The Very Definition of Contrast

My mom kept an immaculate house.

I keep my house absolutely free of radioactive material.

My mom had dinner on the table every day at 5:35pm - including dessert.

I am aware of the locations of some grocery stores.

My mother folded all the clothes directly out of the dryer and they were immediately delivered to the appropriate and neat drawer or closet.

My family has actually developed scientific ways to determine if clothes left in the washing machine have grown mold or not – they smell them.

My mother canned thousands of jars of fruit, vegetables and meats over her lifetime.

I own a can opener.

My mother quilted bedspreads for every member of her family.

I still use those quilts.

My mother compiled and cataloged hundreds of recipes in her homemaking career.

I keep all three of my recipes in my head.

My mother never ate the cookie dough when she made cookies.

I’ve had to go to the store to get more ingredients after consuming enough cookie dough to diminish the first batch of dough to enough for four finished cookies.

My mother planted thousands of flowers and plants and kept them looking beautiful to the fullest extent of their lives.

I made an agreement with my husband that I would keep the children alive, but all other living things are on their own.