Talent. Not for Evil. For Good.

Lena also weighed in on Mother's day with two lovely acrostic poems for me, on a handwritten card. In case you didn't know, Tamara stands for...

Talented for good (as opposed to evil).
Awesome (with just a touch of great).
Mother. Forever. I know it can't last forever, but I'm gonna stretch it out as long as I can.
Amazing, and she means it.
Responsible and reasonable. Because what's the good of being responsible if you're not reasonable about it?
Allstar totally. I am an allstar. Totally.

And after all of that she loves me. She does. If that's not enough, Mommy stands for

Mine. I am after all, hers. And Eli's.
Optimistic. If you know me, you know it's true. To an embarrassing fault.
Mom (Again, Mom. Mother. Mum. We just can't say it enough. And Y stands for
Yay, you're my mother! Woohoo!

She loves me. I love her too. These are possibly the best mother's day gifts ever.