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Riley's Mother's Day Gift Is Explained

The Life of Riley · May 8, 1948 · 28 min · 4,256 words

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Once a year, husband Chester A. Riley graciously steps aside to let the spotlight fall on his wife. That day is Mother's Day, and Peg Riley receives from her grateful husband and children a tribute she richly deserves.

And so on this Mother's Day morning, although it is already nine o'clock, we find this is Riley not in the kitchen where she usually is, but still a bed and about to be served breakfast by Riley and the children.

Good morning, Dublin! Good morning, Mother! Morning, Mom. Well, what is this? What is this breakfast is served madam here. You're Peggy your favorite dish scrambled Grumbled eggs all you shouldn't have done it. Well, I didn't intend to I tried to make fried eggs, but I dropped them from too high Let it peg before you start eating we got something to tell you

How you ready kids now do it like I told you one oh no, let's not do it daddy Okay, I'll do it myself. Do what? Em is for the million things you gave us. Always only that you're grown old.

T is for the tears you shed to save us. H is for your heart of solid gold. E is for everything I left out. R is right, right you'll always be. put them all together, they spell, Peggy.

A word that means the word, ooh, ooh, ooh. Oh, pop. Do you have to be so corny? Oh, he is not corny. I think it's very sweet. Oh, right. Eat your breakfast, Dumplin, before it gets cold.

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