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Things I NEVER would have bought for myself, but am SO grateful someone else did.
May 13th, 2009
I had a REALLY good mother’s day weekend y’all. REALLY good. It started with some Sashimi Friday night, sleeping late on Saturday morning, dinner with my side of the family on Saturday night, and church and dinner with The Husband’s side on Sunday. If were all, it would have been a wonderful weekend. But it wasn’t all. I am not bragging. Really, I am not bragging! Okay, maybe just a little, but I am mostly just trying to say thank you. You see, there were gifts.
First came The Son. “Mama, Mama! I picked them from the capooter!” There were these, (how did he know tulips were my favorite?!) and the most perfect little hand (finger?) painted cross for my collection. (pictures of that to follow.)
Then came The Husband. He was just a little too eager, so I knew it was going to be good. This is one (sorry Mom) KICK ASS LENS. 18-200 Nikkor, takes the place of 4 other lenses. Awesome. There was a bonus polarized filter as well, I gotta say The Husband has more faith in me for this growing hobby than I have myself.
This was the real shocker. It was a Christmas-Birthday-Valentine’s Day-Mother’s Day gift from JHJ. I was gobsmacked. He assures me he got a screaming good deal when he was working at Dillard’s in Vegas, or else I would so make him return it and spend the money on…like bills or something responsible. He can’t do that now though. It is MINE, already filled with lip gloss, hot wheels and Pull-ups.
What can I say? I love these men! Thanks guys, I never buy this kind of thing because, well, The Husband brings in 99.8% of our family income, and I TRY to be frugal. But I sure am glad that people with such good taste love me.
What did you get for Mother’s Day? Or, what did you GIVE for Mother’s Day?
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Oh we GAVE: For all the grandmothers, a leather(like) bragbook full of pictures of guess who, and a Christian card.
Both of our moms said they wanted time with us, so for my mom she got the bragbook AND a pedicure with me. For MMIL she got the bragbook and to go see Star Trek with FFIL, BiL, and The Husband.
I think they all liked their gifts.
You mean calling and saying “hi” wasn’t a gift in and of itself?
Since we live so far away from both, we sent my MIL and my grandma flowers and cards. They liked them.
I got my family! All day…and late into the evening. They showed up for our church’s special Mother’s Day breakfast and worship service…which was beautifully decorated and appropriately Mayberry-esque in its sentimentality.
And…a wonderful opportunity to see the new Star Trek movie. Unfortunately, the last 4 seats were on the front row and I can tell you that Spock has a chicken-pox scar on his right not-eyebrow and Kirk really needs to have that spot under his right sideburn checked for melanoma. In fact, I may write him a fan letter and tell him so, it looked so bad from Row 1, Seat 5.
On the way home, the 4 of us got have a lovely conference call with Nanny, whom we live too far from to have spent the day with. We sent her a lovely arrangement of mixed flowers…I think she really liked it. I just wish we could have been there to see her enjoying it. (Happy Mother’s Day, Nanny. Love you.)
HeyYou and TheSon went to the house to nap while we movie’d AND set the table/checked the crockpot contents for lupper (we ate really late). So, when we got home from our phaser-fest, they were refreshed and ready for lots of playtime.
Thank you, Hucka-family, for a wonderful Mother’s Day.