Dear Mom......

Dear Mom,

          I wanted to take the time to thank you for all that you did for us growing up.  It is often said that one does not appreciate their mother until they have children of their own.  For me, this has really become true.  The more children that God gives me, the more I thank Him for the gifts that you gave to me. 

          Specifically today I want to thank you for the time that you always gave to me to talk……..and you were always in the tub or the shower.  Oh how I never realized how precious alone time in the shower was until I had children.  You will be happy to know, Mom, that your Bill Cosby curse worked…..I do have one just like me in the fact that they only want to talk while I am in the shower!  UGH!

          This morning I was blissfully alone for all of two minutes before the door opened and in came my Ethan.  He wanted to check on me.  He wanted to talk to me.  He wanted me to get out of the shower (right then and there) and get him something to drink.  I told him that I was fine, I couldn’t hear him that well when I washing the shampoo out of my hair (I always close my ears when I do this, always have!), and that he could get a juice box until I was done.  He walked out of the bathroom and I returned to silence…..for a minute.

          The next thing that I knew the shower door was flung open and he wanted to know why I was shaving my legs.  I told him to shut the door, the air was getting me cold.

          “What Mama…..your cold?” 

SLAM went the shower door.  The next thing I knew the water went from blissfully warm to scalding hot.  The shower door slides back open and there is Ethan with a proud grin,

          “I flushed the toilet for you so you wouldn’t be cold anymore Mama!” 

          Gee thanks son!  Now I don’t need to shave that leg anymore, all the hair has been scalded off!  I politely asked him to leave and told him that I would talk to him when I was done, AFTER my shower.  He checked back twice to see if I was really hurrying up.  What did he want to talk about…….what cartoon could he watch when he was finally allowed to turn the TV on this afternoon.  That was a very important discussion I know!

          All kidding aside Mom, thank you for being there for me and continuing to be there for me whenever I need to talk!  WE actually just hung up from my important question about raising a baby!  I hope and pray that I am half as good of a mother to my children as you were.  Yes, even if they interrupt my showers!