On April 5th I went out on my back deck to repot some plants. I had left a bag of potting soil out there all winter. When I opened up the bag, a bird flew out of the bag and scared the crap out of me. Upon further investigation I discovered a nest in the […]
Mother's Day
Why My Fifteenth Mother’s Day Was The Best One Ever
I had the best Mother’s Day I’ve had since becoming a mother this past Sunday. It wasn’t because I received any gifts. In fact, I didn’t receive any gifts at all this year. I did get one handmade card from Number 5. And Number 5, 6 and 7 made me breakfast in bed with some […]
What I Want For Mother’s Day
Every year when I am asked the question, “What do you want for Mother’s Day?” I say the same things. I want to be able to do all the stuff I used to before I had kids. I want someone else to clean my house. I want some appreciation for everything I do. But I […]
Mother’s Day 2018
It’s been a good Mother’s Day. It started off with handmade cards and gifts. If I could buy my mom anything it would be a friendship bracelet. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Then we headed to the Mother’s Day 5K in town. Four of the kids ran with me and Number 6 was a cheerleader because, as he says, I’m […]
What I Really Want For Mother’s Day
The other day my husband asked me what I wanted to do on Mother’s Day. That’s actually kind of a big deal because he’s never asked me that before. Not that I can recall. I was unprepared to answer the question. I’ve been thinking about it. I know what I want to do on Mother’s […]
Get In The Picture
Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and Facebook was flooded with pictures of people with their moms. My friends had some really great pictures of both themselves with their mothers as well as with their children. And it occurred to me as I was looking at all these pictures that I have very few pictures of myself […]