Mother's Day 2023

Over a month before Mother's Day, Grace and Emily were on the ball making some Mother's Day art for distant moms that we celebrate!

A few weeks before Mother's Day, I started looking at the special events that nearby eateries were offering for Mother's Day.  The one that caught my attention was a Tea Party.  It was a nice sounding menu, but it was $35 a head, and since we got to celebrate with Avia this year too, would have been almost $300. = 0  

Still, I liked the idea of tea, and so asked my children to plan it out.  I bought special cookies, and some macaroons, and mini eclairs.  Emily made finger sandwiches and set the table with the tea service. = )

The twins and William made me some sweet cards and a few special items.  Alice made me up a drawing (of the two of us in a field which has never in our lives happened. lol)  But she spends so much time making them that I felt very special. = ) And Emily also made me some stars to decorate my computer cabinet.

And, while the tea was nice, it wasn't terribly filling, so Billy ordered some Chinese food, which we don't get very often anymore (ever since our favorite place closed down when they razed the building in which they were housed.)  It was wonderful and we had plenty for leftovers that night!

I felt very loved and hope my mom did too, surrounded by many of those who love her!

later days

edit: written 6-16-23 backdated for continuity.

May 10th, 58th Day of Quarantine, Mother's Day

The expected high today is 56F.  There is also rain in the forecast, though it's just overcast now.

When I came downstairs to watch church this morning, I wasn't even allowed in the kitchen, since my children were working on 'things.'  = )

They brought me a lovely computer-side breakfast while I watched the 9am service.  Alice made my tea, and made it just the way I like it.  Emily cooked me up a sunny side up egg.  And I think Alice must have buttered my toast, because it was very buttery.

Emily made up several Mother's Day "coloring sheets" so that everyone could color one for me as they got up.  Grace and Juliet were the only ones who actually finished theirs, so they will go in my storage bin. = )

My plants are hanging out in the bathroom, because we are still hitting freezing temperatures at night. = (

For lunch Billy ordered Texas Roadhouse for us, and McDonald's for the kids.

We went by the church, since they had a sweet mother's day package drive through.  The package had lots of tasty treats, a Biggby gift cart, and a pretty carnation.

And, as a bonus mother's day gift, our sink drain became stuck in the 'hold' position. So, after lunch Billy had to take apart the pipes to fix it.

He did get it unstuck, without breaking the sink! yay! and we added in some WD-40 to help it not re-stick.  We'll see how long that lasts.

For dinner I let the kids feed themselves.  Some reheated leftovers, others made a bowl of ceareal.  I told them to eat enough that they don't go to bed hungry. = )

I did some more searching for homeschool curriculum.  I've got quite a list going, and now some personal recommendations to consider too.

We have a dentist appointment on the calendar for the big girls tomorrow, and I'm unsure whether or not it is still on their calendar.  I for sure have a Kroger appointment though.  So, we'll see what tomorrow brings.

later days

April 24th, 42nd Day of Quarantine, School at Home Day 23

The high today is 53F.  There's no wind and the sun is trying to peek out, but it's still too cold to be outside for too long.

From what I can tell so far, the teachers are treating Friday as a kind of make up day, so the work load is pretty light for my crew since they work pretty hard every day.

Emily and I worked on some Mother's Day cards, using the cards I painted during my mops after dark meeting.

For dinner I made some hotdog/spaghetti "squid."  The kids loved it, and Billy and I were able to tolerate it.  I will not be making it again anytime soon, as it is so time intensive and far from gourmet. = )

Billy and I enjoyed some wine with our "spaghetti squid" so we stayed at the table and had a mini-wine date, but I neglected to take a picture.

After dinner, I set out to watch "How to loose a guy in 10 days," as kind of an 'assignment' from our MOPS table.  Our leader is awesome and dropped off some candies, and popcorn and a fizzy drink to enjoy.  Sadly, when I went out to see if either of the services that I already pay for have it available, I found that it will cost me $4 to watch it.  I saw it a long time ago, but do not remember loving it, and so instead Billy and I re-watched "Hitch." Which is one of our favorites and always a good time. = )

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