One plain, pink Hanes t-shirt...a couple dollars. Some acrylic paint...a couple more dollars. That same t-shirt covered in acrylic paint...hand, finger, and foot prints...absolutely priceless.
That was my Mother's Day gift from Punky. Her aunt got creative while watching her one day last week. On the front of the shirt, she put her hand prints around in a circle to look like blue flower petals. The center of the flower is filled with bright yellow finger prints. And red footprints walk diagonally up the back of the shirt. Yesterday morning Punky proudly got it from its hiding place and grinned ear to ear as she carried it through the house to hand it to me. My heart melted.
I noticed something blue on Punky's arm while giving her a bath one night. It wiped right off so I didn't give it too much thought. At least now I know the source of the blue hue. I imagine she had so much fun making it. What a clever idea! I'll cherish it forever. It is more valuable than any famous work of art.
The rest of Mother's Day was quiet around here...and that was fantastic. Punky's dad made me a nice breakfast and I had a few hours of play time with my favorite little girl. Then she treated me to a full three-hour nap so I had plenty of "me" time while she slept. And when she woke, her dad took her to visit her grandmother for a couple more hours which gave me even more time to relax and enjoy my day. Don't get me wrong, I love every minute I spend with her and would've been just as happy playing with her all day, but once in a while I cherish some old-fashioned alone time and I don't get the opportunity very often.
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