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Published May 12, 2008 11:10 am - Mothers are like flowers, some prettier and sweeter than others, and some are tough and hardy, but still they’re all part of a beautiful garden of love. Area residents pay homage to mothers By RENEE FITE Press special writer TAHLEQUAH DAILY PRESS — Mothers are like flowers, some prettier and sweeter than others, and some are tough and hardy, but still they’re all part of a beautiful garden of love.
No one loves us like our mother or holds us near and dear to her heart like our mother, or grandmother. After all, how could you go through months of being huge and uncomfortable, survive the birthing process and not be greatly in awe of and in love with the tiny, beautiful baby that brings joy and tears to our lives? Mother’s Day is the time to reflect on what we admire, appreciate and enjoy, or have enjoyed, about our moms. Moms are the people who, over the years, wash tons of dishes, cook thousands of meals, wash load after load of laundry, remind us what we’re supposed to do, try their best to teach us right from wrong, drive us places, patch our “boo boos,” hug our tears away and love us unconditionally. Heather Winn said her mom, Linda Sand, is the one who takes care of “all of us.” “I appreciate her love for her grandchildren and her mother, Juanita Booth, my meme. She’s 84” Winn said. “She’s still very open minded and she’s seen a lot of change in her life. She accepts it and goes on. She’s had bad health issues but it’s never stopped her from doing things like going on a cruise with us.” Winn said, as kids, she and her siblings looked forward to spending a weekend or week in the summer with her. “That week with her was the week we looked forward to,” Winn said. “She knows a lot of things. She’s still teaching me. I love my meme.” Ross Winn, 5, Heather’s youngest son, said his mom is really nice. “She loves me,” he said. “She takes good care of me and she takes good care of my skin.” Winn’s eldest son, Tyler, 11, said his mom is cool because she gets to do a lot of fun stuff with 4-H. “She takes me everywhere I need to go, to ride my bike and skating every Friday night, and she’s a really good cook, especially the brownies.” Linda Sand said she appreciates her mother Juanita Booth’s faithfulness, generosity and that she’s such a great cook, describing her as loving, generous and strong. “We even went on a cruise together a couple of years ago,” Sand said laughing. “That was really interesting and fun. Heather and I got sea sick and that’s not something to share in a small bathroom. Mom was fine.” 
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