Mother's Day @ Cracker Barrell

Happy Mother's Day

Love this ad for Whitman's!

To my Mama: Hope your day is extra special. Can't wait to see you at church ... I have a surprise for you!

To all the other moms in my life: I hope this day is all that you want it to be!

Happy Mother's Day

M is for Manager ~ everything from meals to the check book to the laundry ~ it took my mom a lot less than four years to earn her BA in Management

O is for Optimist ~ let's face it, there are a lot of jobs that are easier than motherhood, but none that will leave you as happy! (Right, Mama?)

T is for Time ~ or more appropriately, the lack thereof! Somehow mothers tend to get at least 36 hours worth of work done in 24 hours.

H is for Heart ~ I don't know about you, but my mom's heart is worn out from giving so much of it away!

E is for Effort ~ as in "despite all her efforts" I still turned out this way! Haha!

R is for Remember ~ My mother taught me that it was important to remember other people's birthdays, anniversaries, and most importantly, their names. It has made a big difference in my success.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in our family!

Mother's Day with my Mama

Today I went to Clyde to spend time with Mama for Mother's Day. I decided it was time she taught me to make her delicious strawberry freezer jam. My day started at McConnell's Farm off Dana Road - just look at the pictures of their beautiful strawberries:



Got to Mama's house about 10:15 and she had a wonderful breakfast for me. It was so good and it was served in THE BOWL! The bowl is so old and so protected! I remember Daddy always got it and sometimes Mama .... but very rarely did me or Angie get it. Needless to say, my day already seemed extra special ...



Okay so after I ate it was time to get started on the jam, see the measuring cup in my hand? Mama said it belonged to her mother and that it was as old as she is ... I thought that was cool ... they're both over 60 and still shining! :)



Making the jelly was a lot easier than I thought. We made 4 runs - 24 jars. Can't wait to taste 'em. Here are the first three of my 24 pretty jelly jars:



After we were through making jelly, we decided to do a little bird watching ~



The birds were really pretty ... until Daddy scared them ... and me ... by shooting at water snakes in the backyard pond. KA-POW! Scared me to death!



(LOL - after cropping this picture, I realize it kind of looks like he is shooting at the birdhouse ... it's all about perspective ... I assure you his gun is pointed at the water!)

Watching the birds eat must have made us hungry, we went to Shoney's for a burger and on the drive back Daddy showed me the Lake Junaluska Dam ... it was really cool and pretty, but I didn't have my camera. That's okay when I left I went back by it ...



I also stopped to get this picture of the beautiful roadside wildflowers ~


And that was my day with my mama! I love you, Mama! Happy Mother's Day!