A Toast To Mothers

I am what you could call a Momma's Boy. I always have been. I couldn't ask for a better mom than what I have. She's inspired me in everything that I've done and continues to do so every day. I've grown up in a single parent home. Dad was...and still is..an alcoholic. While me and my dad's relationship is ok now, it wasn't always there, and my mom compensated for that. I never felt that I was missing a parent because my mom served the purpose of two parents.

She's been everything that a mother is and more. She's been a mom, a friend, a mentor, a teacher, a shoulder to lean on, and a confidant. I really don't know where I'd be without her right now. How many moms let their 26 year old sons still live at home while they just won't stop going to school! And she's still telling me I can keep going if I want and go for my PhD! Mother's Day is meant as a celebration for wonderful mothers like my own and all of the wonderful mothers out there. I don't know where I'd be without my own, but it probably wouldn't be where I am today. I thank her for all she's given me and only hope that she can get as much joy in return as she has given me.

I also want to wish a happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful blogging Moms out there. I've met so many wonderful women over the past few months who's sons and daughters are lucky to have them as moms. So happy Mother's Day to Literacy-Chic (known you way before blog-land ;), Lisa Snellings-Clark, Jenclair, Bookfool, Colleen Gleason, Aichaku, Booklogged, Bellezza, Stephanie, Nattie, Deslily! Oh...and Carl's wife Mary! If I missed you, please don't take offense. It's only because I didn't know you were a mother. Please let me know if you are...I like to know as much as possible about my friends :) Enjoy your day ladies!

New Additions To The Black Hole

So I seem to have acquired some new stuff and all of it is excellent :D. The birthday festivities continued last night at the casino where I lost $65. Yeah, that wasn't too much fun. What was fun though was this Tickle Me Freud that Chris and Angela game me for my birthday in addition to a Freud finger puppet:Isn't that great?! You squeeze his foot and he laughs and shakes. I've just about worn out his batteries already.

Today, even more stuff came my way. I was greeted this morning with a package from the one and only Lisa Snellings-Clark. In it was a little red poppet and 2 rats. Now my other 2 poppets have a new friend, and there are two rats to pick on them. The first rat is an evil little devil rat with a gold tooth and the other is a limited edition, numbered Edgar Allan Poe rat with a raven on his shoulder standing on a book of Tales. How cool is that! Now I just need to get my hands on a Neil rat.

I went to Whole Foods today to get my mom a wisteria vine. I decided on a wisteria vine and a pound of coffee from PJ's (a New Orleans coffee shop I used to work at) for Mother's Day. While I was in the checkout line, I saw Tori Amos' new CD, American Doll Posse, so I decided to pick it up being the avid Tori fan that I am. It's good...not great, but good. This may be one of those that I have to give a few listens to and I may be calling it the best album ever in a month, who knows, but right now I'm not blown away. To me, Tori lost something in the last few years. I feel like the last great album she put out was Boys For Pele. I'll even give her Choirgirl Hotel. That was a good album...but nothing's blown me away since then. But there are a few really good tracks on this album and I'd recommend it for Tori fans out there.