Your pets are indebted to you Helen, especially Honey. : ) If he knew how, he would've gotten you a present. Chloe thanked me by waking me up at 4:30 Sunday morning barking. My oldest daughter pulled weeds for me for Mother's Day. I didn't even ask. She wanted to surprise me. I think she knows me well. It was a great present.

LOL @ yayagal...I was checking in real quick too before my daughter comes over :-) We're going out for a 4 generation lunch. I'm lucky enough to have a grandma who is nearly 103, still lives alone, and is looking forward to going out to eat with us. So even though I have 2 grown daughters, I'm still the granddaughter too! Happy Mother's Day!

And, after that, maybe decide not to repeat the experience? I'm thinking soleil1 has likely seen more "grace, dedication, and hope" than I have. I've seen mostly desperation, anger, frustration, and regret....all paid for by somebody else.

My day was filled with an annual sporting event that you'd think would be dads only... But every mom was there today. Where else would we be? I'm in the age group where my teen kids know I'm there for them, but are distancing themselves from me, as teenagers do. Today, every mom and dad I passed said "Happy Mother's Day!" as I did to them. I've never heard that phrase uttered so often. It's like we were in a special club that recognized one another, because we all know we are there for our kids, and it's just going to take a few more years before our kids fully appreciate it. My favorite story was from a mom who's son had just returned home from his freshman year away at college. Her parting words to me were, "Be patient. They'll appreciate you some day." Love my kids, and love being their mom. Warm wishes to those of you thinking of your moms, and Holly-Kay, condolences to your DH's parents.