Mother's Day 2009

Today was a wonderful day!

We went last night to a local pottery painting place where we painted a family fruit bowl which included all of our handprints . The kids had fun painting and I had fun knowing it was a family outing and the result will be a very cool bowl (with exploding paint no less!) on our table filled with fruit and veggies, hopefully fresh from our garden : -) We followed up this fun family time with a dinner to my fav Mexican food place. The dinner was slow coming from the kitchen but didn't disappoint when it landed on our table. Even J enjoyed some refried beans. S declared himself "FULL" and we were ready to go.

This morning Daddy and the kids cleaned the playroom, made our breakfast and did the dishes - I wish everyday were Mother's Day!

The rest of the day went well. I talked with my sis some (she had a coupon emergency : -) ). We talked alot of our upcoming weekend. A getaway with just us!!!!! The only negative to the day was the situation with my mother but that ended okay. I just didn't play into the drama. I had a fun conversation with a good friend, got Daddy some lemons for his ice tea and headed home.

Now I am so thankful for the family I have been given, the home we are filling with love, the yard we are trying to grow a garden in, the friends I have made along the way and the life I live on a daily basis.

Conclusion to Mother's Day 2008

Today ends my 2008 Mother's Day celebrating. The morning was like any other but oh the afternoon was different, much different. I got my nails done and a pedicure. 2 hours of pure bliss. I LOVE having my nails done. They look so nice since they normally don't due to my dumb nail biting habit. The evening ended with dinner with my mom. It was a nice day. My hubby and kids made me feel loved and appreciated - the very thing Mother's Day should be about. I love you guys!!

Mother's Day 2008 continues.....

Today was a another round of Mother's Day celebrating for mommy!! We had a rough start to the morning due to S having a hard time urinating after his VCUG yesterday then L and I went to soccer, where I forgot the snacks and had to run to a local convenience store and spend $30 to get snack for 10 kids. By the time we made it home, I was already done for the day and it was only 10:30 AM! I cleaned out the van and cleaned the carpets good. By this time, Daddy Piper wasn't able to really get much done himself on the big truck since he had to leave at noon to get a haircut and he was taking Thing 1 and Thing 2 with him to pick up my gift. I then had the bright idea to go out to lunch today for Mother's Day rather than tomorrow so that Daddy Piper could get out early and work on the truck before the heat sets in for the day. It was more important to me to have him working in the cooler part of the day than it was for me to have a lunch out on Mother's Day. We all left together for Daddy's haircut. His stylist was running behind but oh well, whaddya do?!? So after the haircut we all went to get Mommy's gift. I knew right away when Daddy Piper turned onto the sidestreet where my gift came from... The Paint Store. L had told me last week that this is where they went and I thought it was the paint store to get paint to finish their bedroom and instead it was the paint pottery place!! After getting my gift, we headed to Red Lobster for lunch - my most recent craving. The other 3 Pipers agreed I could open my gift today and it was a ..... COOKIE JAR!! They had painted it to look like a chocolate chip cookie. I was so touched by this gift. Daddy Piper took the kids a week early to make this gift for Mommy and I think that is so special! Lunch was delish. Then home for naps. The kids didn't want to nap since it was so late so they played outside with Daddy Piper while Mommy took a 2 hour siesta. Today was so nice. It always feels good to be appreciated, especially by those you love so much! Now tomorrow, I get to get my nails done and get a pedicure in anticipation of our upcoming vacation.... what a way to finish my Mother's Day 2008!

Funny Story Written By L

Below is the letter L wrote me for Mother's Day!

"My Mom is the most wonderful mom in the whole world! Her name is ________-. She's as pretty as a princess. She is 40 years old. She has brown eyes and lightish curly hair. She weighs 2 pounds and is 2 feet tall. Her favorite food is Mashed Potatoes and Gravy. In the good old days when she was little, she used to go to high school. I think my mom is funny when she laughs. But I know she's really angry when she yells. I wouldn't trade my mom for my new kitchen I got from Santa. I love my mom because she makes me food. Happy Mother's Day!"

(all the comments in red are the ones directly from L!)

Mother's Day 2008 begins....

Today was the Mother's Day celebration at L's preschool. I felt so special and loved by my daughter. The teacher really did a great job of celebrating moms!! We started the party with a greeting at the door, L crowned me "Queen for a Day" and gave me a program of the fun to come. I got a back massage and a manicure. I even let L paint my nails this horrid shade of green (reminds of this horrible shade from a pedicure experience with Anita and Kelly a few years ago!!) anyway then we got to take a seat and get the beginning of our presents. The kids sang us a M-O-M-M-Y song to the tune of Old MacDonald and then gave us each a rose. We then had a snack with juice poured especially by our children. Then they gave us another present (a handmade flowerpot wind chime) while the teacher read us the story each child had wrote about their mom's. It was a fill in the blank story. VERY funny!! I'll post the whole story here later. Then we cleaned up and called the celebration a success. L was so proud of herself. She was beaming with pride. I was very freely doling out the compliments and even got teary-eyed a few times. She is growing up so quickly. I feel like the luckiest mom in the whole world. After we got home and she settled in for a nap, she gave me another huge hug and told me how much she loved me. AWWW - being a mommy is the bestest!!! p.s. I got some nice compliments on how well behaved S was during this whole time. Hey, give the kid chocolate covered strawberries and he'll be good all day long :-)