Thursday, May 8, 2008

Mother's Day surprise

Our grown kids surprised me this Mother's Day with a wonderful gift. When our children were young, they had made some tiny decoupaged pictures. These had been in a box, and I recently found them, commenting to our daughter Jan that it would be fun to find a way to display them again. Then, with other things on my mind (like blogging - LOL) I forgot all about them, not realizing that they had found their way into Jan's purse.
Our grandaughter, Bethany, who is a professional framer, mounted them. What a surprise when I opened my early Mother's Day gift from our children, to find this beautifully framed picture of their art work from thirty-five years ago! It is now hanging proudly in our house bringing back some wonderful memories. Thanks to our three great kids and their spouses for this very thoughtful gift!

17 comments:

Jan Parrish said...

I'm so glad you liked it. Bethany commented on how each of our personalities were apparent even at that age. Bethany does such good work too!

Melanie said...

What a sweet, wonderful surprise and present!

Anonymous said...

What an awesome surprise!

Very creative!!☺

Deb said...

HiRuthie, that's a lovely gift, and what's best is the sentimetal value. Hope your having a wonderful day. My county is under a tonado warning. Deb

Technonana said...

Oh, what a wonderful surprize!!!
I love gifts like that!!! Keepsakes are forever!!

Julie said...

That's a nice Mother's Day gift. Is Jan your daughter?

Ruthie said...

Yes, Jan is our daughter. And I'm very proud of her!
She's the one who got me started blogging. :)

Robin said...

How sweet :)

Megan DiMaria said...

Lovely!

A prisoner of hope,
Megan

tonya said...

What a special treasure! Happy Mother's Day!

Rose of Sharon said...

That is the cutest thing ever! I love it! I love that Jan was sneaky and took them and her and her siblings had that done. What a great mother's day gift!

Hugs, Sharon

bp said...

That is such a wonderful surprise for Mother's Day!

Terrie's Lil' Piece of Serenity said...

Ruthie, That is a very.. special mother's day gift!! Now your treasure has a proper way to be displayed. "Happy Mother's Day", my friend! Hugs, Terrie

Mimi said...

what a wonderful surprise and a keepsake forever!!!
Have a Happy Mothers Day!
Mimi

Kristy said...

So sweet.
**hugs** and Happy Mothers Day!

Anonymous said...

Happy Mother's Day to you sweet Ruthie!♥

Charlotte said...

What a wonderful surprise. I hope you had a great Mother's Day.