Runaway October

Today is Mother’s Day in the USA. Other coun­tries have dif­fer­ent dates to appre­ci­ate mothers.

It’s really all about the ties of fam­ily, the strength of love and appre­ci­a­tion for the lead­ers in our life.

What bet­ter way to show you love your mom then by post­ing old pic­tures?

There’s Dad in the back.

Uncle Dar­rin, Grandma Betty, Mom hold­ing Cody.

Bon­nie and I front and cen­ter. This was 1989.

Hence those glasses. No, kid­ding. They’re lovely Mom.

Also 1989.

Grandma Betty and Bon­nie, Mom and Cody, Grandma List and Char­lie, then me.

Nice Bar­bie.

1991.

Grandma Betty, Mom hold­ing Erin, Grandma List and Cody.

Pretty Mama.

And just to prove I haven’t always been goofy looking:

Aug ’85. Almost three years old.

So make sure today that you give your mom a hug, tell her that she means every­thing to you, and be thank­ful for what you have.

And that she got rid of those glasses.

KIDDING! <3

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The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bot­tom of which you will always find forgiveness.

~Hon­oré de Balzac

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Some Links:

• 75 Tips for Left­overs and Ingre­di­ents - via The Kitchn
• All-Natural Mois­tur­iz­ing Kitchen Hand Scrub — via Good Life {Eats}
• Child Cre­ativ­ity Linked with Out­door Free Time — via Steve-Olsen.com
• Your Favorite ‘Nat­ural’ Brands May Not Be What They Seem — via Mercola.com
• Nutella Self-Frosting Cake — via Car­men Cooks

Some awe­some tutorials:

• Funky Quilted Binder Cover — via Moda Bake Shop
• AWESOME Dog Bed — via Jezze
• Kid’s Teepee — via My Tiny Sweet Cheeks
• Hot Pink Cross Quilt Block Tuto­r­ial — via Betty Ninja
• Alpha­bet Quilt — via Reese Dixon

And a funny:

New Car via XKCD.com