Mother's Day

So yesterday was Mother's Day.  It's a day where Mom's are supposed to be celebrated and pampered,  NO cooking, cleaning or laundry.  Usually, Mother's Day falls on MN fishing opener and my husband is living in his boat all weekend.  Not much pampering goes on when that happens, plus my kids are too little to realise what the day is about and it ends up being just a normal day for me. Every few years or so they fall on different weekends and this year was one of those years. 

Saturday morning the kids wake up (not too early like 6:30/7ish).  As soon as my girls wake up they want to eat (or they think they'll die).  So I start breakfast (pancakes, sausage & eggs), while Patrick snoozes for a bit longer.  Just a soon as I finish cooking Patrick comes walking out and sits down with us and eats.  After we finish he heads into the bathroom to give himself a haircut and take a shower.  I clean up breakfast, give the girls a bath, all by the time he's done with that.  He heads off to work....   It then dawns on me....that's what I want for Mother's Day!  I want to sleep in, have breakfast made for me, take a shower and find all the mess is cleaned up!  Because lets face it taking the whole day off of cooking and cleaning just isn't realistic for me.  So later that night I tell Patrick my "dream Mother's Day".   I want to sleep in, have breakfast made for me, have breakfast mess cleaned up by the time I'm done with my shower.  Just like he had Saturday a normal (not Father's Day) day....he doesn't say anything about it and we go to sleep. 

Sunday morning the kids wake up (early 5:50).  Are you kidding me!!  I thought for sure Patrick would not get up and my "dream Mother's Day" was not happening.  I was pleasantly surprised as he got up with them and did his best to keep them out of the bedroom. They did make a few attempts at coming in and trying to wake me up, but soon gave up as I heard stern orders from Patrick to let mommy rest.  I fell back asleep and woke at 7:20 with the house quiet and made my way out to the kitchen, to find the girls making  me Mother's Day cards.  I also smelled a lingering hint of burntness in the air, windows and patio door open.  As some of you may know my husband isn't a multitasker to say the least.  Whenever he cooks something always gets a little burnt. :)  I ate my french toast and burnt potatoes (with lots of ketchup) happily.  I did end up cleaning up a bit after breakfast, as I am a little anal about my kitchen cleanliness. :)   It was a wonderful start to a great Mother's Day! 

Mother's Day is a bittersweet holiday for me.  Of all the holidays in the year Mother's Day is by far the hardest to get through.  I spend quite a bit of time thinking of my mother who passed away a couple years ago.  Wondering if she knew what a great mom she was and if I told her that enough.  I don't think a person could ever tell their mom that enough.  Everyday you have with your mother is precious, make sure you tell her how special she is to you, because one day you'll be wishing heaven had a phone.....

Stir Crazy

So after our long week of icky sickness I was looking forward to a fresh start.  Ready to get back in our routine.  Needless to say after a week of sick kids and a sick husband I was ready to return to work today.  Then a small tinge of the flu bug was lingering.  Sydney woke up Monday night puking again.....  What!!  This can't be happening again!!  I was a little concerned because this was her 3rd puking episode in about a weeks time.  So I called the triage nurse and explained what was happening.  She said it sounded like Sydney was contracting the same flu repeatedly. She went on to say that if the puking continued to bring her in, but for now just wait it out and keep her on fluids.  OK, so I spent ALL of Monday morning CLEANING EVERYTHING.  Toys, doorknobs, light switches, etc....  Finally I got a shower, we had lunch and we spent the remainder of the day OUTSIDE!!  When Tuesday passed and no one else had gotten sick again I was certain I'd be at work today with no problem.  .....then I got a call from our daycare at 8pm last night saying they would be closed today due to a family emergency.  OK....so counting only weekdays (not weekends) I have been home with the kiddos for 8 straight days in a row.  My husband who has been so busy with work, leaving the house by 7 am and not returning most nights til 9pm or later, isn't able to help much to say the least.  I'm going a little STIR CRAZY and need some adult conversation.  I am realizing now that I don't think I could ever be a full time stay at home mom.  I really do LOVE my kids, but also really LOVE my job.  I am lucky to have found such a great balance between the two.  :)   

Mommy what if....

Mommy what if....

* eyeballs were on your feet?

* milk came in a juice box?

* two girls get married? (followed by) can i marry you?

* your face was on your butt?

On a daily basis I get asked about a zillion "what if" questions by Sydney. Just wanted to share a few I could remember of the top of my head. =)