Who needs therapy or self help books?

One of the best things I got for Christmas didn’t come from a store.  The kids complied a list of reasons why they love me.

Here it is:

Why we love our mama!  (yes they call me mama)

·      She is a good sweeper.  Our floors are always clean

·      She can read and write

·      She plays on the floor with us and never complains her back hurts

·      She is a good painter

·      She is a good cooker

·      She is funny and silly and makes us laugh

·      She is cute and cuddly, but not like a panda…those things will rip your face off

·      She is super smart and always answers our questions, even hard ones

·      She is organized and always knows where our stuff is

·      She is good at raising children (we highly recommend her)

·      She is good at wiping bums when I can’t reach.  Even bums of my friends who have trouble in the bathroom

·      She has good taste in friends (she knows who is worthy of her goodness)

·      She is good at sinus rinsing

·      She is nice

·      She makes sure we never lick a knife

·      She knows how to use her angry eyes instead of yelling

·      She is calm and peaceful

·      She is good at making magic potions

·      She is good at making stink bombs that really stink

·      She is not too girly

·      She is not afraid to try new things

·      She makes the best cookies and lets us help even if we are messy

·      She is the best at tucking in

·      She always wakes us up by saying “good morning little peanuts”

·      She is the best story teller…dramatic in the right places and never spits when she reads

·      She always knows where the sales are

·      She is bouncy

·      She doesn’t think our snotty noses are gross

·      She doesn’t let us eat play doh even though it’s non toxic

·      She has the moves like Jagger when we kitchen dance after supper

·      She always knows what herbal remedy to use

·      She is a tree hugger and teaches us about nature when we go hiking

·      She is not afraid to hold toads and thinks they are cool

·      She sings really loud in the car

·      She is responsible and doesn’t always give us what we want

·      She trusts us to make good choices, even when I ride my bike to the corner and she can’t see me from the driveway

·      She always tells us to just be ourselves

·      She isn’t afraid to catch our barf when we are sick

·      She never says no when we climb into her bed in the middle of the night

·      She is patient and helps us understand things that are hard

·      She is not afraid of scary basement noises or when the lights go out in a storm

·      She makes great fairy gardens

·      She believes in magic

·      She looks at us when we are talking to her

·      She plays in the rain with us

·      She teaches us to be grateful

·      She is the best hugger

·      She tells us that every day is a new chance to do something great

Like I said, the best Christmas gift ever…