While Sunday is fast approaching and all the buzz here in Lexington, KY exists around two major events -- 1) the Kentucky Derby (I just watch for the hats) and 2) UK graduation on Sunday. These two bustling experiences are slightly overshadowing one of the greatest moments we have, the ability to honor those that gave birth to us. So what to give the woman who wiped your butt and face clean the first two years of your existence?
I have thought long and hard about this. While flowers are pretty and say a lot, there not quite the right choice. While mom may enjoy the newest Fabio covered romance novel, probably not your best choice. So mom here is your gift THANK YOU!!! There I said it. Thanks. The greatest gift I could give is one that comes years too late and in too short of a quanity. It is a gift that as children we never thougth to give. While mom must have loved the macaroni necklace or the Crayola colored self-portrait, the words moms longs to hear is simply THANK YOU!
Thanks for taking the only two things in the house (macaroni and hot dogs) and making a gourmet meal. Thanks for sitting tirelessly on hard metal bleachers where you frooze on cold spring days and burned your biscuits on hot summer nights while I strived to become the next Ryne Sandberg. Thanks for the moments I have no idea about - days you fought for me, nights you prayed for me and afternoons that without me realizing you putting wisdom inside of me. Thanks for trusting me with keys to the car and giving me the keys to life.
So mom sorry there is no bouquet of edible fruit or perfume that will make your skin break out. My best gift this year is the simplest I could give, but I hope makes the biggest impact. It is all my gratitude and thanks for being the one thing I could have never lived without a MOM.
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