Mom, Mommy, Mumzie, Mama, Mother of Love and Laughter, and Peggy too

I am so blessed in the mom department.  Not only do I have the best mom and mother-in-law, but I also get to be a mommy!  Good moms run in my family on both sides.  I pray I am living up to the standards that came before me.  What an amazing role.  It's a feeling of intense love, awe, amazement and gratitude that never goes away.  And not only do I get to be a mommy, but I get to be the mother of this precious, sweet, funny, smart, amazing child.  Thank you, Lord.

 

 



We went to the Mother's Day Round Up Saturday morning at Ms. Linda's.  It was a western theme this year.  We had a great time doing crafts together, eating some treats, and potting a plant in the very sweet pot Evangeline decorated for me.  Evangeline had a whole sack of handmade lovelies waiting for me in her cubby.  It was a special time.  

 

This will be the last Mother's Day open house at Ms. Linda's for these two....Chloe and Evangeline will be starting Kindergarten together in the fall.  

And strangely enough, these two sweet friends will be a grade behind even though they are only two months younger.  Evangeline said to me, "that Cooper's a sweetie...Caroline is too."   

 

After the Round Up and Anna Karass' 5th birthday party, (it was a big day) we attended the Mother's Day Banquet at our church.

 

I am so happy that Evangeline will grow up with her cousins and family near by.  I always wanted that when I was little.  I have never once regretted our move back to Marshall.

 

The theme for the Mother/Daughter Banquet was all about purses and handbags.  The table decorations were so sweet.  (The chocolate inside made them extra sweet.)

 

The little girls were called up to do some impromptu singing of "He's Got the Whole World in his Hands".  We always have a nice time at this event each year. 

 

The Mother's Day celebration continued on Sunday, as it should seeing as that was actual Mother's Day.  I awoke to coffee and a card in bed from my two sweeties.  After church we went to Lincoln Trail for our annual Mother's Day picnic.  It was the warmest Mother's Day in years.  We had a lovely picnic, kayaked around the lake in Mom's boats, and did some pedicures and manicures.  

 

Here's Phil and Kristen taking a spin. 

 

Peggy tried it, but didn't make it too far.  She had to wear water proof gloves to keep her nasty dog bite dry. (She was bit by the neighbors dog last week.)

 

Next came the little girlies.  They were all so excited to have a turn.  Evangeline could hardly wait.  I finally got out with her and she instantly became a total diva.  She flipped out if she got water on her: her nose was running and she needed a tissue: I wasn't holding the paddle in the right spot: the life vest did not fit to her specifications.  We didn't make it very far before I brought her back to shore.   Two days without a nap can get scary.

Here we are pre flip-out:

 

 

There are not many rules when it comes to food at the Mother's Day Picnic.

 

I love my mom, I love being a mom.  There is nothing better in the world. 

That Mom of Mine is Pretty Amazing

That Deborah Walters is at it again, being all awesome.  She won an Excellence in Education award this year.  There was a very nice dinner for the recipients last Wednesday at St. Mary of the Woods.  I've been hearing good things about her all over town.  

 

All of her children were there and a huge group from Davis Park were there too.   We could not be more proud of her. 

It's a Boy!!

There has been so much life going on lately it's been impossible to keep up.....  Zachary and Candice had a party at their house last week to revel the gender of their baby.  The cake gave us the word and the cake was blue!  I can't wait to meet my little nephew in early September.  Zachary and Candice are already wonderful parents.  

 

Tears of joy!!  Zachary was strutting around on cloud 9, pleased as punch with himself.  

 

First gender specific gift.

 

We had to wear the color of the gender we were guessing, pink or blue.  Kyle broke out a pink shirt for occasion.  Evangeline thought it was pretty darn funny. 

 

Let's see, what else...I celebrated my 34th birthday a few weeks ago.  It was a dandy as all birthdays are.  I'm grateful for my life and the people in it.  I love my family, my friends, my job, my town.  Everyday is a gift.  My heart is so full.

 

This was one of the pretty roses in the arrangement I received from Wayne and Karen.  It reminds me of a type of rose that grew in my friend Callie's yard when we were kids.  It was called the Lucille Ball.  I was in the height of my obsession with the old Nick at Night shows, I Love Lucy, Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dike, etc.  I loved how the orange rose was named for Lucy.  

 

Roy gave us some Mid-West Caviar.  Oh yeah, babe.  The smell of fried mushrooms hung in our house for days.  

 

 

Speaking of woodsy things..... I had a brush with Lyme's disease the other week.  After an inflamed tick bite, swollen lymph nodes, 4 viles of blood drawn, some antibiotics, a few discussions with the doc, a couple trips to the medical center, and a lot of worrying, my test results came back negative, thank God.  What a relief.  Another thing to feel grateful about.  I read up on Lyme's and it can be a nasty illness.  The ticks are very bad this year.  We will be taking precautions.