365 reasons to be grateful - day 35

To spend Mothers Day with my daughter and a nice Japanese green tea!

A lovely Mothers Day

Well I have had a lovely Mothers Day, starting with my boy cooking me a lovely breakfast:





Then I took Ballerina to her acting classes in Brisbane and got to spend some quality time with her:



The only person missing today was Paul, working away up North, but we have talked several times today.


Happy Mothers Day to all those celebrating today!!

Happy Mothers Day 2008

To my Mum
"Happy Mother's Day" means more
Than have a happy day.
Within those words lie lots of things
We never get to say.
It means I love you first of all,
Then thanks for all you do.
It means you mean a lot to me,
And that I honor you.

But most of all, I guess it means
That I am thinking of
Your happiness on this, your day,
With pleasure and with love.





For my Nan
Grandmothers are mothers who are grand,
Restoring the sense that our most precious things
Are those that do not change much over time.
No love of childhood is more sublime,
Demanding little, giving on demand,
More inclined than most to grant the wings
On which we fly off to enchanted lands.
Though grandmothers must serve as second mothers,
Helping out with young and restless hearts,
Each has all the patience wisdom brings,
Remembering our passions more than others,
Soothing us with old and well-honed arts.




Mothers and daughters
Were daughters and mothers
Not so long ago.
We give and take
And take and give
Along time's endless row.
Love is passed
And love received
To be passed on again:
A precious heirloom
Twice, twice blessed,
A spiritual cardigan.

I'll put it on
And treasure it,
The me I have received,
And when the roles
Reverse again,
I'll have what I most need.

So may our love
Go on and on,
A hundred thousand years;
Mothers and daughters,
Daughters and mothers,
Through joys and other tears.

Enjoy your day - we love you!

Sunday Serving - My Mothers Day

Mothers Day.

I am truly blessed to have the most wonderful children. My Mothers Day was the best. Ballerina got me my breakfast and made my bed. Skaterboy - well he was home - it is very unusual for Skaterboy to spend a Saturday night at home, but he did knowing that Sunday was Mothers Day. So to have him at home Sunday morning was a wonderful gift.

Our children are amazing. I love them so much!!

Ballerina gave me the best gift a mum could get:



Beautiful hand painted gifts!!!



At the end of a long day:



Thanks kids for a great day!!

Nito we love you!!

Happy Mothers Day

To our Mum and Nana Pat

You are always there when we need you!
You have looked after us all and our kids!
You deserve the best this life has to offer!


Close your eyes and wish for the one thing
You cannot do without, and when you do,
Near your heart you'll find it, always there,
Treasure that is dear but not so rare,
Held in the mesh that all your dreams flow through.
In truth, no gift more happiness can bring,
And so we give our love to you.

We love you and wish we could be with you.

As Ballerina would say My Nan Rox!!





To our Nan and Grandma Bet and Grandma Josie

Grandmothers are mothers who are grand,
Restoring the sense that our most precious things
Are those that do not change much over time.
No love of childhood is more sublime,
Demanding little, giving on demand,
More inclined than most to grant the wings
On which we fly off to enchanted lands.
Though grandmothers must serve as second mothers,
Helping out with young and restless hearts,
Each has all the patience wisdom brings,
Remembering our passions more than others,
Soothing us with old and well-honed arts.






To Nitos mum

Happy Mothers Day - we love you.

A heart that can hear
every unspoken need,
Wisdom to know
when to quietly lead,
Hands that reach out,
always helping and sharing–
A mother is caring!

Eyes that reflect
every joy that you find,
Arms to encircle,
but never to bind,
A talent for making
the most out of living–
A mother is giving!


A voice that can soothe
or inspire or delight,
A smile that keeps shining
when things don't go right,
An angel God sends us
from Heaven above–
A mother is nothing but
caring, giving and love.






God took the fragrance of a flower,
The majesty of a tree,
The gentleness of morning dew,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The beauty of a twilight hour,
The soul of a starry night
The laughter of the rippling brook,
The grace of a bird in flight,
Then God fashioned from these things
A creation like no other,
And when His masterpiece was through,
He called it simply...MOTHER.

We love you all - have a happy day!!