mother's day........

I am so very happy to be Tate and Livia's mother. I also am grateful for my third child, Chad- it is true honey I think of you as one of my very own at times. My Mother's day was spectacular and I really wish that everyday was mother's day or at least one day a week. I had just sewn a beautiful skirt with some friends the day before and so I wanted to just be a little extra gorgeous for church on Sunday only my sweetie pie husband thought that letting me sleep in before church would be more desirable than looking good so he woke me up at 20 minutes till sacrament meeting. As I was rubbing lotion over my prickly unshaven legs and looking at my smudged toenails from a half hazard paint job I just wanted to cry- Then I realized how perfect it was to be this way- it is really a celebration of mother hood to go to church half of the way you intended to look. I just had to laugh and reassure myself that I rarely check out women's legs and toenails at church so maybe mine would go unnoticed. Plus, I felt great in my new lovely skirt anyways so nothing was going to bring me down. Church was wonderful and both of my kiddos sang a song with the primary for the mother's. When we got home my kids and Chad showered me with lovely gifts. Livia made me a flower pot of pens and Tate painted me a pengalin (penguin) as well as a tile for me to put hot pots on. Chad wrote me a lovely card with chocolates and made me a gourmet dinner after giving me the best present of all- a very long nap!!!!! My salmon dinner was delicious! wrapped in twine and parchment paper ( ask chad- must be something to help with the gourmet flavor). All I know is when I went to bed last night my cup runneth over with the wonderful blessing of my little family. I love you my children and I love you chad for giving them to me.