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Aren't Moms Fucking Awesome?

This entry was posted on February 13, 2009 12:03 AM and is filed under Things I Shouldn't Be Talking About Here.

Yesterday I had mentioned how I had won an award and was looking to indulge in one of my guilty little pleasures in celebration, and yet couldn't find any licorice toffee or maple sugar candy anywhere. Well at the time I wrote that entry I had forgotten that I had received a package in the mail from my Mom that morning. It was so late when I finally got home that I just dropped it on the desk, and forgot about it until this afternoon.

Well as I began to straighten up my place today before heading out to my business engagements, I saw the package and decided I better open it. All I am gonna say is this:

"MY MOM IS FUCKING AWESOME!!!"

Let me explain the reason for my exuberant expletive filled adulation. Now something you should know about my Mom is that she tends to get kinda stuck on things. When I first moved into my house I made casual mention that I was torn between decorating my kitchen in a coffee theme or apples. As such I now own (6) Apple themed pot holders, (5) Apple themed dish towels, several boxes of Apple themed napkins, and Apple themed place mats. Mom isn't exactly all that big on Coffee, so hence her choice in what she elected to send me.

I also mentioned to Mom at one point that I might decorate the rest of my home in kind of a "Hunter's Lodge" theme and that I like Moose. So in addition to the apple stuff she sent yesterday she also sent a little Moose figurine carved from wood. I can add this to the "It Moose Be Done" to do list pad she sent and the Moose napkin set. In the past I mentioned I might want to get an English Bulldog as a pet at some point, and with her knowing my lifestyle won't allow for one right now, she sent me a stuffed one instead. Yeah I have a stuffed dog, fucking deal with it!

The best part though is this; she sent me (3) packages of Licorice toffee. I swear the woman is psychic or something. I mean how could she have possibly known? Now granted (2) packages are sugar-free (she is a Mom after all and a former dental hygienist to boot), but she did send one with full on sugar. Now I should note that my Mom's sweet tooth runs the same as mine, so the fact she gave up the goods rather than feast on them herself just shows how much she loves her son. Prying some maple sugar candy away from her would be a major feat though.

She also sent a sweet valentines card with a $10 bill in it. She can be so cute like that. I love my Mom, there is no denying that, but she never ceases to amaze me even to this day, and always comes through when you least expect it. It's almost a shame we only celebrate Mother's Day once a year.

Mom was diagnosed with Sarcoidosis in her lungs several years ago and it has really taken its toll on her energy levels, and health in general. In the past she always went overboard with both us kids and the grand-kids, and we have finally managed to get her to slow down at least a little bit for her health's sake, but yet she is still always thinking of us whenever she is out and about making her rounds about the town. I am eternally grateful for a Mom like that. Love ya Mom, and thanks again!

Have fun ;)!