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Sunday, June 1, 2014

Missing my mother

I missed my mom today. She is so far away in Wyoming. It's not that I don't miss her every day, but I was particularly reminded today.  I took the kids to the park this afternoon and we had fun. I watched them play on the swings and obstacles and then Karina decided she wanted to take a walk. This particular park, a favorite of ours for their awesome playground, has a trail that we never explored. So that is where we headed!





It is neat! There is a collaboration from the library (didn't I just mention their awesomeness the other day?), City of Gahanna, the local high school art department and some other sponsors. As you walk into the woods there are little plaque like things with some young person art with a short poem they wrote. Beside that on the plaque thing (name for this thing?) is a question directed towards children that had to do with the poem. It is very interactive, colorful and fun. So we walked and read and talked then they got tired of talking, asked me to stop reading and ran ahead. Ruining the romance of it all, that is their favorite. We went to the creek the path ran next to and skipped rocks.



We had fun but I would have loved to do that with my mom. She would have went to the park with me and walked through the woods.There are a ton of raspberry or blackberry bushes there. She would know what they were and when they would be ready. I'm sure she would have been happy, or at least willing, to go back with me when those berries would be ready. We could walk through the woods with the kids and pick and eat (gasp!) berries and I could complain about my week and she would listen. She wouldn't complain about being hot or tired. She wouldn't say how gross that creek water is or how icky it is to eat berries you find.She would listen to my crazy, lofty future plans and goals and be a realist and supporter.

I always miss my mom but especially this time of year. She was always so willing to do stuff with me. I can't wait till she and Steve come back for the wedding. I hope I' not crazy busy and so stressed that I don't get to enjoy her company.