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Show SECTION SUNDAY, MAY 11, 1 A 1 J 1 I 1 1 Jvylw .11 JJL M 11 A Elyssa Andrus EDITOR 2008 eandru5heraldextra.com 344-255- i liliite ((Willi . V. r .k i W3- - yf jWSWKPf ) ?r i 4sfc4feba BriftI.S A js"".. mm i Mom: Sherry Wheeler Mom: Wanda Page One of my mom's favorite sayings is, "You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar." If a kindness contest were held, my mother would win. She is genuinely sweet to everyone. I've watched her totally charm people, sometimes transforming a total grump into a new friend. She's a cheerleader for family and friends, emphasizing the good they do and making people feel valuable because of it. Thank you, Mom, for showing me that kindness is a great characteristic to possess. Kaye Nelson, 49, Provo, 1 1 1 Hi (TFsS ! "ly mama told me ... you better shop around. ama sa tlrere'll be days like this. Mama Zl LJlVr . 1 said knock you out. Motherly sayings are so memorable that they've been immortalized in song by celebrated recording artists from Smokey Robinson to LL Cool J. And we're willing to bet you have a few of Mom's in your family's greatest hits as well. For Mother's Day, we asked readers to share a favorite saying from their mother. We received everything from the serious "You can either sink or swim" to the sublime "Boys, don't get blood on my furniture." All in all, we hope you enjoy reading these words of wisdom as much as we did. Happy Mother's Day! r-- 1 As kids my mom always told us to, "Look at the sky." She is always pointing out gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, beautiful clouds and brilliant stars. More than that, though, I think she also meant that we should always "look up" as in your outlook on life. She wanted us to look for the positive instead of the negative. Thanks, Mom, for always helping me see the beautiful things around me, and even more so, the bright side of life. Jan Gray, Springville, stability lab coordinator 1 1 one-line- rs More sage sayings from moms on One of my favorite sayings my mother says is: "Watch it, Honkey Donkey!" My sisters and I loved when she said this because it showed what a fun person she always was. She also would write, "I love you, Honkey Donkey" on a napkin and put it in our lunches for school. We loved seeing that every day. It showed she cared! I now catch myself saying that all of the time. It reminds me of my mother, of course. It's also just a fun thing to say. Jillian Himes, 26, Provo, homemaker Ruth Broderick Mom: grew up with three sisters. I was the youngest of five. My older sisters grew up having more privileges than me. For instance, they My favorite motherly "You can either sink or would be able to go to bed i whenever they wanted, have a later curfew than me, and a Spanish Fork, .- - - quote is, swim." My mom, Ruth Broderick, said - ".Mr.1 in . this to me many times while growing up. She always helped me look . ' ..s; they had cell phones. I was still little so I would go crying to my mom and tell her that life wasn't fair and she would say to me, "Fair is where you go to see the pigs." I hated hearing that quote because I knew it was so true. Now I tell my friends and sisters that quote, and I feel it was passed down to me just like her good looks. I love her and I know she loves me. Happy Mother's Day! Torey Baird, 14, Orem : My mother always said, "By two shakes of a dead lamb's tail." For my entire family, it meant we better hurry and get our errands t at the brighter side of things to feel sorry for myself or get upset. Now at the age of 38 (my mom is now 80), when something goes wrong, this replays in my mind. Hopefully, I can help my own kids want to "swim." Jill Powell, 38, Cedar Hills, homemaker done. Julie Thomas, 49, Orem, homemaker Mom: Elaine Barker Lowder By the time I was a teenager, I'd helped my mom bake cookies and cakes enough to know the general procedure. One day she was preparing to bake a pie, and I got concerned when I saw her pie dough into lay the rolled-ou- t the pie plate without greasing the plate. So I asked her, "Aren't you go- ing to grease the plate?" Without pausing, she said, "It's a damn poor pie that can't grease its own bottom." When I finally stopped laughing (I'd never heard my mom use a "cuss" word), I asked where she'd heard that. She said from her mom, Myrtle Ririe Barker. Justin Lowder, 51, Provo, piano teacher Mom: Susan Denney My favorite quote of my mother's (although I hated it as a child) was when we would ask, "What's for dinner?" She would reply, "Rabbit tracks and wind pudding." Another good one is if one of us would say something and use the word "we" in the sentence (and it didn't necessarily npply to everyone in the conversation), she would say, "Who' we, paleface?" Georgia Sulorzano, 27, Provo, nomfrnuker " 'i f ft. t Mom: T v '' V v Diane Mitchell I'm sure a lot of people have heard the whopper, I'm about to "mumble under my breath" for the fact that it has come full Mom: Hazel Gertrude circle! "I hope you have a child Mortensen Haynie Mom: Phyllis S. Hepworth just like you!" There it is, the fate that has now come to pass. My "Make your minutes count" is I have a little saying my mother daughter is, as obviously I was one of the many important sayto my mom, a used to use when cleaning day ings of my mother, Hazel Gercame along. She would always trude Mortensen Haynie. That moody megalomaniac. I smile as I look at my mom have to if clean "Now me meant to more remember, you say, saying has (who is, no doubt, along the same through the years because there is the corners the middle will take lines of care of itself." I used to wonder such wisdom in its message. myself and now my daughter. We are I have said it many times to our how that could be, but when I cleaned out all the little "corners" blessed, independent, beadt if ul, four children because time is prewhere dust or toys would colcious and also fleeting, and there powerful, passionate women (or women to be), and I thank my is so much to learn and do while lect, by the time it was all picked mom for that personality quirk we are on this wonderful earth. up, the whole room was clean. no matter how challenging it is She lived to be 100 years old, plus Or when scrubbing the floor, the to face. Happy Mother's Day to same miracle happened, three months. Shannon . Gowans, 73, all of those who have spawn who Louise Haynie Orem, Iwmemuker, mother, give them a run for their money. Johnson, H4, Provo, free-spirite- retired social worker ' grandmother and 65, retired school teacher Mom: Velma Madsen and want to "swim" whenever I started Mom: Shirley Collard hat to wear while they read one of Grandma Wanda's famous sayings. Needless to say, the skit was the hit of the reunion. We were not laughing at her but were remembering her with great love and affection. The Harrisons: Jacky, Owen, Page, L. D., Susan, Mark, Phillips and Todd submitted by Jacky Caras, C7 Mom: Judy Baird I Mom: Kimberlie Martinez one-line- for length Mom: Sherry Wheeler - Our mother, Wanda Page Harrison, had a true funny bone. Her kept our family in hysterics at times. I wish I could share all of her famous sayings, but,, understandably, some of them must be kept as our own family secrets. A couple that I can share are as follows. "You make my tired ache!" This was said when she was disappointed with our behavior. If it was a really bad transgression, she would use a little three-lette- r word that begins with 'A' in place of the word tired. Another saying was, "It will be a cold day in hell before you do that!" This was her way of saying, "No" and "Don't argue with me about it." Our mother was a very classy lady. She came from the era that said wear hats and gloves to weddings, funerals and especially when shopping in the big city of Salt Lake. When she passed away, I inherited her beautiful hats. At a family reunion a couple of years ago, I took the hats. I had sons, grandsons and and clarity. journalist - - Harrison Compiled by Karen Hoag Editor's note: Entries have been edited Favorite motherly quote: "Boys, just don't get blood on my nice furniture." I was raised in an amazing family that included seven children my sister and I, and our five brothers. I think motherhood is a process. You keep trying to figure out what does and doesn't work within the dynamics of your own family. With five rambunctious boys in the home, my mom ' began with the calmly stated rule: "Hey, boys, no fighting or wrestling in the house." The rule and her tone of voice began to change over time. Next came a loud, stern voice, "OK, boys, no fighting or wrestling in the formal living room!" After time the statement and her voice once againchanged. The voice as seemed much more docile if she were the one giving up the and the saying changed fight to, "Boys, just don't get blood on my nice furniture." The boys grew up to be strong, handsome and responsible fathers. The girls grew up hoping to fare motherhood as well as their mother. As for the living room furniture, it looks great ... that is, until the grandkids come and visit! e Judy Baird, 43, Orem, full-tim- student Mom: Beverly Duckett Dunford high-strun- Jennifer Cwzier, 2( Son taquin, homemaker This is for all the folks (and that's a bunch of people!) in the valley who remember my mom. She had a unique way of handling her kids. My two favorite "Bevisms": 1) "Do you want your teeth on a string to play with?" 2) "Craig, go play in the traffic!" Craig Dunford, 59, Afupleton, optician |