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Hand Prints

Little hand prints on the door-
It seems I'm always cleaning
Muddy footprints on the floor
Dog came in from the open door
Crayon marks on the bathroom wall
This whole darn place a mess

That's how it always used to be
But now it would look good to me
For then I would know that he was near
That little boy I love so dear
Though now the house is deathly calm
My heart still hears "I love you mom."
For although time has made us part
He left his hand prints on my heart.

By: Thelma Josephine Bowling
From: The Heart of a Mom
(c) 1994

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  1. azureislands
    Thank you...Happy Mother's Day to you!!!
  2. zawadi
    Thanks... Have a Happy Mommy Day
  3. indipets
    Though you did not wish . I saw your greetings and complimented myself!!!
  4. indipets
    DID NOT WISH ME
    1. Shiley
      ok happy unmother's day!
  5. mikeny07
    Happy Mother's Day for all the Moms on here!
  6. kaguvkov
    Happy Mothers Day! especially to all Chess playing MoM's out there!
  7. casualinconcern
    Happy Mother's Day to all mothers! And to me, the mother of two kittens. Haha.
    1. Shiley
      That's funny I just caught that. Not been on computer much today.
  8. Anok
    Happy Mother's Day!

    (That poem made me tear up, too, Damn you Shirley!)
    1. Shiley
      My grandmommy wrote it.
  9. DocNicole
    Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers!!!
  10. Theresa111
    Happy Mother's Day
  11. RioTheYorkiePoo
    Thank you Shiley!!!
    It's very nice of ya!
    Huppy Mommy's Day to you and
    ALL the "online and offline" mothers!
    ...online or not...They are all mothers:-)
    Huggies
    Licks
    And many muahzzzz
    from Rio
    TheYorkiePoo
  12. janeycatte
    Thanks Shiley, that's lovely.

    My son gave me that poem with his handprints on last year (well, the fantastic teachers at his preschool had something to do with it, too).

    I totally surprised myself and him by bursting into tears...lol

    'Awer you awwite Mummy?'
    1. Shiley
      How can that be my gram's book isn't well known?
    2. janeycatte
      Well it's a lot like it. Let me go find it and check...
    3. janeycatte
      lol...well it is a mother's day poem.

      Now that I look at it again it's nothing like it!
      Our poem starts 'Sometimes you get discouraged because I am so small'
      But to be fair, it does mention handprints on the walls...

      Yup, I'm having one of those days.
    4. Shiley
      That's good I was about to freak out.
  13. DocKC
    Happy Mother's Day to you too! And to all the mother's out there.
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    1. DocKC
      I can't wait to find out how truly hard it is. :) :)
  15. pamelabaker
    Happy Mothers' Day All!!!Shiley, that poem is beautiful.
  16. fededesigntextiles
    Yippee...Happy Mothers Day to those of you who are still celebrating - it was yesterday for us Down Under! Go Mummy Bloggers!
    1. janeycatte
      Hi! I'm in Sydney. Nice to meet another Aussie Mum
  17. ThriftShopRomantic
    Heya, Shirley-- hope you and the other BC moms had a happy one!
    1. Shiley
      Pretty good, tons of house cleaning getting ready for Habitat interview tomorrow.
    2. ThriftShopRomantic
      Good luck with it! Let us know what happens.
    3. Shiley
      Sure will. They said it's based on need and if there is someone who has a home worse off than ours. I hope the bathroom floor rotting is good enough.
  18. nplbjirel
    I think it's late.
    Happy Mother's day to all mothers here. I miss my mother at this time.She is far from where I am staying. Anyone?
    1. Shiley
      It's late. This was posted 21 hours ago.

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