Mother's Day

This coming weekend we're going to Houston to go see Thiago and Xabi, our two baby grandsons! Thiago has had a cough, so Anna took him to the doctor yesterday. Since he's only about 5 weeks old, they can't give him any medicine. And in light of the flu that's going around, they told Anna that if he develops a fever, they have to put him in the hospital. So I hope he gets better soon.

And this weekend it's Mother's Day. My mother is 78 years old, and in poor health, but she's still with us. So it's hard for me to think about myself on that day, since I still have my mother around. So I wish her a special day on Sunday.

When I was a little girl, and maybe even a teenager, I remember my grandmother would be serenaded outside her bedroom window, in the wee hours of mother's day morning. That was so special, and she would get very emotional at the beautiful music the Mariachis played. There is a song that has such beautiful words that is played lot on that day. That's one thing about Mexican macho guys, if you ever insult their mothers, you'd better run fast. They can be the meanest guys around, but there is always a soft spot in their hearts for Mamacita.

Likewise for the Virgin Mary, a lot of hardened criminals have a tatoo of the Virgin Mary on their arms, or chests or backs. If they're in prison, they've probably done something very bad, but they have tatoo of Jesus' mother. I always wondered why.

On Friday, I am invited to attend an Avance luncheon. They will honor a graduate of Avance during that luncheon. She is supposedly the first one to get a college degree. These are women that take parenting, and other classes to help them to be better mothers. I suppose it is for fathers too. I'm sorry I don't know a whole lot about Avance, but I probably will after that luncheon. A very worthwhile cause, it sounds like.

Happy Mother's day to all Moms!