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We have a very descriptive pool report that comes from Christina Wilkie of HuffPost on this afternoon's Joining Forces event with First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden. The two ladies helped celebrate Mother's Day with military families and their children. The report, modified for story line and content by POP, reads below as follows. At the Naval Observatory today First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden hosted a Joining Forces service activity with congressional spouses where they assembled Mothers Day care packages that will be sent to the wives and mothers of deployed military, at the request of the soldiers. The event comes a day after FLOTUS attended the annual Congressional Club lunch for spouses of House and Senate members. This is the third time she has invited them to join her for a service activity the day after the lunch, and marks FLOTUS's first visit to the Naval Observatory. Outside in the sun under a white USO tent were ap...

First Lady Michelle Obama:  " Mother's Day is showing our gratitude for all that they do." In a White House Mother's Day Tea, the First Lady helped honor militiary moms, and moms the world over, saying women are "crucial in guiding our families, and in our neighborhoods, and in our country, as well." "They’re the shoulder that we lean on as individuals, but collectively these are the shoulders that form the foundation of our communities. They’re our friends, our teachers, our mentors, our bosses. They find time to drive community projects and car pools. They lead our businesses and our birthday parties. Our lives and our communities are blessed by everything, big and small, that mothers and mother figures give us every single day." The occasion wouldn't be complete without the First Lady acknowledging her mother, The First Grandmother, Mrs. Marian Robinson  for whom she credits for being her rock.  "This woman who tries to take a...

Mother's Day. It's almost here.  Whether you're planning to take your mom out to eat or stay at home and cook, the topic will remain, 'What will the Mother's Day menu be this year? America's First Lady, Michelle Obama shares how she'll celebrate Mothers' Day 2010, and gives insight on what the menu might be. “It could be fried chicken ... fried chicken and french fries or greens or macaroni and cheese,” responded America’s first lady Michelle Obama to the question on how her family will celebrate Mother’s Day. After that meal, the First Lady will really need to take a lesson from her Let's Move initiative to fight off those calories. Mrs. Obama is featured in the May 2010 issue of Good Housekeeping , where she talks about overcoming her fears, keeping her marriage close, and raising kids. On Thursday, the First Lady helped students of Marie Reed Learning Center paint a butterfly mural and plant a butterfly garden to help make the Center’s...