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To: Rambi who wrote (37785)	5/10/1999 7:07:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I knew there was a reason to teach my kids to cook. So they can cook me breakfast on Mother's Day! Nick is the only one who can cook, he was at Grandmother's. Chris did bring me coffee in bed, but he usually does. I am pretty spoiled.

To: Rambi who wrote (37785)	5/10/1999 7:26:00 PM
From: Thomas C. White	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

It was a lovely day- with roses and CDs from CW and a cell phone from Ammo , which I would prefer not to put up my butt, thank you... One very occasionally runs into an issue of context in not perusing every single post of a thread, although I might be excused for not doing so on one which has thirty something thousand of them, even if a few of them are my own. Not wanting to dredge up old issues or anything, I will merely assume that someone has in the past suggested that you do something vaguely off color and probably somewhat on the painful side with a cell phone, and leave it at that.

To: Rambi who wrote (37785)	5/20/1999 9:13:00 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Oh, wow, what a coincidence, Penni! I ALSO got a Mothers' Day card from our cats, Lizzie and Butterscotch. It is very cute, so I will share it. It starts out: TEN TOP REASONS Why I Put Up With You-- 10. You don't expect me to do demeaning tricks. 9. You've finally learned what kind of cat food I'll eat. 8. You accept hair balls as a fact of life. 7. Your furnishings make terrific scratching posts. 6. You hate taking me to the vet almost as much as I hate going. 5. You think it's cute when I knead my claws on you. 4. Two words: people food. 3. You know better than to try to give me a bath. 2. You let me have my space--which often includes your lap. Inside it says-- And the NUMBER ONE reason I put up with you is-- You respect me as a person! My apologies to American Greetings, but I thought it was so true of my cats' feelings about me, and mine about them, that other cat lovers might enjoy the list. Hmmmm . . . your Mothers' Day sounded beautiful. Aren't cell phones fun? I finally got one when they started giving very nice Nokias away with pagers, pizzas, and video store gift certificates. I guess that by the time my daughter leaves home you will be a seasoned veteran of the final stages of the separation process, and you can give me words of wisdom. I have none--it hurts just to think about. I have heard rumors that they come home from college for Thanksgiving with several months of smelly, very dirty laundry, if that might temper your sadness a bit. I know that the mark of successful parenting is a child who is strong and healthy and can leave home, but still it marks the final passing of so many years of childish energy enveloping you, keeping you young in a way that is surely ended with aching finality when they leave. I am having a bit of the opposite situation at the moment. My daughter does not like high school, and would like to be home schooled. Is there anyone out there who has home schooled a high schooler and would like to share your experience here?