Happily ever....so far: Mother's Day

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Mother's Day

Well I took the advice of my mother this year. She said that on Mother's day instead of getting depressed about all those stories of perfect Mothers who do this that and the other, or feeling that you aren't being truly appreciated, she said that every Mother's Day she would just try to be the absoloute best Mother she could possibly be. Which I thought I would try this year. Having a positive attitude made such a big difference. I stopped thinking about myself and instead focused on what I could do for others.

After church Chris surprised me with a gift from Him and the kids, and I have to say I was thrilled. We had both kinda agreed that finishing the backyard would be father's/mother's day for both of us. I have been wanting a set of Jane Austen Novels for ages, and had dropped some hints about a year ago, but hadn't mentioned it since. He found the most beautiful set of classic novels I have ever seen. There's 3 of the Jane Austen classics, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Litte Women, Anne of Green Gables, The Secret Garden, and Jane Eyre. They each have a ribbon book marker like scriptures do, and I have already read 3 of them since.
How did I ever snag such a great catch. Every woman probably feels the same, but I totally hit the jackpot! What an awesome hubby and father!

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I overheard Cai saying to Cole who was getting very upset while trying to open a drawer. "You don't have to throw a tarantula Cole! All you have to do is say Cai can you help me please."

After doing something he knew he shouldn't have and hearing he would be grounded for two days he said "I understand mom, I can live with that."

After looking at Tile for about twenty minutes Cai said "Mom why do we have to stay at Slowes (Lowes) all day? I never want to come here again."

4-6-09 We were watching the testaments for F.H.E. and Cai said the funniest thing. We were watching the part where Kohor has Jacob chained up in the cave after her murdered the governor and is eating in front of him to tempt him. Cai suddenly says "he is a bad man! He is even eating with his mouth full!" I guess that rates right up there with murder!

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"Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me."

Boy's rule and girls drool!"

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She also still loves "E-I-E-I-O."

Cai and Cole are both now "caicole."

She says "my blue" when requesting a pink popsicle or anything pink.

She has also started referring to my parents as "Pope" instead of Grandma and Grandpa (Pope is their last name). S

Suddenly last night she broke into "We wiw, We wiw, wock coo!" (Cole loves to chant this repeatedly and always ask for the Queen Cd in the car).

Since finishing the basement she always refers to the upstairs (since we're spending more time in the basement these days) as "updownstairs."

We were watching a movie about temples for family night and they showed a bronze statue of Joseph Smith. Cate jumps up and exclaims excitedly "him's made of chocolate!"

She has started doing dance performances for us and says "thank you, thank you" while bowing to us all at the end.

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