Happy Early Mother's Day

My departure is two days away and two days before Mother's Day.  I was OK with being away on that day for my own sake even though I felt bad for both my Mother and Mother-in-Law.  Not only am I messing up their Mother's Day but their birthdays are back to back in June and well, I'm going to miss those too.  Don't worry, I put plans in place to make sure they will get a lovely surprise this weekend.  Mother's Day has always been, for me, more about recognizing these two amazing women (I could write a separate blog about them both) then being recognized by my own children.  I have always needed / wanted one thing on Mother's Day - breakfast in bed.... nothing fancy, just eggs on toast, juice and a cup of tea - simple. 

I guess Randy wasn't OK with my being away on Sunday so he planned for us to go out to dinner tonight to celebrate, nothing fancy - simple.  He and the kids presented me with a little gift just after we sat down and he scored BIG!  After 19 years together, I think this has to be the best gift he's ever given me.  Of course I cried like a girl when I opened it, big huge crocodile tears, in the middle of the restaurant, it was that perfect.  People were watching but I didn't care.

In trying to pack for being away for a month I knew I needed to bring some creature comforts from home but also realized that the more I pack the more I have to track and carry.  I've been going back and forth in my head about taking some pictures of the kids and Randy, something to put up in the hotel room, to remind me of them, etc.  I had just decided this morning not to take any, after all, I'll see them all on Skype each week and I have pictures stored on the computer so I can look at them, you know, whenever.  Well, as I unwrapped the gift I saw the light thin plastic of a photo frame, three of them actually, and realized Randy had put together some pictures for me to take and put up in my hotel room - they're perfect.