The Best Mom

"You're the best mom I ever had."

The Promise

Hope springs eternal in the human breast:

Man never is, but always To be Blest.

Alexander Pope

While there's life, there's hope.

Cicero

The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers,

but for the wide world's joy.
Henry Ward Beecher

Keep your face to the sunshine

and you cannot see the shadow.

It's what sunflowers do.
Helen Keller

In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me,

an invincible summer.

Albert Camus

I remember now

The last blog photo made me remember.

"And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world it is best to hold hands and stick together."
--Robert Fulghum

From Dove to Criminal Minds

Last night's episode I heard this quote, and it gonged inside my head:

"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles."
--Charlie Chaplin

Blue Mood

"Nobody tells me. Nobody keeps me informed. I make it 17 days come Friday since anybody spoke to me."
--Eeyore
From book The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne

Inspiration is everywhere

even on the inside of a Dove Dark Chocolate wrapper

It's starting to make sense to me

"A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the need to share. Behind the need to share is the need to be understood. The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or praised or even loved. And that perhaps, is what makes him different from others."
Leo Rosten

Open more than your eyes

"Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it."
Confucius

Roo, Lumpy, Bed

Despite the events surrounding the dog, we wanted to make sure our son didn't wake up crying at 4:30 am. We carefully explained that it wasn't the thing to do. Daddy would not be going to work and he, my son, was not to get up crying and come into mommy's room. Daddy was going to be home. He was to wait in bed for daddy to wake him up for breakfast.

Saturday: it worked. No crying. We could have slept in...but didn't because we are early birds and complete dorks.

We decided to reinforce this by getting him a stuffed animal. I knew he loved Roo and Lumpy (a Heffalump from a movie) so we went to the Disney store and discussed our plan with our son. The idea was that he had company in his bed. When daddy went to work, if he missed daddy he could talk to Roo and Lumpy. We would only get them if my son thought that would help him to not cry and miss daddy so much. He said "YES!" So we purchased both (they were small so 2 for $10.00) and held of giving it to him until Sunday night. It made it that much more exciting to get them.

We introduced Roo and Lumpy to Bunny, and they all became fast friends as they took their place next to my son beneath his blanket.

I'm happy to report no crying this morning. At least none that I am aware of. Yay!

"It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us."- Epicurus (341 - 270 BC) Greek philosopher.

Mother Wisdom

Quotations from Mother Teresa:

• If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
• Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless.
• Love is doing small things with great love.
• Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.
• Do not wait for leaders. Do it alone, person to person.

Be Strong

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will.” - Mahatma Ghandi

On Cheating Husbands

You know I love quotes. From time to time (especially when I lack things to say), I'll be sharing them with you.

“When a woman steals your husband, there is no better revenge than to let her keep him.” – Anonymous

Daily Lessons

"Sometimes being brave means just being yourself"

quoted from Bear (Disney's Preschool Online: "Braver Behavior" lesson)