After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, "I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you."
 
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.

That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.

 

"What's wrong, are you well," she asked?
 
My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.
 
"I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you," I responded. "Just the two of us."
 
She thought about it for a moment, and then said, "I would like that very much."
 
That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary.
 
She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's. "I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed," she said, as she got into the car, "They can't wait to hear about our date."
 
We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. "It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small," she said. "Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor," I responded.
 
During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation- -nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other's life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.  

As we arrived at her house later, she said, "I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you." I agreed.
 
"How was your dinner date?" asked my wife when I got home. "Very nice.  Much more so than I could have imagined," I answered.

 A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her.
 
Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place Mother and I had dined. An attached note said: "I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.  "
 
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: "I LOVE YOU" and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off
until "some other time."

Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby.... Somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, "normal" is history.
 
Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct - Somebody never took a three-year-old shopping.
 
Somebody said being a mother is boring - Somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit.

Somebody said if you're a "good" mother, your child will "turn out good"- somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a guarantee.
 
Somebody said "good" mothers never raise their voices - somebody never came out the back door just in time to see her child hit a golf ball through the neighbor's kitchen window.
 
Somebody said you don't need an education to be a mother - somebody never helped a fourth grader with math.
 
Somebody said you can't love the second child as much as you love the first - somebody doesn't have two children.
 
Somebody said a mother can find all the answers to her child-rearing questions in the books - somebody never had a child stuff beans up his nose or in his ears.
 
Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and delivery - somebody never watched her "baby" get on the bus for the first day of kindergarten, or on a plane headed for military boot camp.
 
Somebody said a mother can do her job with her eyes closed and one hand tied behind her back - somebody never organized seven giggling Brownies to sell cookies.
 
Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married - somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son-in-law or daughter-in-law to a mother's heartstrings.
 
Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home - somebody never had grandchildren.
 
Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to tell her - somebody isn't a mother.
 
Pass this along to all the "mothers" in your life and to everyone who ever had a mother.  This isn't just about being a mother; it's about appreciating the people in your life while you have them, no matter who that person is.

 

So remember to0day is a very special day so go and tell your  Mother that you  love her and wish her a very

 

Thank you Rusty for the lovely Valentine's wishes!

Please drop by and pay her a visit at:

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I hope that everyone is having a lovely Valentine's Day and that it is filled with love!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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-By Karl Fuchs

 

 

 

"Happy Mother's Day" Means More

 

"Happy Mother's Day" means more
Than have a happy day.
Within those words lie lots of things
We never get to say.
 
It means I love you first of all,
Then thanks for all you do.
It means you mean a lot to me,
And that I honor you.

 

But most of all, I guess it means
That I am thinking of
Your happiness on this, your day,
With pleasure and with love.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"A hush of silence sweeps over us as we breathe the word 'mother'. Christianity exalts motherhood as no other religion in the history of the world. In His incarnation our Lord entered our humanity through the portals of a woman's life and thus in a special sense sanctified motherhood. To be a mother is to hold the reins of a nation. A mother's hand is mightier than a king's scepter. This being true, every mother is called to utmost consideration of her high office." (Richard Beal)

 

 

 

"A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary."  (Dorothy Fisher)

 

 

 

 

"The Joy of Motherhood: What a mother experiences when all her children are in bed."
(Barbara Johnson)

 

 

 

 

 

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  Earth Day Card 

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Thank you so much India   

 

And

 

Please go visit them and wish them both a

Happy Earth Day

 

In Tune With Mother Nature

 

If you listen for the songbirds
As they greet the summer sun,
And love the way the wind can make
The trees sings just for fun;

If you like to hear the ocean
As it drums upon the shore,
And imagine all the whales out there,
And hope they'll sing some more;

If you think of all the animals
As players in a band,
Each with a lovely tune to play,
All needed on the land;

And know that as a boy or girl
A woman or a man
You have a vital role to play
In Mother Nature's plan;

If you honor every living thing
As a part of nature's treasure
You're in tune with Mother Nature
So let's all sing her song together.

 

Remember folks it is up to us to protect Mother Earth!

Recyle, Renew and Reuse!

 

Make Every Day

A

Happy Earth Day!

 

love Kitty.

 

 

 

 

 

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The time on Cape Breton Island is:

   

 

Kitty's Kavern

                      Welcomes You!

 

• Having parties
• By going to church
• By having St. Patrick's Day parades
• By wearing of the green
• and by drinking of the beer  (LOL)

 

Please if you drink don't drive! The life you save may be you own!

 

 

 

 

 

May you ALWAYS find a pot of gold at the end of your rainbow!

 

                                            

 

 

 

 

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Happy New Year

From

Cape Breton Island!

 

“Ciad Mile Failte”

("A Hundred Thousand Welcomes!")

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