Speaking of moms, I've been trying to get ahold of mine all morning. I have to work out the final part of our super secret plan, and if I can't get ahold of her, that's gonna be kind of hard to do. Poor thing has her 4th sinus infection since Christmas. She's so sick, and the doctor won't give her any meds, 'cause he wants to do a CT scan. But, they have to jump through hoops with the insurance company in order to get authorization for said CT scan, so it'll probably be a couple of weeks before that happens. I hate to think that she'll be this sick that whole time!

Yay for Kristin and Robin's moms.

Tinelies for everyone.

My mum and dad get here this evening, and will be here for a couple of days before they begin their spring holiday (do retired people get holidays? I was just postulating elsewhere that relaxing in warmer climates is their ::jobs::). It will be really good to see them.

Kristin, You [have] such an awesome mom!

editted because verbs are good, and for clarity.

Ah, bizarre Utah weather. The meteorologists are saying the snowstorm that's due tonight could be the biggest of the winter. Even though it's officially spring.

There's a blog-thing called "You know you live in X when". One of the Utahl lines is "when the tulips get snowed on twice while still in the bulb and three times after they bloom."

At the risk of sounding unbelievably corny...I think one of the main reasons I always wanted to be a mom was because I wanted to be able to be the kind of mom she has been for me.

I had the weirdest dream with Spike in it last night. I can even remember the details. Suffice it to say that I think I miss the guy, too.

I'm glad he's in the title.

one of the main reasons I always wanted to be a mom was because I wanted to be able to be the kind of mom she has been for me.

This is just so awesome! (I feel the same way about my mom.)

The sad flip side of it is that it isn't looking likely that I will ever be a mother, but I will always try to reach out to others and take care of them the way she does.

Okay, I'm sorry.

t /schmoopy

Kristin, my older sister is childless by choice. This doesn't mean she isn't one of the most maternal people I know. She is AWESOME at taking care of people (and children) and goes out of her way to make them feel special.

It's what makes her an incredible person. Long before I had a baby, I enjoyed taking care of people in maternal ways. It made me feel good to do it--even before we even thought about having Owen. In short, having a child isn't a prerequisite to being a caring, loving, maternal person.