Happy Mother’s Day
My mother died in 2009, why am I buying mothers day gifts?
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers I know,
And all of you out there that I don’t know yet!
Please have the best day today and treat yourself right.
Pretty little fun things just for you to let
You know how very special you are. And allow them to get
Mom some fun things too. My son came with an
Out of sight plant, he put together himself and
My six year old granddaughter who is just the best!
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A couple weeks ago I ordered three mothers day poetry coloring books that an author I read created. I gave my granddaughter one for her mother who didn’t come with them as she had weekend plans with some friends and her mom. She can give that to her mom.
My 10 year old granddaughter was busy beading something for her mother when we were with her. Her eleven year old brother told me he had $3.00 to buy his mother something. So, I decided to give a book to him for his mother. He wasn’t sure. I wasn’t sure either why he would hesitate.
I said, “All you need to do is write or color in your own words, “Happy Mother’s Day” on an inside cover. I gave him some colored pencils and left him to the job.
About an hour later he came into the room we were playing cards and said, “Grandma, I do not like to color.” Not understanding, I said, “That’s okay honey, you don’t have to color.”
His mother stated that she loved to color as did others. Then he said, There is just too much in the book for me to color all of it.” Then I got it! He thought he had to color the entire book before the next day to give it as a book for his mother.
Then I explained to him that his mother would color it or they may share the coloring of the book. They can both enjoy the poetry together too, although the book is more a gift for your mom, I hope you enjoy it too.
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It was a fun experience having purchased the books and I realized I may have to give mine away too today as it is a perfect mother and young child adventure into poetry and coloring.
The photos to be colored are more for younger children. The poetry is good for older ages, as it will be difficult for younger ones to read.
This experience has been a fun gift for me!
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First published by Mercury Press on medium.com
About the Creator
Denise E Lindquist
I am married with 7 children, 28 grands, and 13 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium daily.
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Comments (5)
Aww, this is such a sweet thing to do <3 Your grandson sounds so sweet
Such a fascinating poem!!!
What a beautiful story, Denise.
Awww, he thought he gotta colour the whole book in one day. So cute!
This is wonderful, Denise! I love coloring, I think more now than when I was a child. I color with my four-year-old grandson often. It's always a treat. Thanks for sharing, and Happy Mother's Day to you!