We had a BUSY weekend! Yesterday we finally got the garage sale "out of the way" and sure enough, I was so glad I did it - all the work paid off! We had people lined up on our street at 6:40 a.m., and stayed busy until noon, when it tapered off. We sold a LOT of stuff. Many thanks to my mom and dad for helping us out! After cleaning up, we took the kids to the park for a picnic supper - it was so good to get out of the garage!! :) Today I had a great Mother's Day - got a wonderful gift from my kids (see picture below - it's a shadowbox but for some reason the photo turned out really dark - it's my old license plate, a picture the kids drew of me, them, and God, and some seashells from our trip to Sanibel Island, FL), got my favorite coffee drink for breakfast, went to church, went to Deadwood for lunch with my mom and dad, came home and crashed on the couch in front of the TIVO to "veg out" for the first time in many days! 
It felt sooo good to rest for a little while. All the while I contemplated on how lucky I am that I get to celebrate this day - having been through a time in my life where I didn't know if I would ever get to be called "mom," I really don't take it for granted. Even through all the tough times, the disobedience, the sibling rivalry, the "mouthiness," the attitudes - there is nothing greater than the honor of being called "MOM" - especially by two ultimately very sweet, loving boys!! I am truly a lucky woman. I am also very thankful today for my own mother and the sacrifices she made for us while we were growing up, and also for my mother-in-law who did an amazing job raising my incredibly wonderful husband, and probably a couple hundred other kids throughout her life as a day-care mom! She and Mark's dad sent me the most beautiful flowers this weekend (see below) - so thank you to them!!
It felt sooo good to rest for a little while. All the while I contemplated on how lucky I am that I get to celebrate this day - having been through a time in my life where I didn't know if I would ever get to be called "mom," I really don't take it for granted. Even through all the tough times, the disobedience, the sibling rivalry, the "mouthiness," the attitudes - there is nothing greater than the honor of being called "MOM" - especially by two ultimately very sweet, loving boys!! I am truly a lucky woman. I am also very thankful today for my own mother and the sacrifices she made for us while we were growing up, and also for my mother-in-law who did an amazing job raising my incredibly wonderful husband, and probably a couple hundred other kids throughout her life as a day-care mom! She and Mark's dad sent me the most beautiful flowers this weekend (see below) - so thank you to them!!
And now we begin another week . . . . . t-ball practice tomorrow, our last MOPS meeting of the year on Tuesday, and I get to spend an hour and a half in the dental chair on Wednesday having two molars pulled, so say a little prayer for me if you think of it!!! Ugghhh . . . . .
Have a good week!!
3 comments:
This is so neat! Fun to keep in the "loop" on what is happening in your busy lives. Happy Mother's Day Anne! It brought tears to my eyes to read your paragraph about being a MOM. You couldn't have said it better. I don't know if there is any better gift then hearing that little voice say "Mama". A true gift from God.
Anne, your entry was so beautiful! You have a great outlook on mommyhood and your kids are so lucky to have you and Mark for parents. God Bless You!
The shadow box is WONDERFUL! I love, love, love it!
I'm glad you had a good day, you deserved it!
Have I mentioned that I love the name of your blog? It is SUPER cute!
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