- I did not sleep well last night and, when I did fall asleep, John says I konked him in the head without even noticing. So I definitely wasn't looking forward to getting up and getting everyone ready for church. John had meetings before church so he wasn't around. I slept until the last moment and, just when I'd decided that I had to get up, the girls brought me breakfast in bed. They made me microwave oatmeal, and told me they were sorry that they didn't make me pancakes, but they couldn't find the pancake mix. I told them a little known secret: From a great cook like John, pancakes are always good, but, in general, I prefer oatmeal to pancakes any day. Kate then apologized for putting in too much milk, but, again, that is exactly the way I like it, lots of milk. It couldn't have been a better breakfast. And it really fortified me to get out of bed and get ready for church.
- The girls gave me their presents and cards that they had made at school for me. There were some really great and funny things. Mary gave me a pair of earrings that she made at Activity Days (kudos to her leaders). They are beautiful. Lily made a cute card and a recipe book. Her recipe reads: "Hot Dogs--Get a hot dog. Put it in a pan and then put it in a hot dog bun." My favorite was her friend Tanners': "Pancakes--Mix something up, pour in a pan and flip them." Hilarious!! (Also a great idea from her preschool teacher.) Emma's card was in chinese and I have no idea what it says, but she claims it says, I love you. (I'm only doubtful because there are about 20 characters and some commas thrown in.) Maybe some day I'll get the whole story. And last, I learned from Ruthie that she loves when I take her to school and that I wear pretty clothes. I guess it really is the little things that count.
- Not only did they make me breakfast, but they had gotten themselves and each other all ready to go, hair and everything. They had even gotten Adam ready. They looked great too. I wish every Sunday was mother's day because this was awesome!!!! I simply got up and got myself ready. It was so nice.
- I got chocolate at church.
- The kids were well behaved in sacrament meeting and Ruth got a shout-out from one of the speakers for being so loving and friendly. And that was even better than hearing my own name mentioned, because I didn't feel embarassed at all and could just be proud that Ruth is such a good kid.
- My primary kids were really well-behaved and I got to go do "Mom in a bag" (or behind a sheet) which is always fun to do and always involves some fun chatting with all the other moms in the ward. One of the kids' questions was, "Are you awesome?" Of course, I said yes. And later, when they guessed me and I walked into the room to give my girls some quick hugs, the same little boy said, "Yea, she's totally awesome!" It made me smile.
- I came home from church a little early because I still wasn't feeling that great and John was available to bring me home which was super nice. I got about 2 hours of uninterrupted sleep and felt much better afterwards.
- John got me exactly what I wanted: Season 2 of Scarecrow and Mrs. King (silly, I know, but seriously my favorite show).
- John made me an amazing dinner of all my favorite things: Pork chops and applesauce, potato salad, green salad, green beans, rolls. It was awesome.
So I love my kids and my sweet husband and am glad that today is mother's day. Most of the time I really like being a mom and today I loved it.
