Mom's Hugs

I was watching the Parent Trap today and the part when Hallie went up and hugged her mom just got to me. I just so wanted to have one last hug and kiss from mom.

Hugs and Kisses, we always got them from mom, you know? I always make sure I give my girls plenty of hugs and kisses and tell them how much I love them. And she always let us sleep with her whenever we wanted to. I always had to do that especially after watching a scary movie. She would comment sometimes in the mornings how we would toss and turn in the middle of the night at times, but she would never tell us that we couldn't sleep with her anymore.

Today Chip was talking about when we get a new kitchen sink, how he wanted one that had one side where it was really deep. Remember that sink we had in the kitchen? How it was deep on that one side.

I always loved mom's knicknacks around the house. Her spice rack/cabinet that was above the stove, her LOVE sign that was in the living room, her plants, especially the one on the back of the toilet.....

Ahhhh, the house on Landis. It was so small, but even though we knew it was so small, and I'm sure we complained how small our house was, I have so many fond memories of that place. It was ours (even though we did rent...) and it was our home to grow up in, and I never felt like it was too crowded there, even when we did babysit Kaila and Janelle too. I'm sure mom did, and that was probably part of the reason she wanted me to move out. I was pissed, but I did eventually understand.

You know, I think mom's greatest achievements were us. (okay, I'm copying that phrase from My Girl 2, but I think it's true) All on her own, raising us, we turned out to be well behaved, nice people. Manners, that was important to her and grandma and grandpa. I still find it important to this day and teach that to my girls.

Damn, I miss her..............................