Mother's Day

So, as everyone knows, yesterday was Mother's Day. What a day it was. Early in the afternoon my basement flooded. What a mess. It wasn't a major flood and it didn't cover the whole basement, but it was bad enough. Tonight we are going to "snake" my basement drains and hopefully clear up the problem. The day did manage to get better. I went to my parent's and had dinner. My grandparents from Missouri (mom's parent's) and a cousin and his wife were on their way to Harrison to spend a week and they showed up around 7:00. We sat around and visited for a while and by the time I went to bed last night I was in a much better mood.

One of my favorite things about being a mom is the homemade gifts I receive from Pacen. This year at school they made "snow globes" with flowers in them. They make the neatest things. I love to see the look on Pacen's face as I open his homemade gifts. He's always so proud of the work he did...and so am I!

Here is a picture of the "snow globe". He chose yellow to make the butterfly because he knows that is my favorite color. He's so thoughtful and sweet!


I also had to get myself a gift. Hey, I think I deserve it. Anyway, here is a picture of what I got myself!



The silhouette is Pacen (with a mohawk)! I saw these in my new Better Homes and Gardens magazine and I just had to have one! They are made out of antique curtain rings. I thought they were awesome! I also got one for my best friend, Sunny. She has a little girl named Autumn. If you are interested in purchasing a custom silhouette necklace go here.

"Motherhood - the hardest job you'll ever love." ~ unknown

"A mother is she who can take the place of all other but whose place no one else can take." ~ Cardinal Mermillod

"Mothers of little boys work from son up to son down." ~ unknown