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Oh *&%^!  The pot!

Sun May 11, 2008 at 06:01:51 PM PDT

At 22 months, this was the first year Lucy could actually make me a gift for mother's day.  Her class painted flower pots, and hers was smeared with purple and green, which is coincidentally one of my favorite color combinations.  She and I stopped at the "flower store" (our favorite little nursery) on the way home and picked out a hot pink dahlia to plant in it.  Today, about 90 seconds after planting and admiring it, I dropped it on the concrete sidewalk and broke that adorable little pot into several pieces.  At which point I also fell to pieces.  DH promised that he would glue it together for me, but I'm doubtful.  

I'm fighting the "what a crappy mother I am" feelings, mostly successfully.  The "what a clumsy ass mother I am" feelings are still lingering...  So much for the "I'll have this pot when I'm 90" sentimentality I had been harboring.  

Luckily, Lucy was napping when this all happened and has probably forgotten all about making me a pot in case the glue job doesn't work.  Any other ideas of how to save the pot (or use its parts in some way)?

Also, I'm wondering, what DO you mothers do with all the homemade presents and art and stuff your kids bring home from school? Will I still be longing for this first little pot in 10 years, or will our house be so filled with gifts I don't know what to do with that I won't miss this one?

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