OK..here's my kids' (Erik-17, Corrie-15, Gracie-11) answers to random questions about their mom- and a few of my comments thrown in for good measure........
1. What is something mom always says to you?
E: Be nice to the cat.
C: Deal with it.
G: Go MAD (This means Go Make A Difference; I holler this at her as she gets out of the car for school)
2. What makes mom happy?
E: A hot bath with Richard Lederer (he's an author...not anything else, thank you)
C: Office supplies
G: A clean house
3. What makes mom sad?
E: Clutter
C: When Masterpiece Theatre is cancelled.
G: A messy house
4. What does your mom do to make you laugh?
E: She pampers the cats
C: When she tries to be cool
G: When she tries to dance “hip” (2 out of 3 think I am uncool...what's with that?)
5. What was your mom like as a child?
E: Prim and proper
C: Probably really boring and stuffy. I think she read all the time.
G: My mom was a child?
6. How old is your mom?
E: 37
C: In dog years or human years?
G: 39
7. How tall is your mom?
E: 5’8”ish
C: Taller than dad
G: Taller than my dad
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
E: Take a bath with a book
C: Clean
G: Read
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
E: Sleep
C: Clean or facebook
G: Go to the zoo (this is true)
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
E: Speaking
C: Winning “Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader”
G: Singing
11. What is your mom really good at?
E: Speaking
C: Spouting off random facts about random things
G: Singing
12. What is your mom not very good at?
E: Biking, running, hiking, camping…anything outdoors
C: Saying “no” to people except me...she's very good at saying "no" to me
G: Being “hip”
13. What does your mom do for a job?
E: Stays at home with me
C: Speaks
G: Volunteer and clean
14.What is your mom's favorite food?
E: Those little ball things from Target
C: Lindor chocolate things
G: Chocolate
15.What makes you proud of your mom?
E: Knowledge and wisdom
C: When she gives a good sermon
G: Her ability to serve God without being scared that people will be all “blah” about her
16. If your mom were a super hero, who would she be?
E: Wonder Woman
C: Mrs. Clean
G: Wonder Woman
17. What do you and your mom do together?
E: Study
C: Watch documentaries
G: Eat and read
18. How are you and your mom the same?
E: We look alike…sort of
C: This question scares me
G: Looks and voice
19. How are you and your mom different?
E: I like it cold and she is a lizard
C: Music tastes
G: Our music that we like
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
E: She spends time and money for my education
C: She will listen to my music
G; She tells me all the time that I’m her favorite
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
E: His character – he is caring
C: He has nice eyes…she has this “thing” about eyes
G: He stays with his family
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
E: Texas
C: cemeteries
G: the bathtub or church
It would be interesting to ask these questions in another 10 years and see what the answers are!
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Friday, October 31, 2008
Mom's visit pt 2
On the other blog I started writing about my mom's recent visit - I'm just finishing up with that one here:
Anyway, I was really surprised that mom wanted to come. She has always said that she would like to visit but with her health and the distance I didn't think it would happen. There's no way she could travel by herself so my brother came along. Thanks to the Lord that he did. I wouldn't have been able to manage without him.
Picked them up at the airport Wednesday evening the 16th: Here is where I start to sound like such a snob (sigh). I work with lots of different people and I love them and accept them regardless of silly things like how they smell, how they dress, their little quirky behaviors. Yet, somehow, I struggle with dealing with these things in my own mother.
Mom got off the plane wearing a bright blue mumu dress, a pair of black pants, red earmuffs, a long sweater, a funny little hat, white socks, and slippers. Would I have even noticed someone else in the airport dressed like that? Probably not...I really don't pay that much attention to how people dress. But for some reason, seeing my mother get off the plane dressed like that bothered me. She really has been a beautiful woman - mental illness has robbed so much from her, including her dignity in how she presents herself.
I suppose this is the part I struggle with (confession time!): I see my friends with their mothers, and they go out and have a good time and there is a feeling of "pride" in introducing their mom to others. I feel like my mom doesn't need introducing - she needs explaining.
I think so much of my feeling goes back to when Mom left and I was left (at age 11) to start explaining her behaviors to people. "Where is your mom?" "Is she living with someone?" "Will she be coming back?" "Why did your mom leave your dad? "You live in such a nice house; why does your mom live in a such a dump?" I think I started looking down on her then...and it became a thinking pattern that I need to learn to break.
Lord, PLEASE help me to be more understanding and loving to those around me - not just people I meet but my own family - ESPECIALLY my own family, Lord! Help me to learn to love my mother for who she IS...not who I WISH she would have been.
Anyway, I was really surprised that mom wanted to come. She has always said that she would like to visit but with her health and the distance I didn't think it would happen. There's no way she could travel by herself so my brother came along. Thanks to the Lord that he did. I wouldn't have been able to manage without him.
Picked them up at the airport Wednesday evening the 16th: Here is where I start to sound like such a snob (sigh). I work with lots of different people and I love them and accept them regardless of silly things like how they smell, how they dress, their little quirky behaviors. Yet, somehow, I struggle with dealing with these things in my own mother.
Mom got off the plane wearing a bright blue mumu dress, a pair of black pants, red earmuffs, a long sweater, a funny little hat, white socks, and slippers. Would I have even noticed someone else in the airport dressed like that? Probably not...I really don't pay that much attention to how people dress. But for some reason, seeing my mother get off the plane dressed like that bothered me. She really has been a beautiful woman - mental illness has robbed so much from her, including her dignity in how she presents herself.
I suppose this is the part I struggle with (confession time!): I see my friends with their mothers, and they go out and have a good time and there is a feeling of "pride" in introducing their mom to others. I feel like my mom doesn't need introducing - she needs explaining.
I think so much of my feeling goes back to when Mom left and I was left (at age 11) to start explaining her behaviors to people. "Where is your mom?" "Is she living with someone?" "Will she be coming back?" "Why did your mom leave your dad? "You live in such a nice house; why does your mom live in a such a dump?" I think I started looking down on her then...and it became a thinking pattern that I need to learn to break.
Lord, PLEASE help me to be more understanding and loving to those around me - not just people I meet but my own family - ESPECIALLY my own family, Lord! Help me to learn to love my mother for who she IS...not who I WISH she would have been.
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