Mother's Day

I would be lying if I told you Mother's Day was everything I wanted and more. I wasn't expecting much, but somehow I was wanting more. Miller is soooo active, at two years of age, and after coming home from church I spent my entire day attending to his needs: food, spills, painting, spills, books, spills, sink spraying, spills...you get the idea. It was like the fires in California - uncontainable.

I was having a pretty good pity party. But as I reflected on what's happened this week, I had a great Mother's Day. I found my wedding ring. It's really nice to be married again! I had to work the snack shack at the baseball fields Friday night, and a huge thunderstorm arrived and cancelled all the games. My duty was done. And there was my husband to escort me to my car in the storm. I know how much he loves and cares about me. I had the missionaries ask if they could make their Mother's Day phone call from here. One to Hawaii and one to Utah. I made cinnamon rolls and fried dough during their phone calls. I hope someday a mother would do the same for my sons. In three years I hope to being a twelve year stretch of sons calling home from missions on Mother's Day.

Jarrod's gift to me was all the Cubscout and Scout mother's pins I was missing. There were ten for me to put on my scout necklaces. I was touched. I usually have an inkling of an idea what he's up to, or if money has been spent. I did not expect anything (no money missing=he sold a book back to the bookstore) and never thought of this. It was a great idea! I'm still missing two square Webelos badges, the store here only has the Boy Scout pins, but there are many more years. What caught you off guard this year?