Happy Mother's Day! Today is the day to tell your mother's how special she is and why. This year I am going to do that using an acrostic poem. Enjoy, Mom!
M is for the many
Medical students Dad said could watch my birth after you already spent thirty hours in labor.
O is for that
One time that I was choking on a hard candy in the locker room before skating practice and you gave me the Heimlich maneuver. Thanks for that.
T is for the
Time that Amy and I told you to put your hands on the counter and stick one leg up behind you and we'd show you a good
Trick. We lifted your legs up until they touched the ceiling and held you there and laughed and laughed and you kept saying, "Put me down! My arms are going to give out!" We made you promise that we wouldn't get in trouble or we wouldn't let you down. And then you kept your word and we really weren't in trouble (although, it would have totally been worth it.) I can't believe you fell for that more than once.
H is for the
Hip 1970s one-piece pant-suits you dressed me in for the first day of school every single year of elementary school. I thought the pant-suits were cool until I had to go to the bathroom and had to get naked in the stall to take a simple pee. Not cool, Mom.
is for the
Elephants you let me visit that were with the circus that was taking place a block from our house. I loved those elephants so much and I never told you this but the caretaker, who I'm pretty sure was mentally handicapped, secretly let me come in their enclosure and feed them and pet them if I let him wear my photogray glasses. He took off with my glasses and I had some alone time with the elephants. Best deal I ever made. It was AWESOME!
R is for the
Rum you drank with Kelly that one Fourth of July that caused you to get a little tipsy and wild and you got our dog Gizmo on a drunken whim. She was the best dog ever and if you were sober, you probably would have passed by the mangy puppies that were in a free box at the street dance without a second thought. Yay, Rum!
Happy Mother's Day, Mom! I love you and hope you have a great day!
Happy Mother's Day! I want that dog in the picture, so bad!
ReplyDeleteShe was the best dog in the world. Happy M's Day to you too, DG!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice way to honor your mother.
ReplyDeleteI love the tribute to me in this blog. Thanks so much and I love you too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mom!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Happy Mother's Day!! Seriously...Sarah, I am not sure how your Mom survived the three of you! :)
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't easy Jill. Sarah I don't remember you losing your photograys. I can't believe you "talked to a stranger" after we drummed it in your head to never do that. Makes me wonder what else you have done. hhhhhm
ReplyDeleteI didn't lose the glasses. Shorty (that was the caretaker's name) gave them back after he brought them into the arena to make them lighten up. I think the point of the story is not the glasses as much as HE LEFT ME ALONE IN AN ELEPHANT PEN!
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