Things have been crazier than usual at my house of late. With so many sick kids it was inevitable that I get it too. I took my sickness with me to a women’s retreat, left the retreat early to go to a family reunion, came home and crash cleaned the house until I fell into bed. Then I had family staying with me for several days. I even managed to make someone mad in the middle of all this which did not help my stress level one bit. I haven’t had a chance to sit down and write, but I plan to soon when I get a chance.
This week I was reminded of our visit last year when my parents came by. My parents were leaving and we realized that we hadn’t taken any pictures. I had just gotten out of bed and thrown some clothes on so that I could say goodbye. Mom insisted on some pictures. “I haven’t even brushed my hair,” I protested, but to no avail. Someone took the picture. My mom looked at the result and said:
“Esther, you’re so photogenic you look better in the picture than you do in real life!” Thanks Mom! 
More wisdom from Mom: Momsense and Honesty. I Come By it Honestly. Mom Edition.
Finding things to laugh about makes my home sing!
Moms — bless them.
hahha…OH Love it:) cute:))
LOL! funny. but she’s right…
I don’t remember saying any such thing, but I won’t dispute it. You really are photogenic, but you look great in real life. I’ll quit before I say something else you can laugh at. By the way, the person you got on the wrong side of was not anybody in the family. We had a wonderful time!
Oh my gosh. that also goes under your honesty post
Well, I don’t know about looking better in photos than you do in real life, BUT I couldn’t tell from the photo that you had just gotten out of bed and hadn’t even brushed your hair yet. You look beautiful, as always
Ha ha, you are very photogenic!
Oh that’s funny.
Hope you get a chance to relax soon. I know how stressful it can be to go non-stop for too long (and having someone mad at you is horrible as well. Hope things resolve soon).
Hahaha That sounds JUST like her!
You always photograph well from what I have seen! I am sorry someone is upset with you. Glad you had a good visit with your Mom!
The fact that you ARE photogenic and your wonderful “do-dah” outspoken mom is a winning combination.! I don’t know how anyone could be upset with you, I don’t think you you have a mean bone in your body! Send ‘em to me. I’ll be glad to set them back on course.
Now, THAT is funny! I almost spit Coke on my monitor. And that’s saying a lot because I am enjoying every drop of THIS Coke because it is the first I have had in over 3 weeks. (Kidney stones stink!)
I used to be a tiny kid – short and weightless. LOL! I weighed 95 pounds SOAKING WET when I was 18. But, I’ve been steadily gaining since I got married (at almost 22). I went from 105 to 197 over the last 20 years. ACK! I am losing weight now because I was determined NOT to hit 200 EVER. So, anyway, years ago when I weighed a LOT less than I do now, I was talking to my Mom about the “going away” dress she made me for my wedding. I said it would be neat to get back into it someday and she replied: “Honey, you’ll be lucky if you ever get your LEG back into that dress!” THANKS, MOM!
If that’s you looking bad, you must never look bad. Your mom is a riot, by the way.
Bwahahaha! I love your mom, lol! It seems like we will spend Christmas or Thanksgiving together and everybody leaves and all of a sudden I say “We forgot to take any pictures!!!!!”
I remember hearing celebrities say that people always tell them they look better in real life. I hope I look better in real life because usually I’m not looking so great in my pictures, lol! I haven’t seen you in real life but you sure look cute in your picture!
Thanks for linking up to Making Your Home Sing Monday!
Esther, that sounds like a comment my mom made to me recently. She was really trying to make it a compliment but it just came out wrong. Gotta love moms!