"E 'Otua Ke Tapuaki Si Eku Fa'e"

Saturday was my moms birthday and while talking with my sisters at home, we couldn't figure out what in the world we could get her! After some thought and a few ideas, we came to the conclusion that we probably don't have to GET her anything. I mean it's nice to buy something and while we would have loved to get her some super pricey fancy gift, it just didn't FEEL right. She's more of a "do" person than a "buy" person. Does that make sense? Anyway, we decided we would do just that. Get up super early on a Saturday (that's tough stuff!) and just DO something for her. We deep cleaned super early, made a big old breakfast spread and spent most of the morning eating and chillin' with the kids. It couldn't have been more perfect. Lani said it best when we were talking about what to buy. "We played it out. Gifts are over-rated. It's too easy." She couldn't have been more right.

In my opinion, she deserves the world. I'd give it to her in a heart beat if it were mine. There is no gift valuable enough to show my gratitude and love for her. So I chose to give time. Something invaluable, just like my Madre.