I love Mother’s Day, I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. I love a day where the world celebrates Moms. Everyone’s talking about their Mom, thanking their Mom, thinking of their Mom. It’s a day where a generally thank-less job gets loads of thanks. And since being a Mom is what I do twenty-four hours a day, it’s nice to hear that Moms Rock. And since I have an amazing Mom and Mother-in-Law, it’s nice to give them an official shout-out. It’s a good day.
Saturday was my day. Joe and I woke up early and went golfing. We had the place to ourselves and Joe taught me some techniques. I actually hit the ball a few times…
We got home in time to race over to the park for Colin’s 9:00 soccer game. He played really well! Camri had a bye, so we were done with soccer for the day.
We got home and they were there with our new sod and trees. We spent a couple of hours putting in our front yard, planting flowers, and fixing sprinklers. It looked so good when we were done!
As we were working in the yard, Beau decided to give me a special gift….doing the dishes. Not bad for a three-year-old!
We had some lunch and played with the kids for a while, then got ready for the big date.
Joe bought tickets to the VIP lounge at Jordan Commons to see The Avengers. The theater seats about 50 people in oversized arm-chairs. The back has two full-sized sectionals, and the middle has a row of recliners. That’s where we sat. We showed up early to order off the special menu. Joe had a burger and I had a chicken cordon bleu sandwich. Spicy fries and onion rings on the side. In the theater, Joe found a basket of blankets, so he got one for each of us. There was a baby grand player piano playing some soothing classical tunes while we waited. 
The waiter brought us drinks, dessert, and popcorn…right to our seat! We used the attached tables to hold our food. It was awesome!
And the movie? Fantastic! We had seen all the applicable super-hero movies before hand, and that helped. Iron Man 1 and 2, Captain America, The Hulk, and Thor. In fact, Friday night, I reserved Thor at Redbox so we could watch it (I hadn’t seen it yet). While I was at McDonald’s picking it up, I saw our friend from the ward. We chatted and he said, “Next time, don’t rent it, call me, we have tons of movies!” Super nice guy. Well, long story short, we were unable to rent Thor, we went to two other places to find it with no luck. So I called Doug. He gladly let us borrow his movie and saved the day. Our own superhero!
It was fun to watch a movie, fully reclined, feet up, wrapped in a blanket and snuggling with my Joe. 
This was a Mother’s Day I will never forget!
The next day was officially Mother’s Day. We attended our church meetings and had some great lessons and talks. They passed out Blue Lemon cookies to all the women at the end of the meetings, very sweet! My cute kids had cleaned up the house the night before and had a special surprise for me… a banner, some gifts, and some cards. Awesome!!
After church, we went home, grabbed a lasagna, a salad, and a gluten-free dish for Emma and headed over to my parents house. They had quite the turn out! It was fun to visit and laugh and eat. All the men gave beautiful tributes to their wives and to Mom, it was very touching. Nathan talked about Lori, Jesse talked about Brittany, Brad talked about Emily, Joe talked about me, Jon talked about Cheryl, Anthony talked about Kristi, and Dad talked about Mom. It was very cool. 
Nate, taking a page out of Emma’s book…
As Dad was still talking, Joe rushed out to the backyard and a moment later I heard Beau crying an “owie” cry. He came inside and his nose was bleeding, he had been bitten by the neighbor’s dog. Lori, the nurse, and Brad, the doctor, rushed to his aid and helped me calm him down and take care of him. They had kicked a ball over the fence and Beau was trying to see it through the fence when the husky came up and nipped him. It left four puncture marks, but it certainly could’ve been a lot worse. He’s a tough kid, and did okay after he stopped freaking out. Now all he talks about are huskies. At least he still likes dogs.
The neighbor was sweet and came over to apologize. It’s just one of those things that happen, he’ll be okay…
We left on that traumatic note, but we really did have a lovely time with the family.
At home, we (Joe) put the finishing touches on dinner…ribs, mac and cheese, veggies…His parents and brother came and we had a nice dinner.
I feel like the luckiest girl in the world!! Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful women in the world…mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, friend…we do a great work. Yes we do.
