Mother's Day

Well Mother's Day has come and gone and I have to say I feel like the whole weekend was one big Mother's Day. Todd and Madelynn went shopping Friday night and Zach spent the night with Maw-Maw. I should have learned by now to sit and chill when you get these rare moments of peaceful bliss, but I spent most of the evening straightening up (which for me is sometimes just as relaxing). Todd came home and like a kid before Christmas couldn't wait to give me my gifts.

I got some new cannisters for the kitchen, a CD and my favorite new candybar. The TAKE 5. If you haven't had a TAKE 5 yet, I recommend you get one as soon as possible. Some creative genius decided to put chocolate, peanut butter, caramel, peanuts, and pretzels all together and make the greatest invention in my opinion since the curling iron. Now I know what you are thinking, "Isn't that kind of an overload to the tastebuds?" That my friends is the genius, each bite has the perfect amount of each element. As you can tell I have done extensive research!

Back to Mother's Day weekend.....Saturday we got up, packed the van, picked up Zach and we were off to Mineola for Mineola May Days, we enjoyed the booths and food and smelled the great smells coming from all the different pits at the BBQ cook-off. Madelynn rode the Merry Go Round and several other carnival rides. Zach mostly just sat in the stroller but he did perk up when we went to watch the pet show. We made sure to get the kids nice and tired and like always we enjoyed a quite ride home as they both slept.

By the time Sunday arrived I was almost tired of the all the festivities. I had to bring a special gift to a friend at church along with two corsage boxes, a Mother's Day gift and card for Mom, my purse, my CD for the special at church, a tape someone had asked to borrow, 2 diaper bags, an extra bottle of formula, and Zach's baby food for lunch. I get tired just reading the list much less packing it all in the van. At least I didn't have to make lunch. Todd treated the family (along with my Mom) to lunch at the Country Buffet in Mineola. We thought we'd try and beat the church crowd, but I guess everyone had the same idea. Boy was it crowded. This time Madelynn went to Maw-Maw's and Zach slept on the way home with us.

I wish I could say that I had time to sit and reflect on the joys and pains of Motherhood but I'm lucky I remembered to brush my teeth. Besides Sunday night was the finale of Survivor!!! Don't even get me started on that. I will save my thoughts on Terri being the most deserving of all the survivor contestants thus far for another day.

Until then!