Saturday, May 9, 2015

Special Garbage

At the end of every week, I go through my son's backpack to clear out the stuff he doesn't need. Usually there are piles of crumpled papers, flyers, and miscellaneous odds and end. (Honestly, I don't know how he manages to accumulate so much junk in a week!)

Yesterday, when I went through the backpack, I found a crumpled white paper with holes in it. I put it in the pile of things to throw away. When I was finished, I called my son over. "Bubba, I'm going to toss all this garbage."

He looked at my pile and immediately pulled out the crumpled white paper with holes in it. "Not this!"

I shrugged. "What do you need that piece of garbage for?"

He didn't answer. He walked away with his holey paper.

A short time later, he returned. "Mama, I have something for you."

I took the blue-construction paper card from his hands. It of course, was  a Mother's Day card.  The cover was quite lovely with all kinds of sweet sentiments written on it. Then I looked inside.

Guess what I saw?

The white paper with holes in it!  This time it  looked a little less crumpled. 

"It's a snowflake," my son said. "I made it for you!"

Oops!

(Fortunately, we both got a laugh out of it.  That was definitely special garbage!)


Before I go, I would like to wish all moms a very Happy Mother's Day! Enjoy your day!

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38 comments:

  1. Alex J. CavanaughMay 9, 2015 at 2:17 PM

    You almost spoiled his surprise!
    Have a wonderful Mother's Day, Sherry.

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  2. Pat HattMay 9, 2015 at 5:54 PM

    haha how dare you try and throw that out.

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  3. Barbara In CaneyheadMay 9, 2015 at 6:53 PM

    What a sweet little guy! I'm sure after a trip in the back pack it was hard to tell what it was until he smoothed it all out and pasted it into your card.
    Posted my first #WeekendCoffeeShare at Life & Faith in Caneyhead!

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    1. Sherry EllisMay 10, 2015 at 2:46 PM

      I'll stop by and check out your post. It was hard to tell what the paper was when it was all crumpled up!

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  4. The Happy WhiskMay 9, 2015 at 10:14 PM

    That kid is too cute!

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  5. Janie JunebugMay 10, 2015 at 5:05 AM

    Happy Mama's Day to you.

    Love,
    Janie

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    1. Sherry EllisMay 10, 2015 at 2:46 PM

      Thank you blog mom! Happy Mother's Day to you, too!

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  6. AnonymousMay 10, 2015 at 6:59 AM

    Happy Mother's Day.

    I've accidentally thrown out things that are not garbage.

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    1. Sherry EllisMay 10, 2015 at 2:47 PM

      Me too. But it would have been extra bad to have thrown out my Mother's Day present! ;0)

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  7. Launna May 10, 2015 at 7:56 AM

    Happy Mothers Day... I have learned over the years to do what you do... clean it out then ask them to look through everything... I too would have thrown out important things to them otherwise xox

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    1. Sherry EllisMay 10, 2015 at 2:47 PM

      Yes. I used to just toss things. But after tossing a few important items, I figured it's best to check first.

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  8. DEZMONDMay 10, 2015 at 8:09 AM

    you just said what most people think :)

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  9. Holy Ghost WriterMay 10, 2015 at 9:49 AM

    Good thing you checked

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    1. Sherry EllisMay 10, 2015 at 2:48 PM

      Yes. That would have been a sad event if I hadn't!

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  10. Travel GourmandeMay 10, 2015 at 11:17 AM

    Oops! :)) Aww..So sweet of him though.

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    1. Sherry EllisMay 10, 2015 at 2:48 PM

      A paper snowflake is not what I was expecting at this time of year. ;0)

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  11. Felicity Grace TerryMay 10, 2015 at 11:25 AM

    Oh how sweet. Lucky he gets to sort through these first.

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  12. RachelMay 10, 2015 at 2:36 PM

    How sweet! Yesterday, a mom with three kids came in. They were about ages six to twelve, ish. She was trying on sandals and every time she tried to pay, they yelled at her saying she can't pay for her own gift. She looked so happy and the kids looked so proud!

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  13. NasMay 10, 2015 at 4:48 PM

    Great you received the card from Bubba. Sweet.

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  14. A Beer for the ShowerMay 10, 2015 at 4:58 PM

    That's pretty funny. One person's trash is definitely another's treasure. And I've been known to throw out some of my wife's stuff on accident, thinking it was trash. Now I ask. Happy mother's day!

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    1. Sherry EllisMay 12, 2015 at 1:08 PM

      That's smart! Thanks for the Mother's Day wishes!

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  15. LD MastersonMay 10, 2015 at 5:22 PM

    A perfect Mother's Day present.

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  16. www.norbuwangdisblogspot.comMay 11, 2015 at 4:26 AM

    Son has made cute presentation but mother nearly destroy it.

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  17. nashvillecats2May 11, 2015 at 5:38 AM

    How thoughtful your son is Sherry, I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day.

    Yvonne(sorry I am late)

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    1. Sherry EllisMay 12, 2015 at 1:09 PM

      I had a very nice Mother's Day. Apparently everyone thought I needed more chocolate, so I got lots of that! ;0) Not complaining about it!

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  18. TBMMay 11, 2015 at 6:31 AM

    Aw, I'm glad the surprised wasn't ruined.

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  19. cleemckenzieMay 11, 2015 at 2:18 PM

    That boy is a wonder! Happy Mother's Day one day late.

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    1. Sherry EllisMay 12, 2015 at 1:10 PM

      Thanks! I hope you had a nice Mother's Day as well.

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