you > let me invite you " . > I agreed. > > " How was your dinner date? " asked my wife when I got home. > " Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined, " I answered. > > A few days later my mother died of a massive heart attack. It > happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for > her. > > > > Some time later I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant > receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note > said: > " I paid this bill in advance. I was almost sure that I couldn't be > there but, never-the-less, I paid for two plates - one for you and the > other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I > love > you. " > > > > At that moment I understood the importance of saying, in time: " I > LOVE YOU " and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. > Nothing in life is more important than God and your family. Give them the > time hey >deserve, because these things cannot be put off till " some other > time " . > > Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after > you've had a baby....somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, > normal " , is history. > > > > Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct ...somebody > never took a three-year-old shopping. > > > > >Somebody said being a mother is boring, somebody never rode in a car > > >driven by a teenager with a driver's permit. > > > > > >Somebody said if you're a " good " mother, your child will turn out > > >good " ...somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a > > >guarantee. > > > > > >Somebody said " good " mothers never raise their voices =....somebody > > >never came out the back door just in time to see her child hit a golf > >ball > > >through the neighbor's kitchen window. > > > > > >Somebody said you can't love the fifth child as much as you love the > > >first....somebody doesn't have five children. > > > > > >Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and > > >delivery ....somebody never watched her " baby " get on the bus for the > > >first day of kindergarten ... or on a plane headed for military " boot > >camp " > > > > > >Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married > > >....somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or > >daughter-in-law > > >to a mother's heartstrings. > > > > > >Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home > > >....somebody never had grandchildren. > > > > > >Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to > > >tell her .....somebody isn't a mother. > > > > > >Pass this along to all the " mothers " in your life. > > > > > > > > > ><<<< > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Overloaded with spam? 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Guest guest Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 Some nice Mother's Day stories. And a Happy Mother's Day to all my girlfriends....and to all women. Hugggggs Carol Subject: Mother's Day > > > After 21 years of marriage, I discovered a new way of keeping alive > the spark of love. A little while ago I had started to go out with > another > woman. It was really my wife's idea. " I know that you love her, " she > said one day, taking me my surprise. " But I love YOU, " I protested. " I > know, but you also love her. " > > > > The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who > has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my > three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. > That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. > " What's wrong, are you well, " she asked? My mother is the type of > woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation as > a sign of bad news. " I thought that it would be pleasant to pass some > time with you, " I responded. " Just the two of us. " She thought about it for > a > moment, then said, " I would like that very much. " > > That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit > nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed > to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. > She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to > celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as > radiant as an angel's. > > > > " I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they > were impressed, " she said, as she got into the car. " They can't wait > to hear about our meeting " . > We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and > cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we > sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. > Half way through the entrees, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there > staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. > > " It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small, " she > said. > " Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor, " I > responded. During the dinner we had an agreeable conversation, > nothing extraordinary - but catching up on recent events of each > thers life. > > > > e talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her > house later, she said, " I'll go out with you again, but only if you > let me invite you " . > I agreed. > > " How was your dinner date? " asked my wife when I got home. > " Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined, " I answered. > > A few days later my mother died of a massive heart attack. It > happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for > her. > > > > Some time later I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant > receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note > said: > " I paid this bill in advance. I was almost sure that I couldn't be > there but, never-the-less, I paid for two plates - one for you and the > other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I > love > you. " > > > > At that moment I understood the importance of saying, in time: " I > LOVE YOU " and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. > Nothing in life is more important than God and your family. Give them the > time hey >deserve, because these things cannot be put off till " some other > time " . > > Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after > you've had a baby....somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, > normal " , is history. > > > > Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct ...somebody > never took a three-year-old shopping. > > > > >Somebody said being a mother is boring, somebody never rode in a car > > >driven by a teenager with a driver's permit. > > > > > >Somebody said if you're a " good " mother, your child will turn out > > >good " ...somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a > > >guarantee. > > > > > >Somebody said " good " mothers never raise their voices =....somebody > > >never came out the back door just in time to see her child hit a golf > >ball > > >through the neighbor's kitchen window. > > > > > >Somebody said you can't love the fifth child as much as you love the > > >first....somebody doesn't have five children. > > > > > >Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and > > >delivery ....somebody never watched her " baby " get on the bus for the > > >first day of kindergarten ... or on a plane headed for military " boot > >camp " > > > > > >Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married > > >....somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or > >daughter-in-law > > >to a mother's heartstrings. > > > > > >Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home > > >....somebody never had grandchildren. > > > > > >Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to > > >tell her .....somebody isn't a mother. > > > > > >Pass this along to all the " mothers " in your life. > > > > > > > > > ><<<< > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Overloaded with spam? 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Guest guest Posted May 12, 2003 Report Share Posted May 12, 2003 Thank you, Jeff.....that was really sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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