of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother. - lin yutang

yesterday i....

- scored some serious snuggle time with my pillow and tucker while hubby took care of sully.  sleeping in 'til 9am... delightful

- woke to the smell of bacon (and a feast of other foods)

- got big morning hugs from my favorite little guy in the whole world

- also got 4 sweet cards and 2 thoughtful texts

- soaked up glorious sunshine and cool breezes all day

- was visited by my stepson

- did glitter crafts with the boys on the back porch after breakfast

- savored 2 solo hours at home with my coffee

- went flower shopping

- did a little landscaping

- strolled to the neighborhood pond with hubby, sully, and the fishing pole at dusk

- enjoyed lots of laughing

- even more "i love you's"

- and, for dinner, pigged out on my favorite burger in the world: five guys!

life is good. 

happy mother's day to all!

(cue Steve Carell in a TV ad for The Office)

Mom:  Ew. Ew. (note that it warranted a double "ew")

Me:  Why are you "ew"-ing at him? 

Mom:  I don't like him at all.  I never have.

Me:  What??? I love him.  Why don't you like him?

Mom:  I don't know.  I've never liked him.

Me:  You've GOT to be the only person I know that doesn't like him.  He's so funny.  I don't get it.

Mom:  I just.... don't really like the way he looks.  Okay!


She would kill me if she knew I posted this on my blog but I just couldn't help myself.  Poor Steve Carell never stood a chance, I guess.  Too bad because the day after we had this little convo I heard on the radio that ol' Steve raked in a cool 34 mil in 2009.

a tribute to mom & campbell's soup

I had a revelation last Friday. As I was laying on the couch, drenched in sweat from a fever triggered by a "viral upper-respiratory infection" and basking in all those other fun symptoms a virus can bring, all that I could think was "I want to be 10 again! I want my mom to be here, smothering me with medicine and blankets and hands on the forehead checking for signs of fever." I began to regret all those days growing up that I was rude to my mom while she hovered over my sick body and nursed me back to health. In those days, when I got sick, I could BE sick. No obligations, no wondering who's going to take care of the baby, clean the dishes, take the dog out, make dinner, bla bla bla - NOTHING. Just me, the couch, a tv, and my ever attentive nurse, MOM! I would have given almost anything to travel back and hear the clanking of the spoon against a bowl of Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup, as she walked down the stairs into the den where I always rested. She brought me blankets, magazines, movies, cleaned puke off my clothes, dissolved my medicine tablets when I was too much of a sissy to swallow them whole, and made sure to have my favorite snacks on hand. Now I'm a mom and am quickly realizing that even when my body feels like every last ounce of energy has been tackled, I still have to get up off the couch and carry on. I'm sure that's exactly how she felt, though she never showed it.

So many things we take for granted as children and even adults and, often, never truly appreciate them until they're gone. So here's to Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup... thanks Mom!

a day of firsts

i know that no one will believe me when i say this but.... sully said "da da" today! looking at john, loud and clearly, he said "da da". and on mother's day of all days!!! john and i were the only people that heard and i'm quite sure that we won't hear it again for some time, but regardless, he said it.

may 10th, 2009 - sully greider said his first word!!!

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Along with it being my very first Mother's Day and the day of Sully's first word, there was another big first. Sully was Christened today at Trinity United Methodist Church in Lancaster, SC.

I was so proud of my little fellow. He never made a single peep, not even when they sprinkled him with water. Of course, we've been practicing for that in the bathtub.

After the Christening, we had lunch at Adrienna & Gavin's house and Sully gave me a new Willow figurine for Mother's Day. It was nice to have mine & John's family together, united for such a special reason.

The whole day was sweet and perfect.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, MOM!
Thanks for ALWAYS being there, I love you!