转眼间女儿长大了，那个在飞机场搂着妈妈的脖子唱“世上只有妈妈好”的小宝贝儿，转眼就大学毕业开始了医学院的艰苦学习。尽管在妈妈眼里她永远是个孩子，可她已经处处显出大人的成熟来。

去年感恩节的头一天，我的雪球突然因血栓离开了我。尽管计划好的第二天感恩节晚餐要有很多人来吃饭，我却什么也做不了，只有哭的份。女儿当天晚上从国家实验室回来，拥着我说，妈妈别难过，雪球已经去了猫的天堂。它这十几年多幸福啊，我都想下辈子做猫了。一边给我拿纸巾，一边开始筹备第二天的饭食。并告诉她爹别操心。从桌上的台布，餐巾到火鸡和一应菜蔬井井有条地准备好，直忙到深夜。第二天又是她把一切做好摆好安排大家就餐。没有女儿，我真不知道会怎么样。我很少失态，这是一生中极有限的情况。却有女儿给我救驾。能不说这是做母亲的幸运吗？

今年的母亲节，我收到远在马里兰州的女儿寄来的贺卡和礼物。她从自己微薄的工资里省下钱来（当然，老公也帮了一点）给妈妈送了一个女人最能欣赏的礼物：在SPA度过一天。在给妈妈的贺卡里女儿以她惯有的工整笔迹，写下了一个母亲所能得到的最动人的词句。把它贴在这里，俺也臭美一下。

Dear Mom,

I’m sorry I can’t be home to tell you in person how proud and grateful I am to have a mom like you.  You have always been there to support me when I doubt myself, to defend me when I don’t have the strength, and most importantly, to tell me that I’m over-reacting when I’m wrong.  You have tought me to be kind and generaous and how to carry myself with grace and dignity; now that I’m grown I can really appreciate all the lessons you wanted to teach me, even when I fought you every step of the way.  So, please accept this card as my apology for those difficult years  known as my adolescence J

I love you Mom and  hope you enjoy your day and your present.

Happy Mother’s Day!

                                                                                                Love

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当时把女儿布置的餐桌拍了些照片，一时找不着。等找着了，补挂上来吧。