Home Sweet Home

i called mom up the other day and ask her to move closer or at least halfway....we could meet for coffee and talk-she said ok. oh how i miss her and dad.

i went to mom and dads for a weekend visit and it was wonderful. i really should visit more often. when ever they call and ask when are you coming up i am reminded of ugly kid joe - cats in the cradle....."soon, i'll be up soon"...i always say.

i realized just how much i love talking one-on-one with them. dad and i talked about cooking (we both enjoy watching the food network), he enjoys talking about his pit bulls and i really enjoy listening to him tell his stories. i feel like the little girl curled up in her daddies lap listening with great intent, living on each word, forgetting to breath...while we go on another adventure.


mom and i talk about flowers, decorating the house, heather and holly. we both love to talk about my girls wedding - mom makes the most beautiful wedding cakes and i want her to make both my girls. mom and i really don't have to talk about anything in particular, we enjoy sitting in each others company. i feel so protected when i'm with her. everything is so peaceful. thank you mom for being the kind, gentle, loving person you are. i've always wanted to be your shadow and when i grow up, i want to be just like you.

mom gave me all my pics, from birth to high school - what a flood of memories. i laughed...i really don't want them to get out! she also gave me my first pocketbook - she made it out of denim and little appliques out of material she had made outfits for us and embroidered my name on it...i will treasure this forever....

i wish that we didn't have to grow up and leave the security of home....my only hope is that i can give my girls the same sense of security and love that i received as a child in our home.