Mother's Day

Yesterday was my first mothers day. At least so I'm told. But, as one friend noted, it was probably the quietest mothers day I will ever have. And I hardly feel like a mother....I haven't yet had to change a diaper or soothe a fussy baby or handle a tantrum or even give up anything that I want to do. While I appreciate friends recognizing me as a mother, I expect to find it easier to accept next year when I've actually had to do a few motherly things.

As for my own mother. Well, I managed to remember to call and talk to her....until my sister D called and I hung up on Mom to talk to her. I didn't get her a gift or flowers or even a card....bad daughter. As a Mom, she's going through a lot this year. She only has one child left at home. She's helping my sister SR plan her wedding with just over two months of planning time. She's had her mother-in-law (who requires help for getting around) move into the house with her. She's becoming a grandmother for the first time in August. And she's looking at the possibility of helping to plan another wedding before the year is out. Through it all, she continues to be supporting of and encouraging to each of us! I haven't always appreciated my mom as much as I should, but she really is a wonderful Mother!!