On Mother's Day

Sorry it's late. Days off seem to bamboozle me.

Memories of you that I keep in my heart:

• Making every occasion spectacular by...
• Writing poems and posting them throughout the house on special occasions and...
• Putting up crepe paper streamers over my bed while I slept the night before my birthday
• Being by my side when I was in Girl Scouts
• Cleaning house on Saturdays
• Planning my wedding with me
• Playing croquet
• Selflessly helping finish last minute projects
• Saying no to cable and...
• Taking us to the library instead
• Telling us bedtime stories
• Taking us to church
• Being a shining example of a strong, intelligent and beautiful woman and the kind of mother I hope to be like one day

I love you. I miss you every day.