Jul 17, 2009

Prepare the way!

Tomorrow's a big day.
Tomorrow morning my two favorite people arrive in the form of my children followed a few hours later by our special guest from New York, my mom.

I've spent the last couple of days, dusting, vacuuming, cleaning out, scrubbing, de-gunking and of course stocking my pantry so that mom's food selection is a little broader than beer and chips. I've bought tea and milk, the kind of bread she eats and oatmeal, and ingredients that will hopefully make real grown up meals.

I've even hung the shelf in my bedroom that's been leaning against the wall for a month and bought one of those extra-long chains for the bedroom ceiling fan so she doesn't have to get up to adjust it.

I mentioned my activities to someone at work who suggested that my mom must be quite demanding. I had to laugh. She isn't.

But you see for as long as I can remember this amazing woman has sacrificially done everything in her power to make my life the best it could be, from changing my diapers to verbally kicking me in the butt when i've needed it (and continues to do so).

So some clean sheets and her tea are the least I could do.

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