About 1:30 p.m. on Friday I called my Mom and said, "Hey, there's an estate sale with sewing stuff. Do you want to go?" "Yeah, I'll go with you," she said. By 3 o'clock Mom, Dad and I arrived at the sale. The guy in charge was the one who sold me the sewing machines last fall. I smiled and asked him where to find the sewing stuff. He told me which room and off I went. The room was full of fabric and I was thrilled to say the least.
We packed my car to overflowing. There was not enough room for it all, so a return trip was planned first thing Saturday morning. When we finally left around 6 p.m., my poor dad had to ride back with a dress form in his lap. (That's like the torso of a mannequin.) Mom was in the front with an aching back and a sore foot after helping sort through the sewing room.
We left at 7 a.m. the next morning. Dad drove the truck and I rode with Mom in the SUV. We ate biscuits and talked all the way there. When they opened the doors, we loaded the rest of the stuff into the truck. Even my 7 year old was a big help. It was 9:30 a.m. by then, so we were ready to make a pass through the house. At 11:15, we were finally done and both vehicles were full. After a great lunch at a fifties-type diner, we headed home, utterly exhausted.
After church on Sunday, I visited with my parents for a few hours. Daddy brought in Zaxby's and Mama made us a cherry cream cheese pie. I gave Mama a big hug and said, "Happy Mother's Day!"
Proverbs 31:28a Her children rise up and call her blessed;
My Mom is so cool and all I gave her was an exhausting weekend and no Mother's Day gift!
So let me rise up and say: "I have the World's Greatest Mom!"
I love you, Mama! Thank you for spending your weekend with me!
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