Sunday, May 14, 2006

Happy Mother's Day ya'll

Warning: Baaaad poetry below

So far for Mother's Day Calvin gave me a lovely potted orchid (how long will it take me to kill that I wonder?), a small dent on the roof of my car & then he stepped on my breast pump so now there is no way I can modify the suction strength. I am just hoping I hadn't left it on super sucker mode or else my nipplage is in for a big surprise next time I go to supplement my baby's dinner. But I also got to sleep in a little bit & eat delicious German Pancakes for breakfast. Mmmmm icing sugar & lemon.....

I've been getting a bunch of e-mails over the past few days full of mother's day wisdom & sentiments so beautiful they've brought tears to my eyes. There's always the requisite smultz but even that has just a tad more meaning to me now. Oh how I've changed. Yesterday we even went for a Sears Portrait Studio sitting. The baby was cute but I felt I should've been doing something like this just to get the full effect of the cheesy poses they put you in. Why oh why didn't we just go to Loblaws? Or better yet if I knew how much it was going to cost why didn't we go get something a little more my style? How far I have fallen from cool (self-delusionary though it may have been).

I was going to write something special for my mother to tell her how much I love & appreciate her but nothing seems to be sufficient. I hope your day is sweet & relaxing & full of garage sales & nice glass or two of excellent wine. Freyja misses you tickling her feet.


Grandma & the Doodles Posted by Picasa

And now on to some general mommy lovin' of the bloggin' kind. A "call-to-celebration" has been put forth by Her Bad Mother to spread some goodness around as an antidote to some experimental public derision. It was asked of us to write a love letter post to any mommy blogger who has made a difference in our world. But alas, I could not just pick one (probably because I have enough trouble making decisions about what to put on my pizza, let alone trying to come up with one wonderful blogger to put before all else) & was tempted by the word "ode". Hence I give you, bloggy mothers & all other mothers & those who want desperately to be mothers out there this pathetic & admittedly pretty lame poem with so much linkage your eyes will burn. (I tried for more but started losing my mind.)

Ode to Amazing Mommy Bloggers
(a la Pablo Neruda)
(no offense to Pablo Neruda)

Out of desperation
hear their cries
lamenting
loss of sleep, or, perhaps,
gas, oh the gas
of infant bellies, insatiable
lust of boobies
sodden with milk
the love emerges
through
aching hearts,
bursting pride
and bareness of soul laid open
upon virtual page.

Blogging mommies!
unite
drink from the Kool-Aid
pitcher of electric happiness
sate your thirsty
palate
and leery polyps
like a girl gone child.
Information superhighways beckon
to far off lands
bridging distances
vast, and mothers
good and
bad.

Lessons taught
fraught
with humour, ripe with
irony, sarcasm and picture-perfect
smiles so broad,
crafted
and stitched together
tableaus and postcards from the
edge and verge of
nervous
breakdowns show the
new
mummies, mommies, mums, moms, mothers, mamas, mommas, mamans and
etc., that it is
going
to be
ok.

And yet do not forget
pain so deep for
what was
not to be
, scars along
womanly essences,
fertility
eluded
; but then
hope arising from
adopting
small perfections.

Rise drinkers full of
support
all hail
all mothers
everywhere:
peace
out.

15 comments:

Her Bad Mother said...

OMG, that's brilliant! Too good! If I wasn't wonderfully swamped with links to odes I would reproduce this particular ode in its entirety. Love it, love it, love it.

bunmaster said...

Awh thanks so much! It was fun & I've gone back to it about 10 times now to add more linkage. I must be nuts! Thanks for starting this little celebration what with all the crap you've had to deal with. Impressive.

Anonymous said...

Hi!

I found you through a link somewhere...this is fantastic! Thanks for pointing me to some new mamas!

Mom101 said...

I am amazingly impressed with this. Neruda, no less! Nicely done. Bowing my head in awed reverence. (and orchids? They last. It's the only thing I don't kill. Enjoy it.)

mo-wo said...

Impeccable. Top of the pops in the mammoth task HBM has given as a reading assignment.

Really glad to have found you.

bunmaster said...

Thanks everybody!

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for including me in this group of amazing women!

And I love your poem as a way of answering HBM's call. Of all the one's I've seen, I like yours the best.

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for the link, and it's nice to have found you this way.

DaniGirl said...

Wow, Laura! Wow!!!

bunmaster said...

Yay me! And Yay everybody! Seriously, I admire all of you so it was easy to create some mad linkage.

Anonymous said...

[p]Lampwork European beads are unique, lovely, various and colorful . Add to these some simple and unassuming plain round beads 篓C sizes ranging from 2 to 6 mm 篓C and you have a design that will stand the test of time for certain! You might not fathom the notion that a necklace or bracelet that is made solely of silver European beads would be really beautiful or desirable though . European beads are made in various materials, and metal European beadsare one kind of these beads . Where to get a wide range of selections and cheap prices? Search Pandora beads on the internet to find a large and reputable jewelry beads online wholesaler who can offer you a huge range of selection and much lower wholesale prices . We can easily find bracelets or bangles on women隆炉s wrists . Rejoice your distinct moments with such stunning items and make them memorable . 925 Sterling Gold involving best point of high quality are given through [url=http://www.linksoflondonbraceleted.co.uk]links of london sale[/url] thomas sabo uk . The unique bracelets the fact that combine tanners brown, dark brown and ebony leather with [url=http://www.llinksoflondon.co.uk]wholesale links of london[/url] sterling silver are a different take for accessories meant for men . Therefore it is typically actually reasonable use a beachfront garments via amazing offer [url=http://www.linksoflondonbraceleted.co.uk]links of london bracelet[/url] you garage.[/p][p]Their charms are produced within a Cameo appearance and anniversary one particular is fabricated to present the characteristic character of anniversary sign . I kept probable in the box and fell on prime to the method of my fella, mostly because they identified the diamond necklace that they usually affiliated with Thomas diamond bracelet by Thomas Sabo, who attained his title within the producer of a man who arranged . What to the idea in time place are miraculous miracle routine your personal ordinary dress-up costume equipped to wear immediately ton, Brilliantly, Appropriate that is the approach it is definitely likely you are performing it . was this [url=http://www.linksoflondonringuk.co.uk]links of london ring uk
[/url] time quite Sabo decided to start a company of yours . Nevertheless, dirt and dirt will get [url=http://www.linksoflondonbraceleted.co.uk]links of london jewellery sale
[/url] deposited for your charms and bracelet because of normal use . All of them are from in different colors, sizes, shapes and patterns . Are you thinking of buying Pandora jewelry online? If you are, then it is important for you to be aware of sellers who are out there to mislead you into buying fake Pandora jewelry . By simply donning these kinds [url=http://www.linksoflondonringuk.co.uk]links of london bracelets[/url] of earrings could demonstrate each of our junior along with vitality . If you get hold of charm necklace about ones neck of the guitar, it truly is well-advised so you might utilize simply just all around about three bracelets.[/p]

Anonymous said...

[p]Lampwork European beads are unique, lovely, various and colorful . Add to these some simple and unassuming plain round beads 篓C sizes ranging from 2 to 6 mm 篓C and you have a design that will stand the test of time for certain! You might not fathom the notion that a necklace or bracelet that is made solely of silver European beads would be really beautiful or desirable though . European beads are made in various materials, and metal European beadsare one kind of these beads . Where to get a wide range of selections and cheap prices? Search Pandora beads on the internet to find a large and reputable jewelry beads online wholesaler who can offer you a huge range of selection and much lower wholesale prices . We can easily find bracelets or bangles on women隆炉s wrists . Rejoice your distinct moments with such stunning items and make them memorable . 925 Sterling Gold involving best point of high quality are given through [url=http://www.linksoflondonbraceleted.co.uk]links of london sale[/url] thomas sabo uk . The unique bracelets the fact that combine tanners brown, dark brown and ebony leather with [url=http://www.llinksoflondon.co.uk]wholesale links of london[/url] sterling silver are a different take for accessories meant for men . Therefore it is typically actually reasonable use a beachfront garments via amazing offer [url=http://www.linksoflondonbraceleted.co.uk]links of london bracelet[/url] you garage.[/p][p]Their charms are produced within a Cameo appearance and anniversary one particular is fabricated to present the characteristic character of anniversary sign . I kept probable in the box and fell on prime to the method of my fella, mostly because they identified the diamond necklace that they usually affiliated with Thomas diamond bracelet by Thomas Sabo, who attained his title within the producer of a man who arranged . What to the idea in time place are miraculous miracle routine your personal ordinary dress-up costume equipped to wear immediately ton, Brilliantly, Appropriate that is the approach it is definitely likely you are performing it . was this [url=http://www.linksoflondonringuk.co.uk]links of london ring uk
[/url] time quite Sabo decided to start a company of yours . Nevertheless, dirt and dirt will get [url=http://www.linksoflondonbraceleted.co.uk]links of london jewellery sale
[/url] deposited for your charms and bracelet because of normal use . All of them are from in different colors, sizes, shapes and patterns . Are you thinking of buying Pandora jewelry online? If you are, then it is important for you to be aware of sellers who are out there to mislead you into buying fake Pandora jewelry . By simply donning these kinds [url=http://www.linksoflondonringuk.co.uk]links of london bracelets[/url] of earrings could demonstrate each of our junior along with vitality . If you get hold of charm necklace about ones neck of the guitar, it truly is well-advised so you might utilize simply just all around about three bracelets.[/p]

Anonymous said...

[p]Lampwork European beads are unique, lovely, various and colorful . Add to these some simple and unassuming plain round beads 篓C sizes ranging from 2 to 6 mm 篓C and you have a design that will stand the test of time for certain! You might not fathom the notion that a necklace or bracelet that is made solely of silver European beads would be really beautiful or desirable though . European beads are made in various materials, and metal European beadsare one kind of these beads . Where to get a wide range of selections and cheap prices? Search Pandora beads on the internet to find a large and reputable jewelry beads online wholesaler who can offer you a huge range of selection and much lower wholesale prices . We can easily find bracelets or bangles on women隆炉s wrists . Rejoice your distinct moments with such stunning items and make them memorable . 925 Sterling Gold involving best point of high quality are given through [url=http://www.linksoflondonbraceleted.co.uk]links of london sale[/url] thomas sabo uk . The unique bracelets the fact that combine tanners brown, dark brown and ebony leather with [url=http://www.llinksoflondon.co.uk]wholesale links of london[/url] sterling silver are a different take for accessories meant for men . Therefore it is typically actually reasonable use a beachfront garments via amazing offer [url=http://www.linksoflondonbraceleted.co.uk]links of london bracelet[/url] you garage.[/p][p]Their charms are produced within a Cameo appearance and anniversary one particular is fabricated to present the characteristic character of anniversary sign . I kept probable in the box and fell on prime to the method of my fella, mostly because they identified the diamond necklace that they usually affiliated with Thomas diamond bracelet by Thomas Sabo, who attained his title within the producer of a man who arranged . What to the idea in time place are miraculous miracle routine your personal ordinary dress-up costume equipped to wear immediately ton, Brilliantly, Appropriate that is the approach it is definitely likely you are performing it . was this [url=http://www.linksoflondonringuk.co.uk]links of london ring uk
[/url] time quite Sabo decided to start a company of yours . Nevertheless, dirt and dirt will get [url=http://www.linksoflondonbraceleted.co.uk]links of london jewellery sale
[/url] deposited for your charms and bracelet because of normal use . All of them are from in different colors, sizes, shapes and patterns . Are you thinking of buying Pandora jewelry online? If you are, then it is important for you to be aware of sellers who are out there to mislead you into buying fake Pandora jewelry . By simply donning these kinds [url=http://www.linksoflondonringuk.co.uk]links of london bracelets[/url] of earrings could demonstrate each of our junior along with vitality . If you get hold of charm necklace about ones neck of the guitar, it truly is well-advised so you might utilize simply just all around about three bracelets.[/p]

Anonymous said...

[p]Amidst these conditions, Sanborn and Warner found little interest [url=http://www.barbed-wires.com]razor wire sale[/url] in their product . In the East and New England, fencing had been constructed of stone walls, drawing upon the great amounts of stone found in the native soil . In the late 1860's and early 1870's, this problem had been considered by many of the citizens of De Kalb County . is often used together with different fences to reinforce [url=http://www.barbed-wires.com]razor wire price[/url] security for residences, buildings and places . Texans were still skeptical [url=http://www.barbed-wires.com]Barbed wire price[/url] of any product of the North, and they further feared the seemingly cruel nature of the contraption . Features: razor barbed wire is also named Tape Wire, Razor Tape Wire, Barbed Tape or Barbed [url=http://www.barbed-wires.com]Barbed wire sale[/url] Tape Wire . The plans to mount and sell the barbed wire pieces were met with outrage by Jewish organisations immediately after the planned sale was announced . perimeter

Kamp Amersfoort Foundation director Harry Ruijs said he would no longer sell the 50 pieces of wire for 10 euros ($13) apiece to finance an exhibition of artefacts discovered [url=http://www.barbed-wires.com]Barbed wire[/url] at the site around 50 kilometres (30 miles) southwest of Amsterdam.[/p]

Anonymous said...

[p]Amidst these conditions, Sanborn and Warner found little interest [url=http://www.barbed-wires.com]razor wire sale[/url] in their product . In the East and New England, fencing had been constructed of stone walls, drawing upon the great amounts of stone found in the native soil . In the late 1860's and early 1870's, this problem had been considered by many of the citizens of De Kalb County . is often used together with different fences to reinforce [url=http://www.barbed-wires.com]razor wire price[/url] security for residences, buildings and places . Texans were still skeptical [url=http://www.barbed-wires.com]Barbed wire price[/url] of any product of the North, and they further feared the seemingly cruel nature of the contraption . Features: razor barbed wire is also named Tape Wire, Razor Tape Wire, Barbed Tape or Barbed [url=http://www.barbed-wires.com]Barbed wire sale[/url] Tape Wire . The plans to mount and sell the barbed wire pieces were met with outrage by Jewish organisations immediately after the planned sale was announced . perimeter

Kamp Amersfoort Foundation director Harry Ruijs said he would no longer sell the 50 pieces of wire for 10 euros ($13) apiece to finance an exhibition of artefacts discovered [url=http://www.barbed-wires.com]Barbed wire[/url] at the site around 50 kilometres (30 miles) southwest of Amsterdam.[/p]