MY MOTHER MY FRIEND

MY MOM HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME IN BAD TIMES AND GOOD TIMES, SOMETIMES WITH ADVICE I DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR, BUT AS YEARS GO BY, YOU LOOK BACK AND SAY, WHY DIDN'T I LISTEN? I HAVE HAD A LOT OF REGRETS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE FOR MY MOM IN SOME OF HER BAD TIMES. WE ARE TOGETHER A LOT NOW, IT FEELS GOOD TO MAKE UP FOR THOSE TIMES. IT'S NOT ALWAYS WITH MONETARY THINGS, PLAYING SCRABBLE AND PUTTING PUZZLES TOGETHER(AND SHE SURE LOVES TO PLAY SCRABBLE, NO WORD GETS PAST HER, AS THE DICTIONARY COMES OUT AND I SURE LAUGH ABOUT THAT) AND TALKING WHILE DOING THIS AND LEARNING THINGS ABOUT HER CHILDHOOD THAT I NEVER TOOK THE TIME TO ASK ABOUT BEFORE AND THE OLD STORY'S OF PAST GENERATIONS ARE VERY INTERESTING AND MAKES THE TIME GO SO FAST YOU WISH THERE WERE MORE HOURS IN A DAY.

I AM GOING TO INVITE MOM TO DINNER AT MY HOME MORE OFTEN. ALSO GO TO VISIT OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS TOGETHER THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN AWHILE. MOM IS A GRANDMOTHER AND GREATGRANDMOTHER. MY GRANDMOTHER PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 50(SO YOUNG)MOM AND I REALLY MISS HER A LOT. LIFE CAN BE SO SHORT SO I AM NOT GOING TO WASTE ANYMORE TIME.

MY MOM RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM MY AUNT THAT HER MOM WAS ADOPTED, AND THIS DEVELOPMENT HAS ME EXCITED ABOUT DOING MORE RESEARCH WITH MY MOM, SOMETHING WE WILL ENJOY DOING.(I WOULD LIKE TO DO A FAMILY TREE AND DO A SCRAPBOOK OF THE WHOLE FAMILY)Scrapbook.com: Thousands of scrapbooking supplies. HUGE daily discounts! THEN, WE CAN MAKE ADDITIONAL SCRAPBOOKS FOR OTHER MEMBERS IN THE FAMILY TO ENJOY AND PASS ON TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.

MY MOTHER NEVER HAD MANY LUXURIES WHEN SHE WAS TAKING CARE OF OUR FAMILY(AS WITH MANY OF YOUR MOM'S) SO WE HAVE TO BE CREATIVE AND MAKE SOMETHING SPECIAL.
I HAVE BEEN GROWING LAVENDER FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, IN MY BACK YARD, WISHING I COULD GROW MORE(I HOPE TO HAVE MY OWN FARM SOMEDAY). I WILL MAKE MOM SOME LAVENDER SACHETS, LAVENDER FUDGE(REALLY TASTY) AND A LAVENDER BATH BOMZ. I WILL PUT EVERYTHING IN A BASKET WITH A FEW OTHER GOODIES.
HERE ARE THE RECIPES AND INSTRUCTIONS:
(ALSO A GOOD PLACE WHERE YOU CAN GET LAVENDER)happyvalleylavenderfarm.com
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Lavender Harvest Fudge
2 cups (12 oz.) good chocolate chips (for special occasions use Belgian chocolate!)
1 tin (300 ml) sweetened condensed milk
1 Tbsp. dried Lavender flowers (3 Tbsp. fresh)
- measure, then grind finely, use a clean coffee grinder
Melt everything together in a double boiler. Add 3 tbsp. butter. Stir until smooth and melted.
Pour into a pan lined with wax paper (approximately 9" x 9"). Cover with Saran Wrap. Chill overnight.
Cut into 1" squares. Wrap like "sweets" in twists of wax paper. Decorate with a sticker smiley face!
*Recipe can be doubled, use 9" x 12" pan. Stripe it using white chocolate for top layer and dark for the bottom.
**Optional: Sprinkle fresh Lavender on top layer to decorate!
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Lavender Bath Bomz
1 cup baking soda
1/3 cup citric acid
1/4 tsp borax
witch hazel in a fine mist sprayer
6 drops lavender essential oil
1/2 tsp dried, powered lavender flowers
spray tin of cooking oil eg. Pam small jello or individual soap making molds, even two piece plastic eater eggs will work or even used muffin tins.In a large mixing bowl, mix baking soda and borax plus powdered herbs or flowers, sift 2-3 times.
Spritz with witch hazel ; mix well, spritz and stir until mix is consistency of wet sand and will retain it's shape if squeezed in a clenched hand.
Add citric acid and essential oil (usually available in health food stores). Mix well again.
Spray or wipe mold lightly with cooking oil. Pack firmly with your mix. Let set five minutes then gently turn over and tap on top of paper towel surface.Let air dry 24 hours before wrapping or packaging, store moisture free.

MOTHER'S DAY should be celebrated with a PARADE, FESTIVAL AND A MOTHER'S DAY QUEEN CONTEST. If I were PRIME MINISTER, PRESIDENT, QUEEN ETC., I would add this to the holiday celebrations with these festivities. I even visualize a red carpet like at the Emmy Awards.
Mother's wear many hats, caregivers, mentors, teachers, etc., and deserve the royal treatment.
A FEW WAYS TO DO THIS IS TO:

ADD CHOCOLATE




AND A DAY AT THE SPA IS GREAT FOR MOM'S AND MOM'S TO BE AND GRANDMOTHER'S ETC..



A LOVELY COLLECTION OF FASHIONS FOR MOM AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS:





I FOUND THIS SHOP WHILE BROWSING AND ANYONE WHO HAS A LOVED ONE IN THE ARMY CAN RELATE TO THESE DESIGNS. THEY CAN BE CUSTOMIZED, WHICH IS A FEATURE I LIKE. ENJOY YOUR VISIT:





ARMY WIFE, BUTTERFLY DESIGN Jr. Raglan


JEWLERY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

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