Hints from Heloise

Fri., Sept. 17, 2004

King Features Syndicate

Dear Heloise: I would like to contribute two ideas that I think the moms out there would appreciate.

1. After I had my second daughter, the following Mother’s Day, I started my own tradition. I picked out a beautiful outdoor setting, posed with my two girls and had my husband snap several pictures, which I put in a multipicture frame. Each year, I put a new Mother’s Day picture in the frame. I now have four years of pictures that I admire from time to time

2. Take a cutting from your baby’s hair. Use a pink or blue ribbon and tie the hair together. Buy a small, decorative frame and tape it to the backing inside the frame. Now you have a precious memento of your baby’s hair to display. — Debby J., Colorado Springs

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