Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day! 

We're enjoying a morning of hot coffee & blueberry pancakes (made by my 4th grader who thinks she's a chef now that she knows how to make pancakes by herself).  She threw blueberries into the batter because "blueberries are one of the healthiest foods in the world".  Just ask her.  After living with a weight watchin' mama for so long, she knows her stuff.  (PS....that's a jar of confetti Riley made for me.  She fully intended to throw it on me while I opened my presents until her father reminded her she'll be the one cleaning it up.  She quickly decided to keep it all inside the jar.)  :)

My afternoon will be spent learning how to use my new hot pink ipod Nano.   (It's sooooo much cooler than my first generation Nano that I've used for the past five years or so.)  It does so much....it overwhelms me a tad.  Think about how confused I'd be with an iphone. lol

I also have umpteen ginormous tissue paper flowers that need a vase for display.   I love gifts made at school!  They're all over my house, and I can't get enough of them. 

And just like every Sunday, I have a few projects I want to wrap up before the work week rolls around.  It won't be difficult to get it all done considering all of the "helping hands" I received in my gift bag this morning! (I will clean my room, I will help cook dinner, I will go for runs with you, I will clean Otis's litter box.)

As you can see, I'm going to have a very busy day.  This is a good kind of busy, though.  I want more days like this!  But before I sign off, I wanted to tell you about last night.  We went out for an early Mother's Day dinner.  The restaurants were PACKED.  Seems like everyone else in Southern Ohio had the same idea.  Since we were all starving by the time we reached the Mongolian Grill, the hour (plus) long wait seemed much too long for us. We headed over to the Irish pub instead.  I was expecting a nice, low Point/calorie meal for dinner.  Ummmm....not as likely to happen at an Irish pub. lol  Don't get me wrong. They have salad.  I didn't want salad for my special dinner.  So Kent and I decided to split the Shepard's Pie & a giant glass of beer.  An excellent compromise for us both.

cherry danish, preciousss

Then we headed over to Panera for coffee. Oh, I also had a cherry danish at Panera...which I did not share with anyone.     I kind of turn into a Gollum like creature when I eat pastries. Picture me hovering over the danish saying, "My precioussssssssss...".  Plans get flubbed now and then.  Go with the flow.  If you bite it, write it.  If you have no idea how to count what you ate, make it up.  Writing something down, even if you're incorrect, is better than not being accountable.  Keep on truckin'.  There's always room for lettuce another day. 

I hope all of you enjoy Mother's Day.  If you aren't a mama....you made your way into the world because of one....so celebrate life. If your mother is no longer earthbound, then celebrate the life she gave you.  If your mom is far, far away like mine, call her.  I wish I was sitting in her living room sipping coffee with her & the rest of my crazy family.  I'm good with a phone call, though.  Just hearing her cheery voice this morning made my Mother's Day complete.  :)