Inspiring Minds Want to Know: May 2007

In honor of Mother's Day, inspiring minds want to know...

From noodle necklaces, spa certificates to candlelight dinners, which Mothers Day gift captures the essence of you?Also, we're curious, what's the wackiest, craziest, or weirdest Mother's Day gift you've ever received?

I'll get us started. Hmmm...what type of Mother's Day gift is the "essence" of me? While I love massages and flowers, I think the Mother's Day gift that would capture a sense of me would be something that made me think and was homemade - maybe a creative story written by my son, and an interpretive dance by my daughters (their still very young so everything is interpretive) followed by a deep, meaningful conversation with my husband. Yep, that would be the gift that captures a sense of me.

Now, wacky, crazy or weird gift. I'm not sure I ever received one that stepped outside the bounds of normalcy. I suppose it would be a Mother's Day "poem" my son wrote about me that said I was a 63 year-old-women who smelled like vinegar and loved to eat popcorn and pickles. It also said I was the best mom ever so I'll forgive the hike in my age and the vinegar smell (he got the popcorn and pickles right, though.)

Happy Mother's Day,
Julie