How has your mother's day gone?

[WriterofWords]

I played with the dogs, the chickens, the ducks, the quail. My SIL made flautas,, it was another day in paradise

 

[lovemeduckins]

Snuggled with ducklings Blue and Camille, snuggled with my 'big boy ducks' Jessie and Fluffy, snuggled with horses Tucson and Kitten, snuggled with cats Simon and Kansas, snuggled with dogs Huck and Whisper. Now I am covered in all manner of fur, hair and peas.

IT WAS AWESOME!

 

[HennyJenny]

I informed my husband as I was doing the second load of dishes for the day after feeding three moms (not including me) three children and one husband - that tomorrow I would be telling the children to look forward to the fishing trip their father was taking them on for fathers day!

 

[ChickensRCool]

I got the flu

I did get lots of flowers, some great cards, and many hugs from the kids

 

[lovemeduckins]

Oh no, flu! Hope you feel better.

 

[harryg6167]

I did okay for my wife today. Went last night and got her a card an
roses for the kids to give to her along with some picture frames
she was wanting and then got up and surprised her big time
by taking all of them over to my Mother in laws who lives
about 2 hours away. (Don't know who was more shocked I did
that, my wife or MIL.)

 

[Duramaxgirl]

Breakfast in bed that my husband made me. A dozen roses and a few presents all wrapped by my kids. Then I was 'helped' while I opened them by my almost 3 year old. Its been the best mothers day ever. I'm very blessed! I also visited my mom this afternoon.

 

[Break an Egg]

Went with the family to this little flea market we've never been to. They had bunnies, chickens, chicks, ducks, and goats for sale. After looking around, I decided I better not risk bringing home any chickens even though I had my eye on some turken chicks.
We also went to the aquaducts which is supposedly haunted our ' 89 burban did go up hill over the tracks after stopping and being put into neutral. That was pretty cool, another 1st.
Then, DH took the kids outside and told me I had to stay in the living room. 30 mins later he made me walk with my eyes closed accross the backyard and sit in a chair. The kids and him planted some flowers in an empty planter moved over to where my chicken tractor is and they also hung a potted plant close by. They have now dubbed this my sitting spot and they said they just wanted to make if pretty for me.

I love my family.

 

[Shannon's Chix]

Hummm...can I say crappy? I'm sick, my kids wouldn't do anything I asked and I didn't even get a "happy mothers day" from my daughter. I just didn't have the strength to argue with them. My neighbor finally interveined because she called and I cried. She got my kids to do a few things around my trashed house. Dh is on a 24 hour shift at the fire station. didn't call, just texted and wrote a quick happy mothers day on a piece of paper before he left this morning.

What a fabulous mother I am!

Can't wait till tomorrow...it's my birthday...

Sorry, on drowsy loopy meds...continue with the merriment and thanksgiving...

 

[jossanne]

I hate Mother's Day. I think I inherited it from my mother.

Everyone wishes everyone a happy Mother's Day, like it's some big thing. But it never is for me. I don't even have very high expectations, but no one ever even meets them. All I want is a little more help to do what needs to be done, and for everyone to make an effort to be kind, just for one day! It just makes me grouchy. My two youngest sons made me Mother's Day cards at school and gave them to me yesterday, and they're darling. My daughter is always sweet, though she always over-reacts to her brothers' boy-ness.

I got all the animals watered and fed, the garden watered, and the kids all ready for church. My DH has to be there early every week for his responsibilities, so that's always my deal, and it's fine. But I got up late, and didn't have time to get anything on for lunch before we left after getting all the morning chores done. We got to bed late last night, and everyone had a hard time getting moving this morning, and no one woke up cheerful.

Came home from church, cooked fried potatoes and scrambled eggs for lunch. The teenage boys saw me working on lunch, and came to help out. I left them with it, and went to lay down on the bed with excedrin and a glass of water. I told DH the scrambled eggs were his responsibility. They came and got me when lunch was ready, we ate, and then I laid down for a nap.

I got up from the nap just in time to start making dinner. DH cut up the chickens, and I fried them and made mashed potatoes and gravy, etc., to go with it. It was the 17yo's turn to wash dishes, and he took over two hours to do it, complaining the whole time, and getting mad at everyone else for making noise.

DH left for work at 8 this evening. In his defense, he is on night shift, and after getting off at 4:00 this morning, he got four hours of sleep before church. I got a whole six hours. He had a short nap with me this afternoon, but he was dragging his tail. So I got him off this evening, and still had things that had to be done before bedtime.

We (meaning the 10yo and 7yo and me) started deep cleaning the little boys' room last night, and didn't get finished, so we still had to get that all done before bedtime so we could start Monday off on a good note. This meant going through and sorting a whole sectional sofa heaping full of clothes that have been accumulating.

The big kids picked on the little kids, the little kids cried and complained, everyone whined, and I was mad by the time bedtime rolled around. Thank goodness Mother's Day is over for a whole 'nother year. It's easier to deal with bickering, grouchy teenagers when I don't have expectations that they might be pleasant just because it's supposed to be my special day...

Anyone want a handsome, kind-to-everyone-but-his-family, 17yo boy? Free to a good home.... The rest I can cope with. I think.