No disclaimers
We have a tradition in the T&C household. Homemade cards, for all occasions.
This orange envelope holds all the Mother’s Day cards, or most of them anyway. I suspect a few have gotten away over the past 19 years of motherhood.
I treasure them all. Equally. Cards from all three, Big, Middle, and Little are wonderful. I love each of them. Equally. Lavishly. 
Preschool scribbles evolved into colorful, cheerful wishes. And I love them all, each one. Equally. I could never choose a favorite!
However, speaking strictly from a design standpoint, Middle seems to have a undeniable creative bent. Or maybe twist is the more appropriate word.
Regrettably, I did not date these cards. When you are young, you think you will remember who made what when. You won’t—at least not always. Middle made this at about age 12, I believe. He doesn’t remember why it says poop at the bottom.
Clearly, the sentiment was heartfelt.
This year’s card has made me smile all morning.
If you have ever mothered a high school boy, then you might know why he would choose this for his cover image.
And if you have ever been the son of a middle-aged mother, then I’m sure you know why he would add a disclaimer.
Happy Mother’s Day, everyone!
This orange envelope holds all the Mother’s Day cards, or most of them anyway. I suspect a few have gotten away over the past 19 years of motherhood.
I treasure them all. Equally. Cards from all three, Big, Middle, and Little are wonderful. I love each of them. Equally. Lavishly. 
Preschool scribbles evolved into colorful, cheerful wishes. And I love them all, each one. Equally. I could never choose a favorite!
However, speaking strictly from a design standpoint, Middle seems to have a undeniable creative bent. Or maybe twist is the more appropriate word.
Regrettably, I did not date these cards. When you are young, you think you will remember who made what when. You won’t—at least not always. Middle made this at about age 12, I believe. He doesn’t remember why it says poop at the bottom.
Clearly, the sentiment was heartfelt. This year’s card has made me smile all morning.
If you have ever mothered a high school boy, then you might know why he would choose this for his cover image.
And if you have ever been the son of a middle-aged mother, then I’m sure you know why he would add a disclaimer.
Happy Mother’s Day, everyone!
What a sweet post!! Have a wonderful Mother's Day! Martina
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ReplyDeleteA lovely tradition to uphold particularly in these days of blatant commercialism.
And such a fun selection of cards. You must, from now onwards, pencil a date on the reverse side.
This was one of the cutest posts I have seen all morning and what a wonderful endearing tribute to a great family tradition in your family and to your son. I love it! Very special. Happy Mothers day! (hes a good artist too)!
ReplyDeletehow funny are your kids?! what a wonderful tradition! I would treasure each and every one too! Happy Mother's Day!
ReplyDeleteSuch a fabulous way to keep all those memories. They grow up so fast! Happy Mother's day!
ReplyDeleteOh how I wish we had that traditions... I did get a little teary today with J's poem. I'm sharing it tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteHappy Mothers Day!
Love your post today! It made me look through all of our old cards and letters. Such wonderful memories.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous tradition to have! Those cards are lovely and precious! XOXO
ReplyDeleteDelightful! I love the idea that you have a tradition of home made cards. Happy Mother's Day!
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Colleen
How sweet! I save all the cards too - I have them in a stack in my office...I should get them organized and dated while I can still remember!
ReplyDeleteI save cards and have them in a stack on my desk to look at while I am having a bad day at work.
ReplyDeleteWe have this tradition also. I've kept everything including all the little hand written notes that said 'pick me up from school today, I have baseball practice' because they all said 'I love you, Mom.' I knew with boys all the mush would one day end so I grabbed everything I could. Nice thing is I still get the 'I love you Mom.'
ReplyDeleteWhat precious memories! They are so darling and remind me of my son's cards at different ages. I'll bet your children love the fact that you've saved their Mother's Day cards all these years. I hope your Mother's Day was the best ever.
ReplyDeleteBabs
What a wonderful idea, and how great to keep them all together.
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