Mother's Day Top 10

10. On the Thursday before Mother's Day, the boys' school had a Mother's Day tea party. It was really nice and I enjoyed myself a lot. Cooper tooted really loudly at one point, which could have been embarrassing, but all the other people there were moms with small kids. No one even batted an eye. Cooper found it hysterical though.

9. We went out for breakfast on Saturday morning to IHOP. I love eating there, but we don't go very often because there are other breakfast places closer to us. I splurged and got biscuits and gravy, my all time favorite breakfast.

8. I spent the day on Saturday cleaning and organizing. No, it's not your typical Mother's Day weekend activity, but a couple of our closets were driving me crazy, not to mention the floors that were desperate to be mopped. By the end of the day, I felt really good about everything I had accomplished. And I was able to do all of that because Keith kept the boys outside most of the day where they were cleaning out the garage.

7. A couple of hours to myself on Saturday evening. Keith took the boys to run errands and stopped by a friend's land so the boys could play while I had time to myself. I did fold laundry during that time but it was nice to watch what I wanted to watch on TV while doing it. When you're a mom, it's the little things...

6. We slept in a little on Sunday, which is rare because Cooper is in a bad habit of getting up at 6am (or earlier!). We didn't wake up on Sunday until 7:40am, which was nice, but we have to be at church at 8:30, so we had to rush to get out the door and not be too late.

5. Our pastor's sermon was great on Sunday. I felt very convicted to be more "in the moment" with my boys. We also watched a video clip that was so cute. It was kids answering questions about their moms. There was nothing overly sad or emotional about it, in fact it was mostly really funny. But for some reason I got so choked up watching it. Garrett kept patting my hand saying "It's ok Momma." At the end a little boy said something like "My mom loves me like God loves me" and any attempt at playing it cool was over.

4. The boys gave me 3 pink roses and some potpourri they made in school that smells really good.

3. Keith and the boys bought me a new purse and a bracelet. It was really sweet.

2. For supper on Sunday, Keith grilled steak and chicken. We had a nice family dinner that I really enjoyed.

1. Spending the weekend with my 2 boys and my great husband. I felt like we got a lot accomplished and I also feel very appreciated and loved. Garrett put a bit of a damper on it with his bedtime prayer on Sunday which went: "Thank you God for my mom and thank you that tomorrow won't be Mother's Day anymore." We need to work on being happy when others are in the spotlight. One more job to add to this mothering list...