The past 10 years I have not been able to spend Mother's Day with my mom but once. That occasion was last year, and it was bittersweet, because we went home to say our last goodbyes to Hubby's mother, who we laid to rest the day after Mother's Day.

Like so many of you, I love my mom, think about her a lot and appreciate her for too many things to count, but often we don't realize just how much they mean to us until they are gone from this physical existence.

To all my Mom readers out there -- HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

Here's a picture of me, my sister and my mom last Mother's Day.