Being a parent is a tough job. Happy Mother’s Day to all those that have mothered anything…a child(ren), a plant, an animal, a parent, a loved one…I bow to all of us.
Written by a working attorney:
https://creativecle.com/blog/51-easy-steps-a-walk-with-a-3-year-old-8-week-old-twins
Happy Mother’s Day to all CC moms.
Happy Mother’s Day to all!
D is home from NYC and S is here from London. First time in a few years that they will both be home for Mothers Day!
Ah, yes, I remember the conflicted feelings when I bought a harness/leash for my younger D when I took her to Disneyland. I told her we’d have to use it if she didn’t stay glued to me 24/7. She did stick with me and it wasn’t needed. Our S was very good at sticking with me/us but D was more of a free spirit and wanderer.
Kids seem to have more gear these days than when ours were little.
Just came home from a great dinner with baby kid and her BF. Tomorrow we are celebrating at the big kid’s place. Sunday is the deck staining party because the entire neighborhood will be paralyzed by a local race. 
Happy Mother’s Day to all - esp for when we have to deal with all the “Not in the Parenting Magazine Pictures” moments!
We’re putting our celebration off until June - when two of my three will be home. Then we’ll celebrate (that and two May birthdays). For tomorrow hubby will just be fixing me a nice lamb (or maybe salmon) dinner and he got me a requested Hydrangea to plant in front of our barn (where I’m gradually putting in a row of them).
Happy Mother’s Day to all! Hope you enjoy your day/celebration in whatever form it takes.
We have one D who’s local and we’ve developed a tradition of meeting for brunch at a dog friendly place and then taking a walk on the beach with the dog. One of my favorite activities. We may cap it off with a showing of RGB.
We saw D yesterday for her Master’s graduation - she didn’t say anything about mother’s day so I suspect we won’t see her. We’ve gone ahead and made dinner plans - well we got an invite to a mother’s day dinner and drawing at a nice hotel/casino so plan to do that and spend the night free (and get up at the crack of dawn to drive 2 hours back for work - we really enjoy staying there plus if we stay my husband can enjoy the free cocktails - he’s usually the designated driver ). Son lives 1200 miles away so will not see him but he usually calls.
Edited to add - D actually just called. We’re probably going to do a late breakfast at a place where she lives that does wonderful waffles. H and I will go ahead to the dinner and night out. Should be a nice day.
MUST stay out of kitchen while hubby cooks. (That way I won’t notice a thing that might be incorrect… 
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It’s nice to hear all the pleasant Mother’s Day plans.
Mercifully, my husband has never thought of cooking on Mother’s Day, and I’ve never suggested it. The only thing he knows how to make is Toll House cookies (which he makes very well), and I really wouldn’t want that for an entree.
D has her last final tomorrow at 7:30am. After that graduation celebrations the rest of the week.
I am enjoying a perfect weather day by myself which is all that I want.
Happy Mother’s day everyone.
Got to spend Mother’s Day with one of my kids for the first time in 10 Years. My heart is overflowing
I hope all moms had a wonderful day. Mine was.
I would definitely have Toll House cookies as an entrée! As long as it came with milk.
Neither kid here, but one sent chocolates and the other sent a book. They know their mom well. 
Both called for long chats today, too.
Friday was our fancy dinner out. Saturday was dinner at the big kid’s. Today I washed a lot of woodwork and some windows. Then Mr. and I sat on the deck and watched the bats. A bottle of Cuvée M was somehow consumed (about a third was spilled as Mr. was reaching for his camera to take a photo of one large bat).
The first post link was fun. I had forgotten how my around 3 year old son collected so many sticks- put in garage and thrown out later. Also- a harness was very good to have on a vacation trip that included a NJ mall.
Was reminded of how I kept track of son’s college schedule, including finals, so I knew when to not try to call (and when to expect he would want to come home). His freshman year he called to wish me a happy mother’s day during a time I thought he was taking a math final- he had finished early and done well. He called yesterday! We actually had a good conversation, including mention of that college call. It has taken many years post college but son is finally maturing. I’m set for months.
Before that, as every year I get calls from H’s mother, aunt and sister where we exchange the greetings for our day. My own mother died decades ago so no obligations for me. I was finishing my two day (spread it out) house cleaning job yesterday- now I can go on vacation (when retired that means leaving town)!
Coincidentally, the last time I saw each of my parents was on a Mother’s Day, Dad 20 years ago and Mom 3 years ago. This year DS flew down for a long weekend (still here) and we all had a delightful brunch at The Prado at Balboa Park. Last night we went through old pictures on the computer and reminisced. Lots of fun.