Mother's Day is Coming! Let's Laugh!!!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I don't know about all of you, but I am ready for a lighthearted discussion.  Mother's Day is coming up on Sunday and I would like to hear a funny story or stories about your mother. I have to be careful here because my DD's are on DK, but luckily my mother is not :) My mother will be 85 this May and she has a great sense of humor. She laughs at all my jokes, even when they are about her. I guess growing up she always used to say if someone teases you, they like you, so going by that theory I love her and my family loves me.

My mom is not a big animal person and does not understand why people want pets. She does, however, love Fudge and Vern. Once when my kids were little, I called and told her we were getting a cat. Right away she said if we got a cat then she wasn't coming to stay at our house ever again and when I told that to my DH, we started laughing and yelled to the kids to get dressed, and to please hurry because we were on our way to get a cat that day. She was still on the phone and that cracked her up.

A couple of years ago, she announced to us that she was coming out to our house for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.  According to her, her financial guy said she can afford to come for both holidays.  We told her we thought she should be thinking about getting a new financial guy and that sent her into waves of laughter.

When President Obama was newly elected, she could not stop talking about his possible Health Care plan. My mom still has all her marbles and can get pretty wound up about a subject and kept going on and on about his plan and said it could mean euthanasia for the elderly.   The last time she brought it up, one of us asked her if she knew how to get someone on the list and did it help if more than one family member submitted a name and then we all laughed.

She is beyond competitive and at 85, is in a Wii bowling league and plays every week. If you beat her, you have to keep playing until she beats you. I got her a Mother's Day card this year that says something like They say the Nut doesn't fall to far from the tree and then you open it and it says that scares the hell out of me. Truer words were never spoken. Both my mom and I like to laugh and I see my future before my eyes when I look at her. I think laughter is a pretty great thing to pass on to your children. So, Happy Mother's Day to my funny mom and I would love to hear some funny stories about what makes your mom special.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Nancy, We all make mistakes in our parenting.....LOL!!! My husband calls us the twins.

[Carol and Banjo]

Awwwwwwwww!!!!

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

I love this post Laurie!! Thanks for the laughs! Your mom sounds like an absolute JOY! And you ARE the NUT...eeerrr..I mean you are JUST like her! :)

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, Ricki, I think....LOL!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

My mom is 88 and has really slowed down and narrowed her world to become the center of all things. However, in her heyday she was filled with fun pranks. For example, my husband had to get a crown and when the dentist tried it on him before cementing it on, he accidentally swallowed it! My mom, who worked for the city at the time, sent him a letter on official stationary notifying him that a dental crown had been found at the sewage treatment plant and he could claim it at any time.
My mom was the family organizer and the one who made everything happen on schedule from picnics to weddings. I am sorry that she is somewhat difficult now, but I have a lifetime of memories of her wonderful thoughtfulness and service to her family, the community and those in need.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Nancy, I loved your story about the crown. First, I thought, WOW, Nancy's husband is royalty and has a crown and then I read further and see if was a dental crown...haha! Great prank. I see some real stinkers where I volunteer, but I think it has to be very scary to get old and slow down and lose your independence. You are smart to focus on your good memories!!

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

Laurie-there's more than one of you?? OMG!! Sounds like a wonderful relationship.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Jennifer, Scary, isn't it???