I always felt like that was such an odd thing to do .... single out a day, one day, out of 365 to call Mother's Day. Maybe it's because I always feel like, well, for the last seven years and 4 months anyway, that every day is a day for a mom. :)
To have the beauty, the clear fortune of healthy , happy, exciting, full of life little people completing the circle of my life, is enough daily to call each day a day for mom. I am so lucky, as I have said here before, to have all that I have. On a daily basis I recognize this, relish in this, and believe that this is as good as it gets.
It is a nice tradition, this Mother's Day thing, and a nice way to stop, breathe in deeply, drink in the love, oh the extra love, be appreciated a wee bit, and then resume life. At least that's what we do here, anyway.
I was greeted with breakfast in bed (that included an English muffin, a plate of fresh cut fruit, and a ham cheese, and tomato {newly named} 'sublet' otherwise known as an omelet ;o) a cup of hot homemade coffee, beautiful cards, homemade gifts of pictures, a "plant" of C's hand cutouts with little notes on them, some nice gifts from the hubby, and loads of hugs and kisses. Ahhhhhhh .... the blissful moments. I was then kept company, and politely asked to share, of course, with two yummy little freckled faces, and a big adorable freckled face. Once finished, the dirty dishes were whisked away along with all the freckles, and I was told to "relax, watch a show ... read a book .... we'll be fine ..." :O)
So I did.
Not for long, but long enough to know in my mind that I was alone in a room, full belly (and heart), content, and totally not responsible for anything that was happening in the house outside of my little space. A feeling that could only happen once a year, I think. ;)
Ah, the bliss.
So, to all the mommies I have in my life - Happiest of Days to you -- may the beauty of the day, and the meaning behind the word *mommy* be what we all experience daily.
:o)
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So nice! For us, MD sort of got pushed aside as we prepare for selling the house, but James and Molly sang me the Happy Mother's Day song, and James gave me several fabulous drawings (he also set the table for breakfast and poured my cereal, lol!). DH picked out a particularly fabulous card, but by agreement, there were no actual gifts.
Ha! Except from my neighbor, who gave me a generous Starbucks gift card. How cool is that?
Best gift though, was that my sister shared that she and her dh may actually start TTC. She got all groovy and such and kept telling me how lucky I was and all that.
What a sweet post, as usual! You alwas bring a smile to my face.
Dh actually said the same thing, about how it was kinda silly to single out one day.
Which could be sort of true.
If it weren't for the fact that every reason to Buy Gifts For Fransie is a perfectly good reason. Heh.
Yay! Another great Mother's Day for another great Mother! I'm so glad you got to enjoy breakfast in bed and some pampering time. Aren't those homemade gists and cards the best! :)
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