Happy Mother's Day!

This is a special Mother's Day post dedicated to all the mothers out there.  All types: cat moms, dog moms, fish moms, ferret moms, great aunts that are like grandmothers, and aunts that are like moms.  Let's go ahead and include aunts that aren't really even your aunt, but they get rolled into today's accolades as well.  And to be really inclusive, if you don't have a mom, or if yours is gone, be you cat, dog, or human, your man/dad gets to celebrate or be celebrated today too.  He also gets to celebrate on Father's Day and vice versa for the lady single parents. 

I'm also going to send a special shout out to my cat, Isis.  She has diligently mothered every foster, stray, and new addition that I have thrust upon her.  Sure, there is a little grumbling at first, as if to say, "Another one, come on, I'm spayed, how do they keep coming?  Oh well, your ear's dirty, come here and take this bathing!" 

Most importantly to me (and my sister) is our own personal mother.  I love you, Mom.  I miss you and I wish I could be there to celebrate with you... to make sure that you didn't have to do too much in the kitchen or order your dinner yourself.  I hope somebody scoops the kitty potties for you today.  (Maybe Robin, herself a proud cat mom, will take the reigns on that one.)  I don't know how to express how fortunate I feel to have had a Mom that I could always come to and knew I would have help in solving whatever problem I had, or if you couldn't solve it, I felt better for having shared it with you.  I still feel that way, only I have to be satisfied with a phone call instead of the great hugs that I would get in person.  What great hugs...I still remember how great it was to see you at the Knoxville airport when I came into town last winter holiday.  I would have been happy to see Dad and Robin as well, but as it was the moment was ours to share privately and I cherish it.  I love you, Mom.