THINGS MY MAMA TAUGHT ME

An observation while folding clean clothes out of the dryer made me realize we honor and remember our loved ones in all kinds of ways.  Which put a smile on my face.  I thought about this as I carefully lined up the toes of the socks and smoothed them to the heel and then stretched them at the top so the two socks fit together neatly matching in size.  Then I folded my towels the long way folding a third to the middle and then folded them over.  It made me think of my Mother and the many times I watched her folding clothes this way without it really registering.

Not that I iron that much - horrors!  Thank goodness for permanent press and learning to remove things from the dryer when they are still damp.  However on the infrequent times I do iron a shirt I still follow the same pattern:  front side of collar, back yoke, front sides, the rest of the back, sleeves and finally the collar again.  I don't know if Mom did it that way for a reason, but for me I know which parts I've ironed which is sometimes difficult to tell because of the whole permanent press thing mentioned earlier.

Oh and of course all those "Momisms" that come out of my mouth and I wonder where the heck did that come from?  Though I admit with some people and in some instances I will say my Mother always said (even if it's my own personal observation) to gain instant credibility due to respect for those who came before.

So if you subscribe to the theory that our departed loved ones are with us when we think of them, then Mom sorry it's usually housework.  Though when I squeeze my little grandson and make him giggle, I know Mom's right there showing me how to love.