Girls make memories

One of the traditions of Mother’s Day has always been the corsage given to moms on their special day. That’s why the McMinnville Pebbles gathered at All-O-K’Sions Flowers and Gifts recently to learn how to make their own corsage for mom from an expert, All-O-K’Sions owner and operator Pam Wilson.

Pebbles is a family based organization for girls similar to Girl Scouts. The group’s leaders are Vickie Sweet, Roseanne Caten and Carol Pedigo.

‘This is a mother-daughter club we’ve organized,’ Sweet said. ‘We call ourselves Pebbles, keepers of the home. Today the girls are learning flower arranging from Pam. They’re going to make their mom a corsage for Mother’s Day. Our organization is geared toward family and mother-daughter bonding, and what better way to bond the children with their mothers than by letting them present a gift that they made for their mother.’

Corsage colors have a special meaning on Mother’s Day, and Wilson explained what the colors represent. A red corsage is given if the recipient’s mother is living, a white corsage if the recipient’s mother is deceased, and a yellow corsage if the recipient has lost a child.

Wilson says she got involved because she feels it’s a great idea for girls create a gift for Mother’s Day and learn something about flower arranging at the same time.

‘It’s a wonderful experience for them,’ Wilson said, ‘and maybe one day one of them will come to work for me.’

Wilson says Mother’s Day is important for a very good reason.

‘Mother’s Day is very, very special, because our mothers are very special to us,’ Wilson said. ‘And even if we don’t have our own mother there is somebody in our life who mothers us and takes care of us when we’re sick, and takes care of us when we need something. So this is a day that we can show how much we appreciate them, and let them know how much we love them.’