For the first time in years I heard from all my kids but one. And she was probably busy and couldn't get to a phone. I've had my ups and downs with my kids. The eldest is almost 28 and the youngest is 13. But all in all I've been very blessed in that all my kids are maturing into the kind of people I had hoped they would all be. And it shows. My only son is taking me to dinner this evening as a belated Mother's Day gift. If you all knew the troubles and worries I've had with my son you all would see what a milestone this is. Trust me when I say this is *big*!

Being a mother never ends. There's no cutoff date for it. No expiration date. But I'm proud to say that I'm friends with my adult children as well as being their mother.