FORGOT

Hey Sister, I knew October would be a particularly busy month.  Work seems to be front and center and sure enough it happened ~ I forgot something.

Today in our elementary school it was "Cool Shades Day".  This is a fundraiser for a boy in 3rd grade who is very ill.  The school is raising money toward his Make-A-Wish Foundation trip to Disney.  Such a great cause.

Matthew was at the bus stop this morning and saw a kid with their shades on.  Sure enough, his light bulb went off and the tears started to flow.  We forgot his sunglasses.  Truth be told we didn't even know it was Cool Shades Day.  But thank goodness for Grandma Tess ~ she sprinted home, grabbed a pair of non-descript sunglasses, stuck them on his head and off he went.

Obviously this makes me feel like awful mom of the month.  I don't let myself off the hook easily.  But I keep a great quote handy that helps me to keep perspective on being a mom:

"The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one."  Jill Churchill

I will try to do better.

Happy weekend!
Tracy

                                                                   (Cool Cat Matt)