Happy Belated Mothers’ Day to all the moms out there. I feel that I have been blessed with the best kids in the world. (I hope I am not the only one to feel that way)!! There are days that I would like to give them back, but for the most part, I am the luckiest mom. I have to ask myself sometimes “what did I do to deserve such great kids…how did I get so lucky?” I truly feel I have a great guardian angel looking out for me and my family.
Mother’s Day has dual significance for me, as it falls very close to my first child’s birthday. “J” will be celebrating his 12th birthday on Wednesday of this week. I am still in awe that he has grown to be such a sweet young man. There are days that I want to just freeze him, so I won’t have to face the upcoming rebellious teenage years. Because he is so sweet, I know it will break my heart when he REALLY starts sassing me and rolling his eyes. He still sincerely apologizes to me when we have an argument, unlike his younger sister, CC, who just shrugs her shoulders and says “Whatever”. (Of course, that’s what I love about her). However, I feel that I hold him to a different standard because he is so genuine and gentle. (Unfortunately, I can see a lot of girls just walking all over him as he gets older because he is so nice)!!
My Mothers’ Day was very low key. Believe it or not, my husband managed to be in Vegas for CPE training for most of the prior week, and did not even get home until late afternoon yesterday…just in time for dinner. (He did bring home a great gift, so it made the trip worthwhile). CC kept asking me what we were doing for dinner, and I told her we just needed to wait for daddy to get home because I was not planning to cook. J spent the afternoon at the Nationals game as a guest of one of his friends. Since it was just the two of us, I had planned to spend the day getting caught up on laundry, cleaning, and bank account reconciliations. However, I thought better of that idea and spent time playing Wii with her, and napping on the couch. It was a great day for that since it was cold and rainy.
We did go out for dinner, and had a good meal. The kids are at such a great age now, that it’s so easy to eat out without it being a big production. The booth we sat in backed to a table with 5 or 6 little kids, and all I have to say is that I am glad my kids are out of that stage. I can not stand when kids turn around and stare at my table, and it REALLY gets on my nerves when they start kicking the booth. Of course, the loud screams are always enjoyable as well. Needless to say, I was happy to see that table clear out!
After dinner, we went home and all enjoyed a few rounds of Mario Kart, and then watched the Survivor season finale. My kind of day!! The problem is, now that Mothers’ Day is over, the mommy guilts are back because I put all my chores off for another day. Why can’t they just go away???
