Mother’s Day was a special day in my family as I was growing up, with us children making cards and gifts for my mom.  As my daughter grew older, she did this for me.
The grandchildren have been on quiet tippy-toes the past day or so, making and buying cards and gifts for my daughter and their two grandmothers.  (We’ve been celebrating a graduation, too,  this weekend, so have all been together in our multi-generational home.)
However, memories of my mom in the nursing home with Alzheimer’s come to mind.  I call them bittersweet memories since they combine joy that we could …read more