Mother’s Day 2010

This Sunday will be my thirty - sixth Mother’s Day (I am counting being pregnant)! I can’t believe it.. time passed so quickly. Each has been memorable and special in it’s own way but I have always been so grateful to be a mother to my four beautiful daughters.
I am grateful for (Very difficult limiting it to 10):

1) Giving birth to four gorgeous girls. Each birth and child so unique and perfect.
2)  The exquisite joy of breastfeeding. Nothing equals that bond /sense of total unconditional love when they gaze adoringly up into your eyes.
3)  Even though we only experienced Lindsey here on Earth for a short time, I cherish every moment and so grateful that we took photographs. It’s all we have till we see her again.
4)  That in spite of all my inadequacies, my daughters thrived and today are strong healthy women in every way.
5) The days of seemingly endless activity. Ballet lessons, basketball, soccer, baseball games, cheerleading practice, so many clubs I can’t remember, Brownies, 4H, playdates, birthday and slumber parties, school plays, concerts, awards programs & dinners, parent conferences and much more I’ve probably forgotten. Cherish these days.. they are gone too soon.
6) Family vacations in Colorado. Hikes at Bear Lake, playing cards and board games in cabins at the Y with NO TV, wading in cold mountain streams, jeeping it on narrow muddy cliff sides by Ouray (me screaming my head off and gripping the seat while the others laughed at me!) family dinners at fabulous restaurants, and sleeping in rest areas in a packed mini van (three kids and two golden retrievers) camping by Long’s Peak. So many memories to even list or count!
7) Family time watching Husker football and the girls and I enjoying our favorite movies (When Harry met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, While You were Sleeping to name a few, there are hundreds!)
8) Watching my daughter walk down the aisle (doing the ugly cry) and walking my daughter down the aisle (trying to stifle the ugly cry) And someday soon, watching my husband walk his Daddy’s girl down the aisle.
9) Being present at the birth of my daughters’ first children and the privilege of caring for the elder grandchildren when the younger ones were born.
10) Hearing my grandsons say “I Love You Grandma”!!!!!

I love you all so much Casey, Erin, Sam and Lindsey!  I am so proud and grateful to be your Mom.