People ask me what my favorite job has been (or I tell them), and I say "being a mom!" I really do feel that way! Today I was in a first grade classroom giving a counseling lesson and this little boy asked me if I was a mom (he gets points right there) and I said excitedly, "Yes!" He said, "Well, Happy Mother's Day then!" He then proceeded to hug me followed by the other children in the classroom. Needless to say, it made my day!
Well, I was trying to think about what else I could post for this special weekend, I thought showing you something from my grandmothers would be fitting since they both loved pink. I am certain that it runs in the family!
This necklace was Mimi's. I wish that I knew the history of this jewelry. It is one of my favorite pieces. I know that it is some type of enamel work. It was probably bought in the 1920's or so. I can remember going over to my grandmother's house and opening up her top dresser drawer that was full of jewelry (that must also run in the family) and I would pull out her jewelry box, wind it up and watch the ballerina dance up and down. I love those memories.
My other grandmother, Grammy, loved pink the best. She taught me to love crafts and everything pink. She loved to paint her nails. I always loved her dishwasher because the inside of it was pink. Her bathroom was pink including the toilet, bathtub, sink and tile. Nestled in one of the shelves of her bathroom was this Dresden ballerina. I always loved this ballerina. Every time I would go over there to spend the night she would run the bath water and put in those special bath beads that squeezed out "that stuff that smells good" and then dry me off with one of her special pink towels. I would sit at her pink vanity chair and ask if I could get down the ballerina. Of course, she always let me. Thank goodness for grandmothers! Thank goodness for mothers, aunts, and women who were like a mom to us.
Happy Mom's Day everyone!
Mom hugs!!
