This year, Mother’s Day was extra special for my family. Not only did we honor Mom with presents and cake, we also celebrated her strength in facing cancer for a third time. Every day when I talk to her on the phone, I am amazed. She is such an inspiration to me and to her friends who also suffer from cancer.

For our Mother’s Day celebration, held at my sister’s house, I was in charge of salad and dessert. I chose the spring spinach salad that ran in the April 2009 edition of The Erickson Tribune as well as here on the blog. For dessert, I was inspired by this song:

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