Last night, I attended a delegate training meeting in preparation for our state convention next weekend. In light of the recent contentious relationship between candidate groups, I put on ALL my cheerleader buttons...Obama, Hillary and Edwards. This brought out quite a few smiles at the meeting and I was extremely pleased by the consensus of the group - elect a Democrat to the White House!

When I returned home, my youngest daughter - age 6 - asked to wear my Hillary pin. I asked her why she liked Hillary and my daughter responded, "Girls rock!"

Then I said, "But I thought Edwards was your favorite." She replied in a serious tone and a frown, "He's a quitter." (Apparently, she remembered quite well my grieving stage over Edwards "suspending" his campaign.)

So this Mother's Day, I'm not going to feel guilty about my lack of housekeeping skills compared to my mother's or my lack of cooking skills next to my grandmother's...I'm going to remind myself that at least I've been able to continue the family line of strong, caring, politically-active women in our family.

Happy Mother's Day to all.

Peace.