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THANK YOU

With a million thank yous where do I start? So much deepfelt gratitude stored in my heart. I’m thankful for EVERYTHING you’ve ever done for me, From recent babysitting to conceiving me initially! It’s funny that now caring for two children of my own, I realise how selflessly you brought us up with ‘nere a moan. With strength and determination you constantly loved and cared, Day in day out every ounce of yourself you shared. Thanks to you my childhood is a mass of charming recollections, Of buttercup picnics, fairy toadstools and seashell collections. You’ve always made me feel like a beautiful princess, And your calming words have always soothed away my distress. I remember the times you rocked me to sleep on your lap, All secure and protected as I drifted into my nap. The endless kisses and cuddles and stroking my hair, The gentle, reassuring patting and softly whispering ‘There, there’. The bedside chats concluding ‘Tomorrow is a new day!’, The numerous school runs with us all singing away! So many birthday parties and homemade cakes, From chocolate caterpillars to crinoline dress shapes. So many name tags on school uniforms you’ve sewn, And so much laundry, cooking and tidying you’ve tirelessly known. You’ve rubbed cream tenderly over every healing sore, And even handpainted Betsy Clarke murals on my wardrobe door. When I’ve demanded a ponytail smooth and flat, You’ve gritted your teeth and given me just that. When I’ve cut my fingers or grazed my knee, You’ve kissed it better and cured it instantly. I’ve always been so proud of you for everything you are, So glamorous, kind and inspirational and always the best made up by far! The most tender experiences I’ve shared with you, Have to be the arrival of Ashley then Scarlett, my precious two. For both of the births you held my hand, A reassuring presence as I journeyed into motherhood land. You’ve always been my rock, a comfort there for me, And I’ll thank you over and over from now till eternity. Thank you for loving my monkeys as though they’re your own, For ALWAYS being the first person I can cry to on the phone. For teaching me how to be such a good mother, And for gems of Cherry wisdom like ‘Where there’s one there’s always the other’! Thanks for inspiring me with your creative gardening flair, And for each colourful hanging basket you lovingly prepare. Thanks for keeping me sane in my post-natal haze, With your encouragement, instant help and never-ending praise. Thanks for popping round when my supplies are running low, With nappies, wet wipes, bread and milk and other essentials in tow! Every day I thank my lucky stars that I was born to you, And as I’ll forever chant, ‘Without you, I simply don’t know what I’d do!’.