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I was just working on a very serious Mother’s
Day column and was ready to turn it in when I received one of
those fun email messages from a dear friend of mine. I dropped
what I was doing to read it and realized immediately that this
had to go into my Mother’s Day column. There’s enough
“serious” in this world and I was worried about making
someone special cry by what I had written. Thanks, Tammy, you
saved the day – everyone will enjoy reading this much more
than what I first intended. In a short while, we’ll all see
a few special things about mom.
It goes like this:
‘Why I Love Mom,’
Author Unknown
Mom and Dad were watching TV when Mom said, “I’m tired,
and it’s getting late. I think I’ll go to bed.”
She went to the kitchen and made sandwiches for the next day’s
lunches, rinsed out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the freezer
for supper the following evening, checked the cereal box levels,
filled the sugar container, put spoons and bowls on the table
and started the coffee pot for brewing the next morning.
She then put some wet clothes in the dryer, put a load of clothes
into the washer, ironed a shirt and secured a loose button. She
picked up the game pieces left on the table, put the phone back
on the charger and put the telephone book into the drawer. She
watered the plants, emptied a wastebasket and hung up a towel
to dry. She yawned and stretched and headed for the bedroom. She
stopped by the desk, wrote a note to the teacher, counted out
some cash for the field trip, and pulled a text book out from
hiding under the chair.
She signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed and stamped
the envelope and wrote a quick note for the grocery store. She
put both near her purse. Mom then washed her face with three-in
one cleanser, put on her night solution and age fighting moisturizer,
brushed and flossed her teeth and filed her nails.
Dad called out, “I thought you were going to bed.”
“I’m on my way,” she said
She put some water into the dog’s dish and then made sure
the doors were locked and the patio light was on. She looked in
on each of the kids and turned out their bedside lamps and TVs,
hung up a shirt, threw some dirty socks into the hamper and had
a brief conversation with the one up still doing homework. In
her own room, she set the alarm, laid out clothing for the next
day, straightened up the shoe rack. She added three things to
her six most important things-to-do list. She said her prayers
and visualized the accomplishment of her goals.
About that time, Dad turned off the TV and announced to no one
in particular, “I’m going to bed.”
And he did . . . without another thought.
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you wonderful women out there!
(And Dads, we don’t mean to be too hard on you. Your day
is coming soon!)
Mom’s Strawberry Dessert
1 cup butter, softened
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1 (8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
2½ cups confectioners’ sugar
1 (12 oz.) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 ½ qt. fresh strawberries, halved
1 (8 oz.) jar strawberry topping or pkg. ready-to-use strawberry
glaze
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix butter, flour,
and pecans in a bowl, and press into a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Bake 10 to 15 minutes; do not allow to brown. Set aside until
completely cool. In a bowl, mix cream cheese and confectioners’
sugar until smooth. Blend in the whipped topping. Spread over
the cooled crust. Refrigerate 8 hours, or overnight.
Top with strawberries and drizzle with glaze to serve.
Overnight Brunch Casserole with a Twist
16 slices white bread (crusts removed)
8 slices Canadian bacon
8 slices sharp cheese
6 eggs
Salt and pepper to taste
½ to 1 tsp. dry mustard
¼ cup minced green pepper
¼ cup minced onion
1 to 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
3 cups milk
Dash Tabasco
¼ cup melted butter
Crushed Corn Flakes for topping
Butter 13 x 9 glass baking dish. Place 8 slices
of bread in bottom. Top each with ham and cheese. Top with bread,
sandwich style. In bowl, beat eggs, add remaining ingredients.
(Butter and corn flakes are for topping.) Cover and refrigerate
overnight. In the morning, toss Corn Flakes with melted butter
and sprinkle over casserole. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for
about 1 hour. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into squares.
Blueberry Muffins
1 egg
2 cups Bisquick
1/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup milk
2 Tbsp. oil
¾ cup fresh blueberries
Heat oven to 400. Grease bottoms of 12 medium
muffin cups or line with paper cups. Beat egg slightly. Stir in
remaining ingredients (except blueberries), until moist. Fold
in blueberries. Divide batter evenly into cups. Bake 15-18 minutes
or until lightly browned.
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