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Make sure to have a great ‘Mothering’ weekend

Honouring mothers this week from the Hammertime column.

We can only hope that Sunday, May 8 will be a bright and sunny day, during which we can bring out the best silverware and celebrate a lovely Mother’s Day with family and friends. These very precious ladies come in all delightful shapes, sizes, and unique personalities, have been in our lives forever, and deserve to be loved and respected, but never be taken for granted.

Over the next few days, we will rush out and find her a very special card or gift, order her favourite flowers or plant, and make sure that our ‘household chores’ are done to perfection with a few neat little surprises thrown in. On that very special day, we could let her sleep in and then serve her breakfast in bed, we might take her out for dinner, or we may treat her to a gala family BBQ led by Pop the Cook King? Whatever the case, the day is hers to do as she wishes and to be pampered by everyone that she has loved and cherished over those wild and wonderful years that she has served as the stern but gentle queen of the family circle. There will be many of us who are only able to share the amazing memories of our mother and will always have our favourite angel in our hearts. For those who are unable to get together with their mothers and grandmothers this Sunday, please make a special effort to share some ‘quality time’ with them on the phone, email, face time, or wherever else we can reach out and share the joy.

A light-hearted tribute to moms of all ages and vintage:

*Motherhood…if it was going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labour.

*Moms are the smartest with the quick answers. Like, ‘Eat your carrots, they are good for your eyes.’ ‘How do you know mom?’ ‘Have you ever seen a rabbit wearing glasses?’ Mothers get so involved with their children that they are always humming ‘the Barney song’, and they actually get to like the smell of strained carrots mixed with apple sauce.’

*Why is a computer so smart? It always listens to its ‘motherboard.’ Why do mother kangaroos hate rainy days? Because their kids have to play inside.

*Teacher: ‘Tell me Johnny, do you say your prayers before eating?’ ‘Oh no ma’am, I don’t have to, because our mom is such a great cook.’

A mother’s personal day-to-day dictionary of meanings:

Top Bunk: Where you should never put a child wearing Superman jammies.

Puddle: A small body of water that draws other small bodies wearing dry shoes right into the middle of it.

Two minute warning: When baby’s face turns red and they begin to make strange noises. And then we have Feedback which is the inevitable result when the baby doesn’t appreciate strained peas or chocolate ice cream.

Grandparents: That wonderful older loving couple (our parents) who think that our children are wonderful even though they are sure that we are not raising them right.

As we salute the mothers of the world, we must also never forget the dads because they are also a share partner in ‘the family fun formula’ of that amazing, ever changing, and totally unpredictable 24-7 world of bringing up children from tots to teens. We must never forget that, to be in our children’s memories tomorrow, we have to be in their lives today and that although those little duffers may outgrow our laps, they will never ever outgrow our hearts. Have a great week, all of you.