Jinggam bells

I forgot to show you the Christmas card that mama sent me. It's one of those three-fold cards. The kind that has a lot of words printed on it. The kind that you'll read only the first three lines before putting it back on the rack to find a less brain-taxing card. This is why I usually go for the funny cards. Or the colorful cartoony ones.

*plays Silent Night, Holy Night*

The cover reads:

"Daughter, This Christmas
I Want You to Know
What a Special Person
I Think You Are

Daughter, you are beautiful;
you fill me up with joy.
Within you is an ideal,
a voice of youth,
and a promise of achievement
still to come.
Within your hands
are special gifts and talents.
Within your mind is the
source of your dreams..."

The inside flap reads:

"Within you, Daughter,
is he strength to carry
your dreams to completion.
Within your heart is the desire
to meet the world on your own terms,
and I never doubt that you will.
You are strong; you are wise;
you have a dream.
You have a spirit and confidence
I never knew;
you have faith.
You are your own person,
and you always will be.
Within you is something
so precious and rare.
Within you is the promise
of the future,
and I believe in you.

-Jean Lamey

I Love You So Much...
Merry Christmas"

This card would've been perfect except for THAT word. Spare me the jokes will ya? Ugh.

While I was reading it, I had a vision of my mom at a card store? I dunno. That store in SM. What's the name? Whatever. Oh wait! I got it! National Book Store! So I can see her reading the card, trying to decide which is the one she liked best. The image was so vivid it was weird. And I'm pretty sure my mom wrote like a hundred words on the card. If you know my mom you know she likes writing long letters. So I gently pull back the inside flap and there it was, in all it's shining glory. The heart of the card:

Tadaaah!

Yes folks. No need to transcribe. It's all there. Mom of few words. This card is a real winner. My mom is hilarious!

Not.