Mother's Day

OK so it is almost Father's day, but I have been meaning to chat up my Mother's day for awhile. It was a truly lovely day. I got to do three of my favorite things- sleep in, eat brunch at the farm, and garden. Sleeping in has become even more precious since I started back to work because now I get up at 5:30 every morning! It's funny because this year Mother's day really sneaked up on me. There was a lot happening around that time and I had called to make our reservation at the farm to celebrate me signing a contract. Then I realized it was Mother's day also! And also our anniversary. It's hard to believe this is my fifth Mother's day. Things like that make me feel old, and like time is just whizzing by. I clearly remember the first mother's day and somehow 4 more have come and gone and my baby is getting ready for kindergarten!

The girls both made mother's day presents at school, which were very sweet. And blow me away, Oscar bought me an anniversary card! I mean seriously this is the most amazing gift because I know how anti-card he is. I mean, I'm not as into cards as I used to be but it's nice to get one that expresses how you feel. It meant a lot and brought tears. Fiona had decorated a box and filled it with Hershey kisses. She instructed me to eat one that instant and that it might be a good idea to share, I think her exact words were "Mommy, don't you think it would be nice if you gave Luli and me one?" And I thought she was right. Later in the morning I found her sitting on the playroom floor indulging in my chocolates. I asked her why she thought it was ok to eat them, and she told me, "Mommy, I gave them to you so I manda them, and I say I can eat them." In case the context doesn't give it away, manda means she's in charge of them! I laughed and then explained 1. that she'd given them to me so they're mine, 2. she can't just eat chocolate any old time, and 3. food is not allowed in the playroom.
Luli decorated a pot and planted dahlias, which were sprouting when she gave them to me. We are nurturing them in the garden window and hope they can be transplanted in the garden soon.

As for the other fun things we did, we had brunch at our favorite spot, The Patowmack Farm Restaurant. The food, as usual, did not disappoint. Beverly welcomed us with open arms and played with the girls as if they were all good friends. I love going there not only for the food but also because Beverly is so amazing, she really does feel like a friend. Plus where else can you get such high quality food and bring kids? The girls would eat, then walk around the farm, come back and eat, play on the hill. I mean it was lovely.

After brunch I got on my dirty clothes and hopped in my gardens. It was a beautiful day. And Fiona was my little helper. She had her gardening gloves on, helped me plant some of our herbs, spread mulch, weed some flower gardens. She was a real help.