I'd Marry You Again
(by Anne Peterson)
With tiny tears that glistened, my eyes were fixed on you,
And thinking of the life we'd share, we softly said "I do."
Our hearts were knit together from the time that we first met,
And memories were gathered, that we never will forget.
While daily living life with you, you saw the real me,
And still you chose acceptance, a lifelong mystery.
With many happy days gone by, and others when we cried
Some days we'd share so endlessly, while other days we'd hide.
With all the ups and downs we've had, in learning to be friends,
I know that in this heart of mine, I'd marry you again.

On Our Special Day
(Author Unknown)
I love looking back
to where we began,
seeing us as we were
at the beginning,
then slowly leafing through
the memories
we've made together
to bring us
to where we are today . . .
I love anticipating
the days ahead of us,
wondering what we'll find
in each other,
in ourselves,
before another year
has slipped away . . .
But, best of all,
I love being with you
where we are today,
together writing the pages
we'll remember tomorrow.

The best thing to hold onto in this world is each other.
The best things in life are made with love
The beautiful blending of two lives - two hearts - two loves.
Every day I fall more in love with you.
Forget me not.
Give your husband an inch and he'll think he's a ruler!
The goal of marriage is not to think alike, but to think together.
Grow old with me the best is yet to come. (Robert Browning)
Happiness is being married to your best friend.
A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.-- Andre Mauroios
Happy memories. Happy times. Happy Anniversary.
How right it is to love you
Love and marriage, Love and marriage, Go together like a horse and carriage
Marriage . . . the richness of living, the joy of giving, and a special love in each new day.
Once in a lifetime you find someone special. I've found my once in a lifetime with you.
Set me like a seal on your heart
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times with the same person.
Super glue is forever
SWAK
They are kind to each other's hopes. They cherish each others dreams. (Thoreau)
Thoughts of you always make me smile
Two Hearts Shall be as One
Two souls with but a single thought, Two hearts that beat as one. (Maria Lovell)
Volumes of love are written in your lives.
You have to kiss a lot of toads before you find your handsome prince!
Your words are poetry to my heart

Marriage is a wonderful blending of
Two lives, two loves, two hearts.
It's the wonderful magical moment
When a beautiful love story begins.
(Pamela Yarger)

Maternity
Anticipation
Great Expectations
I begin to love this little creature, and to anticipate her (his) birth as a fresh twist to a knot which I do not wish to untie. (Mary Wollstonecraft)
My First Photographs (ultrasound pics)
Our Growing Family
She's about to pop
Under Construction
While developing in the dark room
Womb with a view

THE THINGS WE'VE HANDED DOWN
By Marc Cohn, "The Rainy Season" CD
Don't know much about you
Don't know who you are.
We've been doing fine without you
But, we could only go so far.
Don't know why you chose us,
Were you watching from above?
Is there someone there that knows us,
Said we'd give you all our love?

Military
Home Is Where The Army Sends You
Home is where Uncle Sam sends you
Peace is our only product
Serving His Country
That noise you hear is the sound of freedom

Mother
As a mother, my job is to take care of the possible . . . and trust God with the impossible. (Ruth Bell Graham)
God couldn't be everywhere, so he created mothers.
Helping Mom
"Mother" . . . a special word for love.
A mother holds a special part of all that is treasured in the heart.
A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary (Dorothy Rossetti)
Mother, May I?
Motherhood is not for wimps
Mothers are the only goddesses in whom the whole world believes.
A mother's love warms the hearts of his/her children forever.
Mothers make the world go round.

Other words for "Mother:" Mom, Mum, Mommy, Mama, Mummy, Matriarch, Mater, Mammy, Ma, Madre

You know you're a mother when.....
You count the sprinkles on each kids
cupcake to make sure they're equal.
You have time to shave only one leg at a time.
Your child throws up and you catch it.
You convince your child that FAO Swartz is a toy museum, not a toy store.
You find yourself cutting your husbands sandwiches into unusual shapes.
You can't bear to give away baby clothes...it's so final.
You lose sleep.
You donate to charity in the hope your child won't get that disease.
You use your own saliva to clean your child's face.
You say at least once a day "I'm not cut out for this job," but you wouldn't trade it for anything.

I like my mother, my mother likes me,
that is the song I sing,
and that is the reason we look so alike,
it's a perfectly natural thing.

Most of all the other beautiful things in life come by twos and threes, by dozens and hundreds. Plenty of roses, stars, sunsets, rainbows, brothers and sisters, aunts and cousins, but only one mother in the whole world (Kate Douglas Wiggin)

I Hope . . .
I hope my children
Look back on today
And see a parent
Who had time to play.
There will be years for
Cleaning and cooking
But children grow up
When we're not looking.

M - O - T - H - E - R
by Howard Johnson
M - is for the million things she gave me,
O - means only that she's growing old,
T - is for the tears she shed to save me,
H - is for her heart of purest gold;
E - is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
R - means right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell MOTHER,
A word that means the world to me.

Mother
(Author Unknown)
My mother kept a garden,
a garden of the heart.
She planted all the good things
that gave my life its start.
She turned me to the sunshine
and encouraged me to dream,
Fostering and nurturing
the seeds of self-esteem.
And when the winds and rains came
she protected me enough
But not too much because she knew
I needed to grow strong and tough.
Her constant good example
always taught me right from wrong
Markers for my pathway
that will last a lifetime long.
I am my mother's garden
I am her legacy
And I hope today she feels the love
reflected back from me.

A Mother's Love
By Emily Taylor
There is not a grand inspiring thought,
There is not a truth by wisdom taught,
There is not a feeling pure and high,
That may not be read in a mother's eye.
There are teachings in earth and sky and air,
The heavens the glory of God declare;
But louder than voice, beneath, above,
He is heard to speak through a mother's love.

On Being a Mother of a Little Girl
A careful woman I ought to be
a little lady follows me.
I do not dare to go astray
for fear she'll go the self same way.
Not once can I escape her eyes:
Whate'er she sees me do she tries.
Like me she says she's going to be,
that little lady who follows me.
I must remember as I go
through summer sun and winter snow.
I'm molding for years to be
that little lady who follows me.

Music
Boogie Down
Boogie Fever
Dance Fever
Do the Hustle
Entertain me
Fit as a fiddle
Hollywood, here I come
Let me entertain you
Let's boogie!
Let's Hear It for the Band
Lift up your voice and sing
Live and in concert
Music is well said to be the speech of angels.--Thomas Carlyle
Music makes the heart sing
Perfect Harmony
Pickin' and Grinnin'
Put on your dancin' shoes
Sounds of Music
Strike Up the Band
Without the Band it's just a game
You should be dancin'

Adventure time
Angler's Heaven
The ants go marching one by one
Around the Fire
Back to Basics
Back to Nature
Bearly There
The Big One got away
Boy Meets Grill
Calm Waters
Camping is Life
Candid Camping
Caught our limit
Candid Camping
Climb Every Mountain
The early cat gets the fish
Far and Away
Fish come to those who bait
Fish for dinner
Fish tremble when they hear my name
Fisherman's Delight
Fisherman's Ruler
Fishing from Dawn to Dusk
Fishing is easy . . . catching is hard
Fishing is Life
A fishing line has a hook at one end and an optomist on the other
Fishing stories told here
Footloose and fancy free
Fresh air
Great Adventure
The Great Outdoors
Go Wild
Gone fishing
The Great Outdoors
The Green Side
Happy Hikers
Hiker's Haven
Hiker's Paradise
Hook, Line and Sinker
Hooked on fishing
Let the good times roll
Let's go camping/fishing
Life at its best
Moonlight Madness
Nature center
Nature boy/girl
Nature's Beauty
Never open a can of worms unless you plan on fishing.
On the Trail (Again)
On Vacation
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish (Dr. Seuss)
The outback
Outdoor fun
A River Runs Through It
Rod & Reel
Setting Up Camp
The simple life
S'more Camping
Something's Fishy
Take a Hike
This is the Life
Under the Stars

C - casually strolling though the woods
A - accepting the outdoors as our home
M - mischievous bears
P - plenty of fresh air
I - inviting nature to our table
N - nocturnal bliss
G - God's blanket that covers us

Early to bed,
Early to rise,
Fish all day . . .
Tell BIG lies!!

Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah
by Allen Sherman
Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah
Here I am at Camp Granada
Camp is very entertaining
And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining.

I went hiking with Joe Spivey
He developed poison ivy
You remember Leonard Skinner
He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.

All the counselors hate the waiters
And the lake has alligators
And the head coach wants no sissies
So he reads to us from something called Ulysses.

Now I don't want this to scare ya
But my bunkmate has malaria
You remember Jeffrey Hardy
They're about to organize a searching party.

Take me home, oh Muddah, Faddah
Take me home, I hate Granada
Don't leave me out in the forest where
I may get eaten by a bear.

Take me home, I promise I will not make noise
Or mess the house with other boys
Oh please don't make me stay
I've been here one whole day.

Dearest Fadduh, Darling Muddah
How's my precious little Bruddah
Let me come home if you miss me
I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me.

Wait a minute . . . it stopped hailing
Guys are swimming, guys are sailing
Playing baseball, gee that's better
Muddah, Faddah kindly disregard this letter.

Parents
A happy childhood is one of the best gifts that parents have it in their power to bestow.
A Love Like No Other . . .
Me and my shadow
Parents hold their children's hands for a little while, their hearts forever.
We never know the love of a parent until we become parents ourselves.

Dear Lord, I do not ask, that thou shouldst give me some high work of thine, some noble calling or some wonderous task.
Give me a little hand to hold in mine.
Give me a little child to point the way, over the strange sweet path that leads to thee.
Give me a little voice to teach to pray.
Give me two shining eyes thy face to see.
The only crown I ask, Dear Lord to wear is this, that I may teach a little child. I do not ask that I
may ever stand among the wise the worthy or the great. I only ask that softly hand-in-hand, a child and I may enter at the gate.
-Anon

Andre
By Gwendolyn Brooks
I had a dream last night. I dreamed
I had to pick a Mother out
I had to choose a Father too.
At first, I wondered what to do,
There were so many there, it seemed,
Short and tall and thin and stout.
But just before I sprang awake,
I knew what parents I would take.
And this surprised me and made me glad:
They were the ones I always had.

Patriotic
America, you're beautiful
America . . . Home of the free and the brave
And the rocket's red glare
Dyn-o-mite!
God Bless America
God Bless the USA
Goodness! Gracious! Great Balls of Fire!
Happy 4th of July
Hooray for the red, white and blue
Let Freedom Ring!
My country 'tis of thee
Old Glory
Stars and Stripes
Sweet Land of Liberty
This land is your land
Today's Little Patriot
We had a Blast!
You’re a grand old flag; you're a high flying flag

Red, white, and blue,
the flag flies free,
In the winds of liberty.
Children in its shadow know
Their flag protects them
as they grow.

The Flag
I love the flag.
It flies so high
It almost seems
To touch the sky.
Red, white and blue
Its colors are;
For every state
There is a star.

Pets/Animals
Ants in Your Pants
All creatures great and small, the Lord God made them all
Bad to the bone
Busy as a beaver
"Cow"nt Your Blessings
Dandy-lion dude
Ewe are loved
Fur-ever friends
Hold your horses
Horsey, horsey, on your way
Horsin' around
I toad you so!
I'm impawsible
I'm in the Moo-od for
Just bee-boppin' around
Just "monkeying" around
Learning the Ropes (First horseback ride)
Mad as a hornet
Monkey see, monkey do
My "bee-utiful" kids
My mommy nose everything
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Peek a boo - I sea you (ocean theme)
Pets "R" us
Please don't hog the _____
Proud as a peacock
Quiet as a church mouse
Say Cheese! (mice)
Some "Bunny" loves you
Thinking of ewe
"Toad"-ally Awesome
Tomorrow is an-udder day
Udderly adorable/exciting/fun, etc.
Un-bee-lievably Cute!
Wart's New?
What's good for the goose is good for the gander!
When the cat's away the mice will play
When Pigs Fly
You make my heart leap!
You quack me up!

Bears
"Bear"ly One Year Old
The "Beary" best of friends!
A "Bear"y Good Boy (Girl)
"BEAR'y Special/cute/sweet, etc.
Grin and bear it
I can "bearly" wait!
Love bears all things
Wishing you a beary happy day.
You have a beary special place in my heart.

Bees
Busy as a bee
The Latest Buzz . . .
Mad as a hornet

Busy Bee
Oh, say, busy bee,
Where now are you going?
Where now are you going,
To work or to play?

I'm bound for the garden
Where roses are blooming
For I must be making
Sweet honey today.

Birds
An angel is a songbird
Bird's Eye View
Every Birdy Welcome
For Wrent
Home Tweet Home
How Tweet
No Cats Allowed
No Vacancy
Private Bath - No Peeping
Snow Birds Welcome
Something to 'Crow' about!
Sun shines, birds sing, garden angels flowers bring
This place is for the birds
Something to crow about

Cats
Alley Cat
Cat on a hot tin roof
Cat Nappin'
CATastrophe
CATegories
CATnapping
The Cat’s Meow
Cats, always on the wrong side of every door
Cats Are Angels with Fur
Cool, cool kitty
Feline Friends
I'm impawsible
Kitten on the Keys
No dogs allowed
Purr-fect Pals
"Purr-fectly Sweet"
Pussy Footing Around
Quicker than a cat on a hot tin roof
Sittin' pretty with my kitty

Dogs
Bad To The Bone
Dalmation Plantation
Dog Days Afternoon
Doggies' Dog Ease - pictures of them sleeping or just taking it easy.
Dog-gone cute
Go Dog Go
How Much is That Doggie in the Window?
It's a Dog's Life
Just 2 Dog'on Cute, and no Bonz about it
No Bones About It
Puppy Love (They Call It)

Police
An arresting look at (name)
COPS
The Law
Long arm of the Law
The man behind the shield
Men In Blue
Officer _____
Pigs are beautiful too
Thin Blue Line
You hold the key to my heart (handcuffs and key)
You make my heart "Beat" (or skip a Beat)