Happy Mother’s day to all of you out there, friends, family and my wonderful readers (if you’re all still out there, that is). My boys (Dave and Ben) got me seasons 1 & 2 of the Office, which I love, and it will give me something to do when I’m on the road. We also went out for brunch at a great Italian buffet. Ben made a whole bunch of new friends walking around and trying to hold hands with other little kids. He’s a friendly little guy!

Of course, whenever this day comes, I’m left with a bittersweet feeling. I miss my mother terribly, and this time always puts me in a little funk. It’s still sweet, in a way, because I remember my mother fondly, and as much as I miss her, I know that she’s watching over me and those that I love.

The other day, I found a plastic bag on the junk table at my place. I’ve been traveling on and off over the last several weeks, so I have no idea how long this bag had been sitting there. I opened it up, and there were a bunch of cards in there. I looked inside the cards, and realized that these were the cards that were given to my mother during her baby shower, before I was born. It was a weird jump into the past, a past that was before me. Seeing names of all my aunts and friends and family that I only slightly recalled from my childhood. Reading all their well wishes for her, and just wondering what the shower was like.

Of course, it was my father who dropped off that little present to me. It means a lot to have this little piece of her, something that she had kept for so long.

So once again, I hope all you moms out there had a great day, and that your husbands and kids have treated you like the queens that you are…

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