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R E L A T IO N S H IP S
Love, Mom
W e a s k e d y o u o n
B H G .c o m
t o s h a re th e b e s t g ifts y o u ’v e re c e iv e d as
m o t h e rs a n d d a u g h te rs a n d s p e c ia l t im e s y o u ’v e h a d to g e th e r. Y o u r
s t o r ie s p ro v e t h a t th e tie t h a t b in d s ru n s d e e p a n d s tro n g .
PHOTOS
KATHRYN GAMBLE
STYLING
LINDSAY WURST
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“IF YOU COULD HAVE just one w
ish, what
would it be?” Whenever I was asked that, I always
said: “To go back in time and rock my babies
again.” In July 2008 my daughter Amanda invited
me to be in the delivery room
for her first baby. It
brought back every memory of Amanda’s birth as I
cheered her on. When the nurse handed me
Kristen I got my w
ish. It was as if time had
evaporated and I was holding my past, but at the
same time I was looking into the perfect little face
of our fam
ily’s future.
—LORNA NELSEN SILVERDALE
Stylist Linsday Wurst and
her mom, Victoria, love to
get together and think of
new things to do that will
strengthen their friendship.
MOTHER’S DAY doesn
on any particular day. On my daughter’s birthday
and on my birthday, both of us take a day off work
and we spend the entire day together. It doesn’t
really matter what we do or where we go, as long
as it appeals to both of us. We talk—all day—about
anything and everything: our hopes and dreams,
fears and failures, challenges and successes. We
always look forward to these times together and
count them
as treasured moments and memories
that warm
us all year through.
—KAREN STEED
ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, on a rainy Monday
morning on the way to school, my mom
decided
to rent
Gone W
ith The W
ind.
We went back
home and stayed on the couch all day watching
the movie and eating popcorn—
just mother
and daughter bonding. Here’s to all the little
things moms do that make such a big impact on
who we are.
—MISTY OWENS
DURING GIRLS’ WEEK every summer, we
get together and work on each other’s houses.
Since that first year, my grandmother, mother,
sister in-law, my daughter, and aunt have painted
rooms, sewn curtains and pillows, reupholstered
chairs, and a whole lot more while cherishing our
lim
ited time together and sharing our creative
talents. My grandmother is now
90, and my
daughter is engaged to be married next year at 21.
We hope there w
ill be many more Girls’ Weeks in
years to come and to pass this cherished tradition
to future generations.
—LISA BAKITA
MY DAUGHTER never felt creative enough to
do crafts w
ith me when she was grow
ing up. A few
years ago, I introduced her to stamping, and now
I
have to tell her to slow
down. She loves making
her own cards, and we enjoy swapping ideas and
stamps and going to conventions.
—JANICE CURRY
228 MAY 2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
