politically purple

history

in the making

today...

.

 

president barack obama

is being publicly sworn in

during an inauguration assembly

in washington dc

and much to my pleasure

his beautiful daughters

malia and sasha

chose to wear

these magnificent coats

to the festivities

bless them both

as they continue to navigate

the difficult teenage years

in the whitehouse

and bless us all

as we enter an era of change

for we must

get back to working together

for the betterment

 of our country

fresh flowers...

and ric rack

brighten up

the quilt shop...

. 

 

on my special day

thank you matt & jessica

you are two

of the sweetest teenagers

i know

i am grateful to share

my life with

 you

and you with

 me

fifty three...

it's going

to be the

best one yet...

. 

 

...so much excitement the

past few days

i am giddy and

speechless

and i can't share one

darn bit of it

other than this

sweet

melt your heart message

from the teenager

love that boy so much

it feels really good

to be fifty three

liberated

cleansed

happy

and free

thursday thought

one quarter of a century...

that's how long

i have had the

privilege of...

.

 

...mothering this sweet child

he was my first born

it was a new experience

i rocked the job

in the beginning

maybe even

 thru the toddler years

once he reached school

i simply repeated

 behaviors

i had observed

behaviors

i had been taught

and that's when my skills

started not being

so great

i look back now

with tears flowing down

 my cheeks

i should have

wrapped my arms

around him more

and simply held him

i should have

just allowed him to be

to share what he wanted

to share

and shut up

i should have worried less

about what others thought

i should have learned that

as a mother

you put your own needs

behind his

i should have accepted

his choices

without criticism

and when i failed at that

i should have learned

to apologize

i should have told him

i love him

every single day

i know this

because

 that's what

i'm yearning for

for me

the child within me

it's not too late

i'm still alive

and thankfully he's still

 beside me

a new beginning...

 

committed

 to making it

 the best one yet