Mother's Day

Yesterday I spent Mother's Day with family. My Mom likes to say that she feels everyday is Mother's Day.

I have to agree. I don't really go in for these Hallmark holidays. In fact, the commercialism that comes with these holidays annoys the hell out of me. And there's a lot of hell in me to be annoyed.

However, my beautiful little boy made the day special for me. His father is traveling, but they worked together and what I got was something that can only come from an 8 year old.

Breakfast on a tray. My breakfast was a cup of yogurt, corn on the cob and a chocolate carrot (left over from some Easter past). With a huge glass of milk to wash it down. Junior felt this was a healthy breakfast for me. Yum!

Later in the day we went to my brother's for mimosas and too much food. A mutual consensus was reached that next time we'll just have snacks and dessert. Who needs dinner when there's guacamole and brownies?

It was a beautiful day. We spent it outside in the scent of lilacs while trying to keep our wine glasses from blowing away. That seemed to be the primary thing on the table worth saving. And we figured it was unlikely that the shrimp would blow away. The kids were taking turns driving the tractor. They set up the ramp for their bikes, bounced out some energy on the trampoline and threw a few oversized frisbees around.

We got home late and when my husband called we remembered that there was something else the boy was supposed to do for me.

It was a card with a huge purple and pink heart on it. He didn't feel like writing in it, so he used pictograms to write out Happy Mother's Day. Love,

And then we cuddled.

In my house, every day IS Mother's Day.

ps. Check out today's astronomy picture below. It's really cool.