Mother's Day

Just a few thoughts on the great Mother's Day I enjoyed this past weekend...

   I love still having a small person around the house.  I love when she makes grammatical errors, and gets words wrong, and spells things incorrectly.  I am in no hurry to correct any of that with this last one like I conscientiously did with the first one.  All of the sudden, her childhood seems to be moving along at the speed of light and I am powerless to stop it.  As a wonderful example of what I am talking about, take a look at her attempts to proclaim me #1 mom on her mother's day card this year: I am officially the 1 cent mom.  This card is a keeper.

The boy sent me an electronic greeting on facebook.

23 hours ago near Salt Lake City

I love you mommy happy mothers day :D ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

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    Shauna Cox Poulson Thanks favorite son!
    

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The always lovely middle child wrote a heartfelt card with lots of love and hearts and smiley faces (as 13 year olds are inclined to do).

   Hubby surprised me with a new charm to go on my Tiffany bracelet he gave me a few years ago; a little graduates cap to commemorate my recent graduation from college.  Of course anything from Tiffany's is a great hit with me!  I haven't taken it out of the box yet to put it on the bracelet, because I really just love the box so much.  I think he thinks I don't like it, but I'm really just making the moment last.  Besides, my bedroom is still such a mess from our recent trip to Disneyland - luggage and laundry still not put away - I can't open a Tiffany's box in a messy room.  It needs some respect people! :)

   To top it all off, I was spoiled with breakfast in bed and a beautiful dinner,

 all cooked, served, and cleaned up - (here comes the best part) - not by me!

  Mostly I just love being with my family.  In that respect, whether I get a day off from chores or not, every day is Mother's Day.

An Excuse

I've been pondering something for awhile now.  Do I need to actually purchase the first two seasons of Downton Abbey?  I rarely buy copies of movies, and I rarely buy copies of books.  Netflix, Red Box, and the Library work just fine.  Then there are those rare occasions when I am so captivated by a story that I think about it often and for a very long time.  In these cases, I think a purchase is in order.  Downton Abbey is the kind of series that fits this category.  Not only do I love the story, but I've really been fond of Julian Fellowes ever since I discovered him as Lord Killwillie in Monarch of the Glen.  (Which I would purchase, because it is one of my all time favorites; except for the fact that near the end of season 3 they blew up Hector.  I still can't decide if I can forgive them for that.  But I digress...)  Combine these reasons, which are pretty good, with the fact that Mother's Day is coming up, and hey! the perfect present from hubby to me!  

These two are my favorite

Pure Evil

The Lovely Ladies

Oh dear!

 I ordered it the other night, and it shipped the next day.  I am anticipating it's arrival any time now.  Sooo excited!  Including a few pics to amp up the excitement level.  Time to tell hubby he needn't fret about the perfect gift this year; it's already covered.  Better stock up on popcorn!


Have a great day! 

Flowers!

Hubby's herb garden 

 Hey there!

The pea trellis/teepee

strawberries in bloom

Spent the weekend planting FLOWERS!

I must say this is one of my most favorite times of year.  This year I let the small one pick out lots of the flowers I put in the pots on the front and back porches, and since she has her own "garden" I let her pick out the flowers for that too. Hope always springs eternal at this time of year, and here's what I hope: I'm hoping my flowers will grow and fill the pots I put them in, not die from lack of water as I get busy with other things.  I hope my garden will grow and provide lots of yummy produce and not be overrun with bugs.  I hope the baby chicks will survive and not get eaten by the neighborhood's roaming cats, or fly over the fence and into the road (and forget to actually cross the street) and get hit by a car.  This batch seems more flight prone than the last.  I hope the dandelions stay away, and the morning glory goes to sleep under the new garden fabric laid under the freshly spread mulch.  I hope the hummingbirds that built a nest in our backyard tree return for round two. Most of all, I hope I can remember to slow down and take time to enjoy the whole show.

Happy Spring!