This morning my youngest plopped herself into my bed
gave me a great big hug
and
wished me a happy mothers day!

She knew my neck had been bothering me
so she
immediately began massaging it

talk about heaven!

if that wasn't enough

she told me that recently she had read some of my posts
even book marked the site
for a few of her friends

and informed me

sometimes
when boredom strikes

they visit my blog

I was touched to say the least
literally
not only by the massage
but by
her ability to make me extremely happy

after the glorious rub down

my baby
started reading a few of my own stories to me
including the comments

I was totally entertained
and every now and then
she'd stop
to poke fun at something I had written

she was
right on
and very funny

actually,
she really cracked me up!

as a mom
its absolutely amazing to watch your children blossom before your very eyes

all the kids changed the most
between 8th grade and freshman year in high school
that's the time they shed their cocoons
and began to fly

my chubby little baby with glasses and braces
morphed overnight
into a tall, slender, beautiful, sensitive, and caring young lady
with straight white teeth and contact lenses


thus far our Kate
is a diligent student
who
continuously seems to make good decisions
and wonderful well thought out choices
she truly is a gift from God and I'm so very proud of her

However
this morning she informed me that she visited my archives
traveled all the way back to September
and read the stories I posted the day before and after
the 23rd
and told me that I had
forgotten to mention a very important occasion
which was the day after my oldest daughters nuptials

I'm afraid all the excitement of Nicole's wedding
Sept. 22nd
overshadowed poor little Katie's
15th birthday
I wrote something on the day of the wedding
and even though we had a cake for Katie
 I failed to compose something especially for her
yet, I wrote one for JR and Sam in January
on their birthdays
Oh, the guilt!

Katie thought I should probably 
post something really nice about her
to make up for such a terrible oversight
so
I wish I could think of something?
thats another story