Friday, May 9, 2008

An early Mother's Day gift

This morning, out of the blue, R says to me as he, G and I were playing, "Mommy I will never stop loving you." I told him that he had just given me the best Mother's Day present.

Tonight our sitter is coming over and SPH and I are going out for our last B-school event. Only 3 more weeks of class until he graduates. I won't be cooking, so no real "Friday Night Bites" for today's post.

Instead, I give you mothers out there a couple links of recipes to share with someone you love to help encourage them to make *you* a meal on Sunday. We have a tradition of breakfast in bed, which I love. But whatever you do, here are some great ideas:

photo from EatingWell.com
Easy Overnight Baked French Toast

Making Breakfast in Bed Article (with video instructions for those who are truly inept in the kitchen)

Food TV Mother's Day Menu and Recipe Ideas

I leave you with this poem (Author Unknown) that I heard recited on the radio once:

Before I Was a Mom

Before I was a Mom
I made and ate hot meals.
I had unstained clothing.
I had quiet conversations on the phone.

Before I was a Mom
I slept as late as I wanted
And never worried about how late
I got into bed.
I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.

Before I was a Mom,
I cleaned my house each day.
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to lullabies.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't worry whether or not my
plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been pooped on,
Spit up on,
Chewed on,
Peed on,
Or pinched by tiny fingers.

Before I was a Mom,
I had complete control of myself;
My thoughts,
My body,
And my mind.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so that doctors could do tests or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't
want to put it down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew something so small could affect my
life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of having my
heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a
Mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of
the night every ten minutes to make
sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
The joy,
The love,
The heartache,
The wonderfulment,
Or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

Have a sweet weekend,
SPC

1 comment:

BigBi said...

Of course I am weeping about what R. said to you. What a sweetie pie! Happy belated Mother's Day! Hope your cold is gone!