100% Kelly

This email came from my good friend, Dindin. The passage moved me, so I thought I’d post it on my blog and share it to 5 of my pretty mom friends Joy, Jane, Thea, Mich, and Vannie.

Prettiest Mom

Once you have been hit, you have to hit 5 pretty Moms.

If you get hit again, You will know you are Really pretty!

So hit 5 pretty moms on your friends list to let them know they are pretty!

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Before I was a Mom

I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn’t worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom -

I had never been puked on.

Pooped on.

Chewed on.

Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom

I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom

I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn’t want to put him down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn’t stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom -

I didn’t know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn’t know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

I didn’t know that bond between a mother and her child.

I didn’t know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom -

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,

the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn’t know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

Send this to someone who you think is a special Mom.

I just did!

It’s just been a little over two years that we have lived in the condo, but my cabinets and shelves look older than their age. Thanks to Manu and his motorbike, which slams into everything at home, my furniture is full of cuts, nicks, and scratches. Now I’m thinking of having my some of my wooden furniture refurbished and my cabinets refaced which is a much cheaper option compared with full remodeling (see American Home Craft for details on cabinet refacing). I hope the cost of revamping would still fit in my budget as I already plan to have the little boy’s bedroom fixed and fully decorated when he turns 3.

Thanks Gracie for the award! Really really appreciate it

The Rules:

1) You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also for contributing to the blogging community, no matter what language.

2) Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.

3) Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.

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I’m giving this award to Vannie, Jen, Jane, Peachy, and Apols, whose blogs never fail to inform and entertain me