A Story about a Woman who could be "The Mother of the Year"?
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 10:24 am
I have no idea if there is a "Mother of the Year" in our city, but I have to say something about my wife, Karen.
What she does, she does without asking for any accolades, nor any praise from anyone, anytime.
She takes care of both my mother and father. She is doing essentially what a nurse's aide would do, urinals, bedpans, at times, cleaning up after "accidents", also a cook, making them exactly what they want to eat and exactly at the times they want to eat , regardless of how complex their request is, food wise. Snacks in between. Keeps their rooms clean up the stairs. She makes countless grocery and pharmacy trips sometimes many times a day. She manages their details from from bills to who gets paid for cutting the lawn. On and On.
I have yet to mention, she teaches our little one, in the minutes or so in between making literally hundreds of trips up and down the stairs daily, how to play certain games, we both developed to help our child's growth as well as just having fun. She does the wash, sews, constantly on the move from 3am till whenever. She took up the slack I had to give up, while I have had focus on a highly intense program of studies leading to a Ph.D while living in a mass of books, notebooks, bibles, and more that would require a bulldozer to clear out at this point, and all at "warp speed ", and she never complains. Ever. She helps me deliver services, handling many aspects from the music to helping others outside of the family.
We all need clothes, and some basic things, and she makes things go further, by her sewing expertise for all of us. Adult tops, with some add ons sewn on, become a full outfit for our little one. Old uniforms that we had from law enforcement days become "daily wearables" to a degree. (You learn to love the color "CPD dark blue")
What kind of "mother's day card" could possibly say enough? Flowers? The word "thanks" would apply in most cases, but even at the sacrifice of spending time with my in-laws, she passes that up to take care of all of us. It seems "thanks" does not "get it".
With all that said, all I can say or do at this point is to say "thank you", and praise God.
So, if there is such a thing as a "Mother of the Year" in our city, I'd like to nominate my wife. Thank you.
Mark Crnolatas Sr., LHS Class of '68
In God I trust
What she does, she does without asking for any accolades, nor any praise from anyone, anytime.
She takes care of both my mother and father. She is doing essentially what a nurse's aide would do, urinals, bedpans, at times, cleaning up after "accidents", also a cook, making them exactly what they want to eat and exactly at the times they want to eat , regardless of how complex their request is, food wise. Snacks in between. Keeps their rooms clean up the stairs. She makes countless grocery and pharmacy trips sometimes many times a day. She manages their details from from bills to who gets paid for cutting the lawn. On and On.
I have yet to mention, she teaches our little one, in the minutes or so in between making literally hundreds of trips up and down the stairs daily, how to play certain games, we both developed to help our child's growth as well as just having fun. She does the wash, sews, constantly on the move from 3am till whenever. She took up the slack I had to give up, while I have had focus on a highly intense program of studies leading to a Ph.D while living in a mass of books, notebooks, bibles, and more that would require a bulldozer to clear out at this point, and all at "warp speed ", and she never complains. Ever. She helps me deliver services, handling many aspects from the music to helping others outside of the family.
We all need clothes, and some basic things, and she makes things go further, by her sewing expertise for all of us. Adult tops, with some add ons sewn on, become a full outfit for our little one. Old uniforms that we had from law enforcement days become "daily wearables" to a degree. (You learn to love the color "CPD dark blue")
What kind of "mother's day card" could possibly say enough? Flowers? The word "thanks" would apply in most cases, but even at the sacrifice of spending time with my in-laws, she passes that up to take care of all of us. It seems "thanks" does not "get it".
With all that said, all I can say or do at this point is to say "thank you", and praise God.
So, if there is such a thing as a "Mother of the Year" in our city, I'd like to nominate my wife. Thank you.
Mark Crnolatas Sr., LHS Class of '68
In God I trust