Mother's Day was fun around here, obviously double the usual celebration. We had special bagels at Ross' school at drop-off time on Friday, and he made little gifts for us. They were in a sack to open on Sunday, but he was so proud he yelled, "Handprint!" when I picked him up that afternoon.
He spent the night with my mom. They went to Fayetteville to stay with Nae-Nae (my mom's sister), who was in charge of her two grandsons. I'm sure it was non-stop fun. Ross was exhausted Saturday when he got home. It allowed us a dinner at Brave New, which is by far our favorite Little Rock restaurant. We hadn't been in a LONG time.
I had mock boards on Saturday, which was really good for showing me how long that "real" day will feel. It went well, and it put a lot of things in perspective. I know this stuff. I've been studying like crazy. A few areas to work on in the next three weeks, but otherwise a confidence booster. I got home around 2:30 and opened a beer. Nice.
Erica had a lot of family in town for Mother's Day. Her grandmother is moving to Florida, and the exchange between caretaker-uncles happened in Little Rock. It is a difficult transition for everyone because the grandkids feel like she is moving too far away. So kind of a bittersweet day. Nonie is in her eighties and largely unaware of the goings-on. Everyone took more pictures than usual.
Sunday was church and brunch back at Erica's parents' house. Big day. We napped and then had dinner with my dad and grandmother (who is also increasingly unaware). Ross loves big family weekends and seeing the cousins.
With all the rain, we spent last evening cleaning out the drain in front of our garage so that it doesn't flood. There was mud everywhere. Ross played with worms. I shoveled mud. Erica Shop-Vac'ed the standing water. And then we dug out the drain itself. Not glamorous work, but it seemed to hold last night during the rain. As I was walking them out to the car this morning, Erica and Ross saw a big turtle in our drive! He was thrilled. My camera was upstairs, which now I'm totally regretting.
Above: we're learning about underwear. We have a lot to learn.
2 comments:
I'm likin' your posts. LOVE the worm picture. Breck, just yesterday in the brief moment of no rain, turned over all the rocks in the yard finding roly-polies and worms. BOYS!
okay, I thought I was following your blog this whole time, but I wasn't. Belated happy Mother's Day! give Aunt Helen a big hug from me.
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