Mother's Day

As time grows closer to Mother's Day, my mind has been on mother. I have been remembering all the Mother's Day out there with Mom. Some were fantastic and some were sad. Poor Daddy was not the best about getting things for us kids to give mother. She always expected something and Daddy would forget. When he forgot then she would be very angry. THis made me swear that if my kids forgot that I would not say a word. I hope that I have always done this. This stopped after Deborah, my sister, and I got old enough to remind him to take us somewhere to get something. I am from a very small town(one store and a post office)so we had to go somewhere even to buy perfume. One time on the day before Mother's Day daddy went to the one store at the foot of the hill. Mother's Day morning three little children came into the room each carrying a small brown paper bag. In each bag was a bottle of deodorant. Daddy had asked Mother if she needed anything when he went to the store and she had said deodorant so he bought one bottle for each child. Mother laughed over this. She said she got what she asked for and she told this story often. Another time Daddy took us to Holly Springs, a near by town, to get a Mother's Day present. We bought a bottle of Emarald Perfume. I had heard her say that she liked it on someone else. Well it turns out she was just being nice and she hated the smell but I was almost grown before I found out. She wore it anyway to please us. She got some almost every Mother's Day for the next several years. She finally told me that she liked Ester Laude Perfume so I would quit buying it. Funny what mothers will do to please their children. Mother always appreciated every gift we gave her. The only time she would be very upset is when we forgot so I tried never to forget. Happy Mother's Day to you that still have your Mother and remember her with something even if it is just a kiss. I would love to give Mom a kiss.