Mother's Day

Why is it that the week before Mother's Day, I seem to feel the most undeserving of being honored as a mother? This week was no exception! Hormones were kicking in and I was being down-right crabby to everyone who dared to be near me!...

Apparantly, no one held any grudges against me because when I came downstairs this morning, this was waiting for me at my spot at the table...

AHHH!!! the breakfast of champions!

I found this to be amusing and cute that the kids thought that since I'm such a candy nut, I would enjoy eating this for breakfast! Notice the milky way on the spoon?! I was very touched by their thoughtfulness.

Even better than having a candy breakfast was the fact that no one was fighting or arguing! They were all just sitting there, anxiously awaiting my arrival to the table! How great was that?!

A poem/card from Jake...(interesting analogies )

(I must admit I said "what the?!" a few times!

A card from Reilly that she made in school...(I was intrigued by the fact that she included "my mom takes me to Disney World" as what she likes me to do with her)-- P.S.--we've never gone there!--is this one of those "not so subtle hints"? She also wrote down that I'm good with math and numbers...(maybe she misunderstood the question!--I suck at math!! That's one of the perks to being married to Brian!--he's the polar opposite of me!! He used to be in the math club!)

Do you think I should be troubled by the fact that she thinks I'm special because I have her help me clean the floor? What does this say about me as a mother??! Yikes!

Ellie's contribution...(so cute!)

We went out to eat last night as an early Mother's Day present...

As an added bonus, "The Relax Shop" was offering free foot rubs and face tickles!

This is such a treat for me! When my sister, Katie, was around Jake's age, I used to get her to tickle my face and arms with a paintbrush by bribing her. I had a drawer in my room that I kept old semi-dried up nail polishes and cheap perfume. Who wouldn't want a chance to get into THAT bribe drawer?! I mean, REALLY!

Here I am in a state of relaxed euphoria!

And now for my Mother's Day quote for the day:

"It is the mother who inculcates in the lives of children a nobility of soul that leads them instinctively to love the beautiful, the genuine, the virtuous, and, as instinctively, to turn from the ugly, the spurious, and the vile. Home is the center from which woman rules the world. It is there she teaches her child self-restraint, develops in him the confidence and strength that spring from self-control. It is there the child learns respect for the rights of others. It is in a well-directed home that men and women first develop a consciousness that true happiness lies in conforming one's life to the laws of nature and to the rules of social conduct...

"Yes, the woman wields a mighty influence! Let that influence be felt even more potently throughout the Church and our communities in the protection of our homes from the impurities that are now sweeping the nation. The Lord bless every mother, every woman, that she may be wise and strong in teaching our boys and girls in maintaining ethical standards and in being exemplary examples to young people in all the world."--David O. McKay

I am grateful to my own mother for being my rock throughout my life...even when it hasn't always been easy to support some of my decisions.

She has been a tremendous support and example to me...

Happy Mother's Day!