may 11/ Mother's Day

I repeat what I quoted last year. "There is no way to be a perfect Mother , and a million ways to be a good one."

What had been planned for Mother’s Day for me has been cancelled due to my daughter’s upper respiratory virus. My daughters are excellent mothers. I am really torn between seeing them for Mother’s Day, and having their children and husband’s do for them. When the children are old enough, I think they want to celebrate with their own mother rather than their mother and grandmother. They should recognize their own mother’s efforts. I vote for the override this year.

My husband was with out fail very good to me on Mother’s Day, and made it an event. Some times it was painful. He always used to cook. None of this going out for Mother’s Day. No problems with reservations for us. But the painful part was that he did not know where anything was in the kitchen. "Where is the salt?" he would call from the other room. "Where are the knives? Do we have any flour?" "Don’t come, Just tell me where it is." Right.

Our revised plan for this Mother’s Day is : Mr. Radish and I are going to celebrate Father’s Day, and go buy him a fishing rod. He knows what he wants, he is up for a present/toy. I feel like cooking and a good time will be had by both.

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[expat princess]

I think I was 9 when we went rafting in a lagoon for Mother's Day (for sure there was a 1 year old involved). My father (mother?) brought a picnic. Several items, such as a book, went overboard. There was wine involved. Photos of this day exist. But I remember we all had a good time. Then there was the year my father went and bought electric hot rollers at Payless in the middle of a barbeque because he realized he had forgotten the gift.

My Mother's Day exceeded my expectations. Some years it does not. This year I milked it for all it was worth. Queen for the day!!!!