National Treasure

As I've gotten older, I have found myself hoping to find more and more of my mom in me.  Sometimes that scares me just a little too.

Today I made a jar of caramel to go with apple slices for a family in our church.  They just had a new baby, and I was taking them dinner.  I'm still kind of new at this "being responsible enough to take another person's family a whole dinner."  Anyway, I only had an old jelly jar that I had washed out to send the caramel over in.  The ugly screw-on lid was bugging me.  It made my gift look less than appealing.  AND, I was already feeling self-conscious because I know Ray likes my food, but he's also a boy that likes any food... what if they didn't like my food.  I stared at that jar, then suddenly the Neighbor Jane in me came out.  I had an idea.  I cut out a circle of paper (the size of the lid) with glittery cupcakes on it.  I taped the paper on the top of the lid.  Then, I tied a bow around it.  My jar of caramel now looked awsome.  I commented to Ray that I had just pulled a Neighbor Jane Payne trick with that jar decorating.  I added that maybe I had a little too much Neighbor Jane Payne in me.  Ray remarked, "is that possible?"

I think Ray's on to something.

I want to someday bring my family as much happiness as my mom has given us.  Here is my favorite memory of her from last month when we were in Denver.

1.  THE STORY:  We go in a store so she can try on a skirt.  I sit outside the dressing rooms in a chair and wait for her to try it on.  I ask her if she's going to come out and show me the skirt.  She says, "sure."  I hear the door unlock, then hear feet shuffling.  What I see next makes me laugh SOOOO hard, so hard it knocks the wind out of me, so hard I choke on my own spit.  She gets a look of embarrassment on her face at first, then starts giggling.  Her only comment to my laughing, "It's too hard to take your shoes AND pants off."  She tries to quickly shuffle back to her dressing room, but not before I got this evidence.

I laughed just as hard when I downloaded the picture onto the computer just now.


It's like my dad always says, "she's a national treasure."

Comments

Michelle said…
I LOVE it! Hahaha :-) I love you both!
Susan said…
oh my heavens!! I love it!! I absolutely love it!!
Oh Cali. I'm so glad to have you so that you can teach me what is socially acceptable and what isn't. I love you. Thanks for telling me the skirt was a no go, too :)
Ande said…
Haha Isn't Mom the greatest? You should have seen her at the haunted mill this weekend. She was out of control. National Treasure for sure.

And you. are. too.
Michelle said…
Oh my - LOVE IT! Yes she is a national treasure and not you cannot have too much of NJP!
melanie said…
She IS a national treasure! So funny Cali! Really, you've never done that though? It is hard to take both shoes and pants off, ha.
Lynn said…
What a funny saying. I hope she got the skirt!
Julie said…
You crack me up Cali. Remind me never to shop with you because you may have a camera lurking beneath your jacket. I love to channel my inner Neighbor Jane. It's definitely a great thing! Good job with the caramel and the meal!
Rachel said…
What I love about this is that it looks like she was wearing sandals that could easily be slipped on and off! I would definitely agree. She is a national treasure on SO many levels!