Happy Mother's Day to me. Can I just say what a perfect Mother's Day I had? Well let me re-phrase that...it was almost perfect. Kalah not being here was definitely a minus. I did talk to her A LOT today though. Around 11:00 My parent's came over along with my sister's and sister in-law and we had a wonderful brunch. I made my famous (or what has become famous) chicken-walnut salad croissants, fresh fruit and mimosa's. It was quite tasty if I do say so myself.

Everyone left around 2:30 and I laid on the couch and took a 2 hour nap!!!!! It was awesome. Before I actually started falling asleep I was remembering back on a few mother's day from the past and I have to say it made me a little emotional. Here are a few that I remembered:

1. My first Mother's Day, which also happened to be the day after my wedding, laying in the
hotel room and Toby handing me my card and it read "To My Wife on Mother's Day" and
crying.

2. I remembered how excited the girls would be to show me their gifts that they made for me
in school. I still have every little clay dish, flower pot, picture frame and card that they ever
gave me.

3. Leaving the house at 10:00 a.m to start making the rounds. First Grandma Barb's, who
we would surprise with McDonald's and Flowers then head off to Grandma Sharol's for a
BBQ, which I really didn't get cause us Mom's still did most of the work.

4. Going to a movie with the girls and only finding out 1/2 way through that it wasn't an
appropriate movie for Tarin. Quite awkward.

5. Laurie and the girls making a big Mexican feast for all of us Mother's. Which also, sadly
to say, was my Mother in-law's last.

6. And today. For the first time in 14 years I didn't have My 3 Girls with me on Mother's
Day.

I have always said that My 3 Girls have always been my greatest accomplishment. How amazing I think it is that God entrusted these beautiful human beings into my care. How blessed I am that not only do I have a relationship with each of them but also a friendship. Everything that I am is because of My 3 Girls and because of this I will be forever blessed.

To you, my daughter's I say this: "Have I told you lately that I love you? Have I told you there's no one else above you? You fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness. Ease my troubles that's what you do." Thanks for making it so easy to be your Mom.