Mothers, I'm sure many of you have the age-old quandary of how to spend a day devoted just to you. Do you go alone to a spa, or just alone to your own bathroom for a long bath? Do you spend it with your kids, since the day is about mothering after all? Or do you visit your mother/mother-in-law, if God willing, you're lucky to still have her with you? Do you try to do it all? For the last 2 years, this has puzzled me, and my first Mother's Day, I must admit I was a bit stressed out over all the visiting that weekend with a new baby and all.
Last year was the best Mother's Day for me. Mr. Geek, SoJo and I just went to a local park for a simple picnic and it was wonderful.
I did miss seeing my mom, but sometimes you just have to take the easy route in life. A phone call and a belated gift was enough to set my mind at ease, and hopefully hers too.
Speaking of my mom and gifts, I'm trying to finish up a set of blocks for her.
She likes beachy things so I decoupaged some sea-glass colors onto them and am going to glue on some beach phrases like "ocean" "seashells" and "relax."
I have doubts that I'll finish them in time or post a tutorial due to the amount of stuff I still need to do before we leave on Sunday. But she'll understand, after all, that what mothers do, understand our imperfections. It's amazing how much more I love and appreciate her now that I'm a mom myself.
My mom and Soren
I do hope you have a wonderful, obligation-less Mothers' Day friends! Not sure if I'll be posting again until next weekend (save for the Weekend Contest linky) so I just wanted to wish you well, just in case.
9 comments:
I'm not a big fan of Mother's Day. My grandma always used to say that it wasn't a real holiday, just an excuse to buy cards and flowers. Which I guess is true, although it is sometimes nice to have cards and flowers delivered. I have mixed emotions about it.
Have a safe, smooth trip!
I will be praying for you on Mother's day, for safety!!!Have a blast!Happy Mother's Day to you!
You are reading my mind today! Wow! You hit so many nails on the head I'm not sure I know where to begin pointing them out!
Have a terrific Mother's Day and I wholeheartedly hope your trip to Disney goes well and tips more to the fun side of the scale than the stressful.
Blessings!
This looks like a great project! Happy Mother's Day.
Well, this weekend is entirely devoted to other people {we are having my son dedicated on Sunday, so I'll be cooking/cleaning/hosting relatives}, so we are celebrating Mother's Day next weekend.
Jordan is going to bake a cake for me with the girls, and I'm thinking that maybe we'll have a picnic as a family. :)
I feel a little pressure on Mother's Day to make my mom feel valued, but I don't really get excited about being recognized personally for my mothering achievements.
You really favor your mom!
I want to see the finished result of that cool gift you are working on!
It sounds like you'll be having a wonderful trip...
I prefer to do simple things w/the family. I'm not into going to the spa or anything like that.
Have a great, safe trip!
My mum and I were just talking about this the other day-I asked her what she would like to do or what she wanted and she said just something easy like a picnic and going fishing.
Either way, I'm sure you'll have a fabulous time on your trip (all about the P.M.A = Positive. Mental. Attitude)!
Safe travels to you and your family as well :)
Your mom was always the nicest, much like you, Kathleen!
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