don't buy me a present

I've never been big on presents...giving or receiving. I much prefer a gift from the heart. You know, where you see something and it tugs at your heart....you just KNOW someone who would love it..or it reminds you so much of them.
Not a present because it is an specific occasion, so you must buy it no matter what. It doesn't matter what you buy....just buy it!
Like today, we saw someone in the parking lot at Zellers. They had brought a gift bag ...took a gift out of the Zellers bag and threw into into the gift bag. O.K...all set, let's go to see mom/grandma.
Oh no, I just had a terrible thought. That is what Donnie did today too!!!! AAAHHH!!!!!!
I think I have passed on this way of thinking to Tami, so as you can imagine, I don't get a TON of gifts. That's o.k...I don't want her to buy something because she has to.
BUT...
Last Saturday at the Craft Sale, Cori was selling a beautiful trivet with one of her pictures that I have always admired.
So I handed it to Tami. "Here. buy this for me for Mother's Day."
Today I picked Tami up (to drive her to her car) and gave Rowan a 'gift from the heart' to give her mom.
When I dropped her off at her car I shouted as I was leaving..."remember...you have a present for me..."
...
blank stare...
"you know, from last weekend..."
blank stare...
"FROM CORI!!!!"
"Oh, yeah!!!!!!!!!"
When Rowan and Tami dropped by later...'did you bring me my present...'
"no...I forgot..."
She also forgot something else...so we had to go back to her house...
and I got my beautiful PRESENT.
Sometimes you can to be satisfied with a present.

Hugs
Yo

Thank you God for the GIFT of Your Son