I can take a day off ... but not really. It's not like anyone's going to do the work for me; it'll be there plus a little on Monday.
Who the blazes taught my daughter to squeal constantly for no reason?
When I was 20 I told my husband I didn't like getting flowers and I've changed my mind, but now I realize why I changed my mind: at 20, money for something that would wilt and be thrown out was truly a waste. At 30, I'm starting to see how everything wilts and gets thrown away. Flowers are really beautiful, even if just for a few days (or 7 days guaranteed, depending on where you buy them). It's nice to have something extraordinarily lovely to look at for a while; everything is temporary.
I'd rather get the garden roto-tilled ... by someone not me. We better hurry or all hopes of a garden will be vain ... again.
So, I was trying to help my husband find a great deal on flowers for his mom, my mom, and me ... even though flowers are nice, maybe I'd rather go see the new Star Trek movie and call it good. A night off ... that's probably all I can hope for.
We're off to the zoo this lovely day. Going to see the bird show and the feeding of the penguins. My favorite gorilla died. But that baby orangutan must be getting big now.
I still have to get my Sunbeam lesson ready. Oh, and call the Cathedral of the Madeline for a friend ( a friend who has offered to take me away for a few days ... I'm all kinds of looking forward to it and ready to politely say, "that's okay," when it falls through. Thanks mom and dad for all that practice in disappointment when I was a kid. Really comes in handy, never letting yourself give your heart 100% to anything.
I've never been to California...
And I need to straighten the house, continue laundry, pack snacks, so there you go, my stream of conscious post for Thursday, May whatever it is. 2009.
7 Brilliant Bits of Inspiration:
I believe the Goddess of Little Girls taught her, like she teaches all little girls. And my son.
Cut flowers ARE dumb. My wife sees my point and agrees, but wants them anyway. I say potted plants/flowers make more sense.
But maybe that's why I'm not out painting the town red with a different lady every night, well-rested from a lack of caring for my legitimate children?
Flowewrs are a lovely gift anytime for any reason.
It cheers the heart.
And Mother's Day can be so very frustrating when your kids are totally clueless about what the day "should" be about...it gets better the older they get, I promise.
Be of good cheer little momma.
Here's a hidy do from California. We'll wait to plummet into the sea until you arrive.
It's all about lowered expectations for me...(mother's day)
My twin boys were 3 months old on my first mothers day. I had expectations.
My husband wished me a happy mothers day as he went out to ride his bike for 4-5 hours.
Now I just make a point of making sure my own mom knows how much I appreciate her.
We went to the zoo today too...but only in the morning. Sad about your favorite gorilla. Don't tell Dylan, I doubt he could handle the news. He's such an animal lover :)
About Mother's Day. Yeah, complete disappointment. Marcos doesn't do holidays very well, which leaves me in charge of the details. Here's the rundown of "my" day. (The sad part is this is probably how most women spend Mother's Day). Basically, I get to wake up even earlier than normal, get the kids ready, make sure singing time is ready, make a bunch of food to take to a Mother's Day breakfast and get there by 8:45. Hurry and eat and hope we make it to church on time so I can lead the Mother's Day song in sacrament meeting. Then go spend another couple hours with the kids and pray they participate, enjoy singing and are somewhat reverent. And then go home, make sure the 2-year-old gets a nap, maybe catch a nap myself (I'm not holding my breath) and then go to dinner at my mom's house where I can feel bad that I'm making my own mother prepare stuff for us on a day I should be celebrating her. Mother's Day should be a girls' night out with no men or children around!
Guess what I heard though. One of our neighboring wards has all the men filling in callings on Mother's Day so the women don't have to do anything that day (except for maybe RS). There aren't nearly enough men to even contemplate this in our ward, but can you imagine the relaxation. Nope, I can't even fathom it.
While I'm throwing completely useless random thoughts out there, I'm torn on the flower debate. I'm such a practical gal myself, but once in awhile something different, special and beautiful would be nice. Poor Marcos can't win with me. If I don't even know what I want, how's he going to figure it out?
Hope you had fun at the movie! Sorry you didn't get to dress up. :) BTW, I did appreciate the witty pun on facebook. Made me grin.
Holy crud! Talk about long-winded. Just delete the whole comment if you must. Sometimes I just can't shut up. I must be craving adult conversation or something :)
is it bad to say that i hate dr. phill and Opera. They are almost as bad as Glen Beck. Think about it.
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